Heinz has a new ad showing runners using packets of ketchup to power up. With 3 grams of carbohydrates per packet, Heinz says they can work much like energy gels and other similar products favored ...

I can’t imagine opening 15 ketchup packets. I don’t know where you’d put those.” (In the Heinz video, a runner is seen with pouches on both arms to hold her ketchup.) ...

Each 10ml packet of ketchup contains 2.6g of carbohydrates. To meet the lower end of this range, runners would need about 12 ketchup packets per hour, posing a logistical challenge during a workout.

While there’s always debate over which foods are better with ketchup — grilled cheese sandwiches, eggs and mashed potatoes to name a few — Heinz now says the condiment pairs well with a run.

However, when her delivery arrived she discovers that she didn’t order the cheeseburger at all. Instead, she paid $8.66 for two packets of McDonald’s ketchup.

“Ketchup packets are not an efficient fuel source for distance runners,” Stephens told Runner’s World. “Too much sodium and not enough carbs.” ...

The online chatter about ketchup as running fuel has been around for awhile. Reddit threads (from 2021) have previously posed the question of ketchup packets as substitutes for pricey running gels.

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A U.K. woman’s case was published in the British Medical Journal after her diagnosed Crohn’s disease turned out to be parts of Heinz ketchup packets perforating her small intestines. According ...

Ketchup goes perfectly with french fries, chicken tenders and meatloaf. But what about a 5K? Heinz has a new ad showing runners using packets of ketchup to power up. With 3 grams of carbohydrates per ...