Ketchup: regular and low sodium

Ketchup: 154 milligrams of sodium in 1 tablespoon.

Ketchup, low sodium: 3 milligrams of sodium in 1 tablespoon.

Both foods are shown for the same measure: 1 tablespoon.

In 1 tablespoon of each food

Sodium

Ketchup
154 milligrams of sodium in 1 tablespoon
Ketchup, low sodium
3 milligrams of sodium in 1 tablespoon

Potassium

Ketchup
48 milligrams of potassium in 1 tablespoon
Ketchup, low sodium
48 milligrams of potassium in 1 tablespoon

Phosphorus

Ketchup
4 milligrams of phosphorus in 1 tablespoon
Ketchup, low sodium
4 milligrams of phosphorus in 1 tablespoon

Protein

Ketchup
0.2 grams of protein in 1 tablespoon
Ketchup, low sodium
0.2 grams of protein in 1 tablespoon

Carbohydrate

Ketchup
4.7 grams of carbohydrate in 1 tablespoon
Ketchup, low sodium
4.7 grams of carbohydrate in 1 tablespoon

Sugars

Ketchup
3.6 grams of sugars in 1 tablespoon
Ketchup, low sodium
3.6 grams of sugars in 1 tablespoon

Fiber

Ketchup
0.1 grams of fiber in 1 tablespoon
Ketchup, low sodium
0.1 grams of fiber in 1 tablespoon

Saturated fat

Ketchup
less than 0.1 grams of saturated fat in 1 tablespoon
Ketchup, low sodium
less than 0.1 grams of saturated fat in 1 tablespoon

Calories

Ketchup
17 calories in 1 tablespoon
Ketchup, low sodium
17 calories in 1 tablespoon

Weight of this portion

Ketchup
17 g
Ketchup, low sodium
17 g

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Where these numbers come from

Ketchup: USDA FoodData Central, SR Legacy, record 168556. The source describes it as: Catsup.

Ketchup, low sodium: USDA FoodData Central, SR Legacy, record 169381. The source describes it as: Catsup, low sodium.

U.S. Department of Agriculture, Agricultural Research Service, Beltsville Human Nutrition Research Center. FoodData Central. [Internet]. [cited 11 October 2026]. Available from https://fdc.nal.usda.gov/. Releases used: Foundation Foods, April 2026; SR Legacy, April 2018; Survey Foods (FNDDS 2021-2023), October 2024.

Data built on 11 October 2026 (data-2026-10-11).

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