How Ketchup Revolutionized How Food Is Grown, Processed and Regulated

(via Smithsonian)  97 percent of Americans have a ketchup bottle in the fridge, usually Heinz, and we buy some 10 billion ounces of the red stuff annually. We purportedly spend more money on salsa, but in terms of sheer volume ketchup comes out on top. And while we think of it as “merely” a condiment on what we’re really eating, it has helped to revolutionize the way food is grown, processed, and regulated.