ConAgra reverts back to HCFS use in Hunt’s ketchup
summary：US packaged foods company ConAgra has switched back to using high fructose corn syrup (HFCS in its Hunt’s ketchup, less than two years after it replaced HCFS with sugar, stating that the initiative did not boost consumer demand....
However, the company has retained a HFCS-free variant in its range, which will contain table sugar instead of HFCS.A ConAgra spokeswoman said that overall, consumer demand for the HFCS-free ketchup was not as strong as expected.
"We made a recent ingredient change to Hunt's Ketchup, but will continue offering our 100% natural line that contains table sugar instead of HFCS," the spokeswoman added.
According to the company, the reformulated ketchup will feature a new label, so the consumers would recognize that it is different from the previous versions, reported Foodnavigator-usa.com.
The 100% Natural HFCS-free ketchup was introduced by the company in spring 2010. The product had no high fructose corn syrup, artificial ingredients or preservatives. While other brands introduced HFCS-free variants to address concerns about HCFS use, ConAgra went a step further and eliminated HFCS from all of its Hunt's ketchup products.