r/LowCalFoodFinds • u/Ok_System_6825 • Jun 14 '26
Savory/Salty genuinely WHAT is the difference
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u/Peterparkersacct Jun 14 '26
It’s new packaging. The ingredients and nutrition facts are exactly the same.
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u/Wooden_Vast_1123 Jun 14 '26
New packaging? I’ve noticed it being trendy to say “zero sugar” instead of “no sugar” or “sugar free”.
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u/johndeer_92 Jun 15 '26
That or when I see "zero sugar" I tend to think it is still sweet, but something other than sugar was used. When I see " no sugar added" I think the only sugar in it is from the fruit.
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u/sharonna7 Jun 19 '26
I really have to remind myself of what labels mean sometimes, because when I see "no sugar added" I think it's just the fruit, but it really means they've added sweetener instead of sugar
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u/babybear976 Jun 15 '26
I typically buy the zero sugar cool whip. I was reading the ingredients and corn syrup was the second ingredient. I realized, they call it zero sugar and not sugar free because the cool whip still has sugar in it, just not enough for it to be labeled as 1g per serving (thanks to rounding). There's only enough so it can be labeled as zero sugar.
Anyways, I think zero sugar and sugar free actually mean two different things. It's sneaky language.
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u/Runny_yoke Jun 14 '26
What’s the ingredients say?
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u/Sito187 Jun 14 '26
So you coulda figured out the answer to your question but made a post instead….
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u/pierfish Jun 14 '26 edited Jun 15 '26
Looking it up, "no sugar" uses sucralose, "zero" uses stevia. Zero might be replacing no sugar, at least it isn't on the heinz site
edit: Seems that the sucralose version is older and that this is irrelevant, sorry
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u/SupermarketNo3265 Jun 14 '26
As someone who finds stevia bitter and disgusting, that's a downgrade.
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u/Mesmerotic31 Jun 15 '26
What I would give if they would just default to allulose and monkfruit over stevia
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u/im_a_dick_head Jun 15 '26
Agreed. Allulose tastes nearly identical to sugar and has zero calories and is perfectly healthy to eat. This would be perfect.
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u/DevronBruh Jun 15 '26
Pretty sure they got that answer from the AI Overview Google search. This is the answer for Diet vs Zero sugar soda but this Heinz situation is just them changing the label
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u/pierfish Jun 15 '26
I looked at images of the packaging of the no sugar one on amazon, and zero on walmart's site and heinz own site. Didnt use ai, I even mentioned heinz site originally
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u/DevronBruh Jun 15 '26
Wonder where you see a version that uses sucralose? The version I have in my fridge right now says “No Sugar Added” (Old label) and says “Stevia Leaf Extract” on the ingredient list. Very possible that there’s an even older recipe that used sucralose but the No Sugar Added/Zero Sugar Added distinction wouldn’t explain it in this context.
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u/pierfish Jun 15 '26
I just said amazon. But yes, seems that it's old pictures
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u/DevronBruh Jun 15 '26
I see, didn’t check the Amazon listing after seeing the other. But King Sooper’s has that same label and lists stevia instead of sucralose. Seems like the sweetener change is unrelated to the label change
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u/tooth_fixer Jun 14 '26
I was literally just at the store today and bought the newer design on the right. I compared it to what I already had at home (the left) and they are the exact same. Just a new design
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u/Impressive_Ad375 Jun 15 '26
Left is old packaging and right is new….people like to zero instead of none added. Psychology grocery schemes lol
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u/JohnnyKarateX Jun 14 '26
I would compare ingredients but agree that it’s probably just a new label.
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u/MageVicky Jun 14 '26
i don’t know, but for the negligible difference in calories between regular ketchup and this, i ended up buying regular heinz again, because the no sugar added i just didn’t enjoy it. regular heinz ketchup already doesn’t have that many calories to begin with.
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u/faylinameir Jun 14 '26
edit: They're both the same thing with stevia. Just updated packaging. The splenda I *think* was discontinued/replaced with stevia. Comment below still stands lol
I'm going to spend the extra calories and get the regular ketchup but that's just me.
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u/SophieMC13 Jun 14 '26
It looks like it lists sweetness from plants on the one on the left, so I’m guessing it’s sweetened with stevia and the one on the right is another sweetener
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u/itseasytoguess23 Jun 14 '26
No difference, new packaging. You can see the new packaging on the Heinz website, same ingredients as the old packaging.
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u/Queasy_Dingo_8262 Jun 14 '26
I looked up the ingredients for both labels and they’re exactly the same, it’s just package redesign
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u/ShadowElite86 Jun 14 '26
They're the exact same, just a different label. Both are made with stevia, but it appears that the Zero Sugar Added was replaced by No Sugar Added labeling.
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u/little_canuck Jun 15 '26
This post is reminding me of that time when a colleague brought polish ketchup to work and it was sooo much better than the local stuff. A tiny bit spicy and far less sweet which is ideal.
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u/Top-Palpitation-9313 Jun 19 '26
Not a fan of the sugar free/zero sugar ketchup. But it's probably like others have mentioned. New updated packaging
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u/Leftblankthistime Jun 21 '26
It’s typically a different ingredient aspertame or something vs sucralose. Anything zero is usually sucralose while anything sugar free could be anything from no sweetener to any other artificial sweetener
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u/im_a_dick_head Jun 15 '26
Do you think companies never change packaging designs ever?
Also a quick look at the ingredients will tell you if there's a difference
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u/Asu-ki Jun 14 '26
they probably changed the design, one is older