Ketchup and tomato salsa are both common condiments, but there are some differences in processing and taste.
I. Processing
Tomato paste: crushed, peeled and seeded ripe tomatoes are concentrated, canned and sterilized. Not directly imported.
Tomato salsa: tomato paste fried with salt, sugar and salad oil. Can be eaten directly as a sauce.
Two, taste and nutrition
Ketchup: sauce body, dark reddish brown, sweet.
Tomato Salsa: reddish brown, saucy, fine texture, sweet and sour. Lower nutritional value, suitable for direct consumption by elementary age children.
Three, use
Tomato sauce: home cooking and catering industry, can also be consumed directly.
Tomato Salsa: Western food, such as fried pork chops, gazpacho, tomato oxtail soup and tomato shrimp.