Despite Heinz’s apparent market dominance, the supply of tomato ketchups is surprisingly large. Twelve journalists from The Press blind tasted seven varieties with fries from Montreal Pool Room.
President’s Choice
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President’s Choice Ketchup
Sold at Maxi and Provigo, the President’s Choice brand ketchup clearly pleased our testers. He obtained a cumulative score of 86 out of 120. He is also the only recipient of a perfect score. Among the comments, we note: “My idea of ketchup” and “Pronounced taste, tomato. Classic! »
Nameless
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Unnamed Ketchup
Sans nom ketchup, found at Maxi, was also a resounding success. His cumulative score of 81 is supported by the comments: “My favorite! and “Little extra taste of spice.” Not bad ! »
Compliments
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Ketchup Compliments
Compliments Canadian Tomato Ketchup took third place in our test with a score of 85. One of our testers commented that the “spice present” made it “interesting.”
Canada Sauce Quetchup
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Canada Sauce Quetchup
The only entirely Quebec product of the lot, Quetchup, from Canada Sauce, unfortunately did not please our group at all. It only got a score of 32 and was called “too watery” and “too vinegary”.
Heinz
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Heinz Ketchup
Even when blinded, Heinz ketchup takes top honors with a score of 91. One tester noted “its perfect balance of sweet, salty, vinegary and umami.”
Selection
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Ketchup Selection
The Sélection line of ketchups, available at Metro and Super C, divided our testers. It obtained a cumulative score of 78, but some gave it 9 and others, 2. We remember “a nice lifted touch”, but also an “over-pronounced acidity”.
French’s
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French’s Ketchup
Best known for its mustard, French’s offers a ketchup that didn’t stand out in our test. It got a score of 67.5, but one of the comments still underlines its “smokiness, more flavor and flavor”.
Methodology
Each of the testers gave a score out of 10 to each of the ketchups. He also gave his brief impressions. A few of them also indicated that the majority of the products had a similar taste.