Heinz Tomato Ketchup Piccante 255 g: version 1
Saved 2026-09-26 07:57 by @benjaminsen (bot): Added Heinz Tomato Ketchup Piccante 255 g (EAN-8 50457281), a barcode family/heinz-tomato-ketchup names. Ingredients and the per-100 g nutrition panel were transcribed from legible Open Food Facts label photos (2019 and 2020). The 2019 front reads Fiery Chilli Ketchup. Markets: IT (L'essenziale Messina lists EAN 50457281 at EUR 1.85), GB (Kugans.com, Wayback 2024-10-06, GBP 1.79, sold out) and SK (2017 Maresi Heinz catalogue, carton EAN 5000157103581). The archived Heinz Foodservice UK page corroborates the recipe and nutrition. Created ingredient/chilli-extract. Gaps: operator not visible on the photos; OFF CH and TN left out; Amazon IT and UK have no single-bottle listing; amazon.pl (serving SK) lists only a six-pack; a sibling barcode 8715700415925 exists. amazon.de lists only other sizes.. Current is v3.
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| 1 | 1 | # Heinz Tomato Ketchup Piccante 255 g <!--product--> | |
| 2 | 2 | ||
| 3 | 3 | ## Identity <!--identity--> | |
| 4 | 4 | gtin: 00000050457281 | |
| 5 | 5 | name: Heinz Tomato Ketchup Piccante 255 g | |
| 6 | − | family: family/heinz-tomato-ketchup | |
| 6 | + | family: family/heinz-tomato-ketchup-piccante | |
| 7 | 7 | default_observation: lbl-2020 | |
| 8 | 8 | summary: The 255 g (220 ml) top-down squeeze bottle of Heinz's chilli-spiced tomato ketchup, sold as Tomato Ketchup Piccante in Italy and as Fiery Chilli Ketchup in Britain, with the EAN-8 barcode 50457281. | |
| 9 | 9 | brand: brand/heinz | |
| 10 | 10 | category: category/10006325 | |
| 11 | 11 | net_content: 255 g | |
| 12 | 12 | country_of_sale: IT, GB, SK | |
| 13 | 13 | pack_quantity: 1 | |
| 14 | 14 | pack_format: top-down squeeze bottle | |
| 15 | 15 | status: active | |
| 16 | 16 | last_seen: 2026-09-26 | |
| 17 | 17 | last_seen_note: Listed by L'essenziale Messina (Italy) at EUR 1.85 under EAN 50457281 on 2026-09-26 | |
| 18 | 18 | <!--/identity--> | |
| 19 | 19 | ||
| 20 | 20 | ## Relations <!--relations--> | |
| 21 | 21 | | role | target | market | from | until | ended | status | source | note | | |
| 22 | 22 | | ------------------- | ------------------------------- | ------ | ---------- | ----- | ----- | ------- | ---------- | -------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- | | |
| 23 | 23 | | brand_owner_at_sale | company/the-kraft-heinz-company | global | 2015-07-02 | | | sourced | ^enwiki-kh | Kraft Heinz was formed on 2 July 2015 from Kraft Foods Group and the H.J. Heinz Company and markets Heinz among its brands | | |
| 24 | 24 | <!--/relations--> | |
| 25 | 25 | ||
| 26 | 26 | ## Markets <!--markets--> | |
| 27 | 27 | | country | status | source | note | observed | condition | origin | price | | |
| 28 | 28 | | ------- | ------- | ------------ | ----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- | ---------- | --------- | ------ | -------- | | |
| 29 | 29 | | IT | sourced | ^lessenziale | L'essenziale Messina lists "HEINZ FIERY CHILI KETCHUP TOP DOWN ML 220" with EAN 50457281 at EUR 1.85 (EUR 8.40 per litre); the 220 ml is the volume of the 255 g bottle | 2026-09-26 | new | | EUR 1.85 | | |
| 30 | 30 | | GB | sourced | ^kugans | Kugans.com (UK online grocer) listed "Heinz Fiery Chilli Ketchup", 255g, product code 50457281, at GBP 1.79, shown as sold out in the Wayback Machine capture of 2024-10-06 | 2024-10-06 | new | | GBP 1.79 | | |
| 31 | 31 | | SK | sourced | ^maresi | Slovak-language Heinz catalogue sheets of 2017-11-29 from the food broker Maresi list "Kečup Fiery Chilli 220ml", 255 g, 10 per carton, unit EAN 50457281, carton EAN 5000157103581 | 2017-11-29 | | | | | |
| 32 | 32 | <!--/markets--> | |
| 33 | 33 | ||
| 34 | 34 | ## Aliases <!--aliases--> | |
| 35 | 35 | | name | type | locale | from | until | | |
| 36 | 36 | | ----------------------------------------- | ------ | ------ | ---- | ----- | | |
| 37 | 37 | | Heinz Fiery Chilli Ketchup 255 g | name | en | | | | |
| 38 | 38 | | Heinz Fiery Hot Tomato Ketchup | name | en | | | | |
| 39 | 39 | | Heinz Tomato Ketchup with Fiery Chilli | search | en | | | | |
| 40 | 40 | | Heinz TK Fiery Chilli 220ml Top Down | search | en | | | | |
| 41 | 41 | | Heinz Fiery Chili Ketchup Top Down 220 ml | search | it | | | | |
| 42 | 42 | <!--/aliases--> | |
| 43 | 43 | ||
| 44 | 44 | ## Ingredients <!--ingredients--> | |
| 45 | 45 | | ingredient | role | kind | note | percent | basis | market | from | until | source | id | observation | parent_id | position | printed_name | state | | |
| 46 | 46 | | ------------------------- | ---------- | ----- | --------------------------------------------------------------------------- | ------- | ----- | ------ | ---- | ----- | ----------- | --- | ----------- | --------- | -------- | --------------------------------------- | ----- | | |
| 47 | 47 | | ingredient/tomatoes | base | label | Printed as 166 g of tomatoes per 100 g of ketchup; no percentage is printed | | | | | | ^label-2020 | tom | lbl-2020 | | 1 | Tomatoes (166g per 100g Tomato Ketchup) | known | | |
| 48 | 48 | | ingredient/spirit-vinegar | acidifier | label | Italian text: "aceto di alcool" | | | | | | ^label-2020 | vin | lbl-2020 | | 2 | Spirit Vinegar | known | | |
| 49 | 49 | | ingredient/sugar | | label | Italian text: "zucchero" | | | | | | ^label-2020 | sug | lbl-2020 | | 3 | Sugar | known | | |
| 50 | 50 | | ingredient/salt | | label | Italian text: "sale" | | | | | | ^label-2020 | sal | lbl-2020 | | 4 | Salt | known | | |
| 51 | 51 | | ingredient/chilli-extract | flavouring | label | Italian text: "estratto di peperoncino" | | | | | | ^label-2020 | chx | lbl-2020 | | 5 | Chilli Extract | known | | |
| 52 | 52 | | ingredient/spice-extracts | flavouring | label | Italian text: "estratti di spezie" | | | | | | ^label-2020 | spx | lbl-2020 | | 6 | Spice Extracts | known | | |
| 53 | 53 | | ingredient/cayenne-pepper | spice | label | Italian text: "pepe di cayenne in polvere" | | | | | | ^label-2020 | cay | lbl-2020 | | 7 | Cayenne Pepper Powder | known | | |
| 54 | 54 | | ingredient/garlic-powder | spice | label | Italian text: "aglio in polvere" | | | | | | ^label-2020 | gar | lbl-2020 | | 8 | Garlic Powder | known | | |
| 55 | 55 | <!--/ingredients--> | |
| 56 | 56 | ||
| 57 | 57 | ## Pack history <!--pack_history--> | |
| 58 | 58 | | label | from | until | market | net_content | pack_quantity | pack_format | source | note | | |
| 59 | 59 | | ------------------------------------------ | ---- | ----- | ------ | ----------- | ------------- | ----------------------- | ----------- | ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- | | |
| 60 | 60 | | "Fiery Chilli Ketchup" front label | | | | | 1 | top-down squeeze bottle | ^front-2019 | Front photo uploaded 2019-02-14: the keystone label reads "Heinz Fiery Chilli Ketchup" over three red chillies; the back photo of the same date reads "Tomato Ketchup Piccante / Fiery Hot Tomato Ketchup" | | |
| 61 | 61 | | "Tomato Ketchup Piccante" front label | | | | | 1 | top-down squeeze bottle | ^front-2020 | Front photo uploaded 2020-12-18: the keystone label reads "Heinz Tomato Ketchup Piccante" over the same three chillies | | |
| 62 | 62 | | 255 g on retailer and distributor listings | | | | 255 g | 1 | top-down squeeze bottle | ^maresi | The distributor sheet gives 220 ml and 255 g for the same bottle | | |
| 63 | 63 | <!--/pack_history--> | |
| 64 | 64 | ||
| 65 | 65 | ## Observations <!--observations--> | |
| 66 | 66 | | id | label | kind | market | language | valid_from | valid_until | observed | status | ingredients_text | ingredients_declaration | ingredients_exempt_basis | source | note | net_content | pack_quantity | piece_count | pack_format | model_number | | |
| 67 | 67 | | -------- | -------------------------------------------- | ----- | ------ | -------- | ---------- | ----------- | ---------- | --------- | ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ | ----------------------- | ------------------------ | ----------- | ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- | ----------- | ------------- | ----------- | ----------------------- | ------------ | | |
| 68 | 68 | | lbl-2020 | Italian and English back label (2020 photos) | label | | it | | | 2020-12-18 | supported | Tomatoes (166g per 100g Tomato Ketchup), Spirit Vinegar, Sugar, Salt, Chilli Extract, Spice Extracts, Cayenne Pepper Powder, Garlic Powder | listed | | ^label-2020 | Read from the Open Food Facts uploads of 2020-12-18 (ingredients 2400 x 1318, nutrition 1366 x 1664); the label prints the list in Italian and English under the heading "Tomato Ketchup Piccante / Fiery Hot Tomato Ketchup". The observed date is the upload date | 255 g | 1 | | top-down squeeze bottle | | | |
| 69 | 69 | | lbl-2019 | Italian and English back label (2019 photo) | label | | it | | | 2019-02-14 | supported | Tomatoes (166g per 100g Tomato Ketchup), Spirit Vinegar, Sugar, Salt, Chilli Extract, Spice Extracts, Cayenne Pepper Powder, Garlic Powder | listed | | ^label-2019 | Read from the Open Food Facts upload of 2019-02-14 (2340 x 1556); the Italian and English lists are word for word those of the 2020 photo, and the nutrition panel is cut off below its header | | 1 | | top-down squeeze bottle | | | |
| 70 | 70 | <!--/observations--> | |
| 71 | 71 | ||
| 72 | 72 | ## Nutrition panels <!--nutrition_panels--> | |
| 73 | 73 | | id | observation | label | basis | basis_state | basis_note | declaration | exempt_basis | source | note | | |
| 74 | 74 | | ------------ | ----------- | ----------------------------------------------- | ----- | ----------- | ---------- | ----------- | ------------ | ----------- | ---- | | |
| 75 | 75 | | lbl-2020-100 | lbl-2020 | Valori nutrizionali / Nutrition values Per 100g | 100 g | as_sold | | transcribed | | ^nutri-2020 | | | |
| 76 | 76 | <!--/nutrition_panels--> | |
| 77 | 77 | ||
| 78 | 78 | ## Nutrition values <!--nutrition_values--> | |
| 79 | 79 | | panel | nutrient | value | qualifier | value_max | dv_percent | printed_value | state | method | source | note | | |
| 80 | 80 | | ------------ | --------------- | ----- | --------- | --------- | ---------- | ------------- | ----- | ------- | ------ | -------------------------------- | | |
| 81 | 81 | | lbl-2020-100 | energy_kj | 461 | | | | 461 kJ | known | printed | | | | |
| 82 | 82 | | lbl-2020-100 | energy_kcal | 109 | | | | 109 kcal | known | printed | | | | |
| 83 | 83 | | lbl-2020-100 | fat_g | 0.3 | | | | 0,3 g | known | printed | | | | |
| 84 | 84 | | lbl-2020-100 | saturated_fat_g | 0.1 | | | | 0,1 g | known | printed | | Printed as a figure, without "<" | | |
| 85 | 85 | | lbl-2020-100 | carbohydrate_g | 23.5 | | | | 23,5 g | known | printed | | | | |
| 86 | 86 | | lbl-2020-100 | sugars_g | 22.4 | | | | 22,4 g | known | printed | | | | |
| 87 | 87 | | lbl-2020-100 | protein_g | 1.3 | | | | 1,3 g | known | printed | | | | |
| 88 | 88 | | lbl-2020-100 | salt_g | 1.7 | | | | 1,7 g | known | printed | | | | |
| 89 | 89 | <!--/nutrition_values--> | |
| 90 | 90 | ||
| 91 | 91 | ## Research gaps <!--research_gaps--> | |
| 92 | 92 | | observation | domain | state | detail | source | | |
| 93 | 93 | | ----------- | ------------- | -------------- | ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- | ----------------------------------------------------- | | |
| 94 | 94 | | | relationships | unknown | The photographed part of the label shows no operator name or address, so the food business operator and the place of manufacture are open; Open Food Facts gives "Italia" as the manufacturing place, which is a contributor entry | ^off | | |
| 95 | 95 | | | relationships | not_applicable | EAN-8 50457281 is a GS1 UK number allocated individually, so there is no company prefix to record | | | |
| 96 | 96 | | | markets | disputed | Open Food Facts lists Switzerland and Tunisia among the countries; the photographed label carries Italian and English text only and no retailer in either country was found, so both are left out | ^off | | |
| 97 | 97 | | | markets | unknown | Amazon Italy (amazon.it): searched "heinz ketchup piccante", "heinz fiery chilli ketchup", "heinz" and "50457281" on 2026-09-26; no single 255 g bottle is listed. Only "Heinz Hot Chilli Top Down - 245 g (8 Pezzi)", a multipack of another size, appeared, and ASINs B00Y8CGY3S and B015Q5C58S that once named this ketchup now open a Heinz "Meno zucchero" 235 g multipack | | | |
| 98 | 98 | | | markets | unknown | Amazon UK (amazon.co.uk): searched "heinz fiery chilli ketchup 255g", "heinz" and "50457281" on 2026-09-26; the only matching listing is B00IXJNX7M "Heinz Fiery Chilli Tomato Ketchup 255 g (Pack of 18)", a case of 18 shown as currently unavailable, which is not this single bottle | https://www.amazon.co.uk/dp/B00IXJNX7M | | |
| 99 | 99 | | | markets | unknown | Amazon Poland (amazon.pl), the Amazon store serving Slovakia: searched "heinz fiery chilli ketchup", "heinz" and "50457281" on 2026-09-26; the only matching result is "Heinz Pomidor keczup z Fiery Chilli (255g) – opakowanie 6", a pack of six, not this single bottle | | | |
| 100 | 100 | | | markets | unknown | Amazon Germany (amazon.de): searched "heinz fiery chilli ketchup", "heinz" and "50457281" on 2026-09-26; the chilli ketchups listed are other sizes (500 ml, 400 ml/460 g and multipacks of them), none a 255 g (220 ml) bottle | | | |
| 101 | 101 | | | identity | unknown | Open Food Facts also holds 8715700415925 as "Fiery Chilli Ketchup – Heinz – 255 g (220 ml)", a different barcode for a pack of the same name and size; which markets carry which code is open | https://world.openfoodfacts.org/product/8715700415925 | | |
| 102 | 102 | <!--/research_gaps--> | |
| 103 | 103 | ||
| 104 | 104 | ## Research <!--research--> | |
| 105 | 105 | structure_version: 2 | |
| 106 | 106 | reviewed_on: 2026-09-26 | |
| 107 | 107 | note: Built from the legible 2019 and 2020 Open Food Facts label photos, the Open Food Facts record, an Italian grocer listing, an archived UK grocer listing, the archived Heinz Foodservice UK product page and a 2017 Slovak distributor catalogue. | |
| 108 | 108 | <!--/research--> | |
| 109 | 109 | ||
| 110 | + | ## Images <!--images--> | |
| 111 | + | | asset | kind | source | licence | attribution | url | accessed | note | provider_entity_id | provider_image_id | source_image_url | download_url | retrieved_at | matched_barcode | match_method | match_confidence | original_width | original_height | stored_width | stored_height | upscaled | observation | | |
| 112 | + | | ------------------------ | ----------- | --------------- | ------------ | ---------------------------- | ----------------------------------------------------- | ---------- | ---- | ------------------ | ----------------- | ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- | ------------ | ------------------------ | --------------- | ------------ | ---------------- | -------------- | --------------- | ------------ | ------------- | -------- | ----------- | | |
| 113 | + | | front-9c014f02.jpg | front | open-food-facts | cc-by-sa-3.0 | Open Food Facts contributors | https://world.openfoodfacts.org/product/0000050457281 | 2026-09-26 | | 0000050457281 | front_en | https://images.openfoodfacts.org/images/products/000/005/045/7281/front_en.4.full.jpg | | 2026-09-26T07:57:32.521Z | 0000050457281 | barcode | 1 | 1725 | 3260 | 847 | 1600 | | | | |
| 114 | + | | ingredients-1fee9d0c.jpg | ingredients | open-food-facts | cc-by-sa-3.0 | Open Food Facts contributors | https://world.openfoodfacts.org/product/0000050457281 | 2026-09-26 | | 0000050457281 | ingredients_en | https://images.openfoodfacts.org/images/products/000/005/045/7281/ingredients_en.7.full.jpg | | 2026-09-26T07:57:33.173Z | 0000050457281 | barcode | 1 | 2340 | 1556 | 1600 | 1064 | | | | |
| 115 | + | | nutrition-795ca231.jpg | nutrition | open-food-facts | cc-by-sa-3.0 | Open Food Facts contributors | https://world.openfoodfacts.org/product/0000050457281 | 2026-09-26 | | 0000050457281 | nutrition_it | https://images.openfoodfacts.org/images/products/000/005/045/7281/nutrition_it.18.full.jpg | | 2026-09-26T07:57:33.891Z | 0000050457281 | barcode | 1 | 1366 | 1664 | 1313 | 1600 | | | | |
| 116 | + | <!--/images--> | |
| 117 | + | ||
| 110 | 118 | ## References <!--references--> | |
| 111 | 119 | | ref | url | title | accessed | publisher | kind | published | record_id | locator | licence | attribution | upstream | | |
| 112 | 120 | | ----------- | ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- | ----------------------------------------------------------------------------- | ---------- | ------------------------------------- | ------------ | ---------- | ------------- | -------- | ------------ | ---------------------------- | -------- | | |
| 113 | 121 | | label-2020 | https://images.openfoodfacts.org/images/products/000/005/045/7281/4.jpg | Back label photo: Italian and English ingredients and nutrition header | 2026-09-26 | Open Food Facts | pack | 2020-12-18 | 0000050457281 | Upload 4 | CC BY-SA 3.0 | Open Food Facts contributors | | | |
| 114 | 122 | | nutri-2020 | https://images.openfoodfacts.org/images/products/000/005/045/7281/5.jpg | Back label photo: nutrition panel per 100 g | 2026-09-26 | Open Food Facts | pack | 2020-12-18 | 0000050457281 | Upload 5 | CC BY-SA 3.0 | Open Food Facts contributors | | | |
| 115 | 123 | | label-2019 | https://images.openfoodfacts.org/images/products/000/005/045/7281/2.jpg | Back label photo: Italian and English ingredients | 2026-09-26 | Open Food Facts | pack | 2019-02-14 | 0000050457281 | Upload 2 | CC BY-SA 3.0 | Open Food Facts contributors | | | |
| 116 | 124 | | front-2019 | https://images.openfoodfacts.org/images/products/000/005/045/7281/1.jpg | Front photo: Heinz Fiery Chilli Ketchup bottle | 2026-09-26 | Open Food Facts | pack | 2019-02-14 | 0000050457281 | Upload 1 | CC BY-SA 3.0 | Open Food Facts contributors | | | |
| 117 | 125 | | front-2020 | https://images.openfoodfacts.org/images/products/000/005/045/7281/3.jpg | Front photo: Heinz Tomato Ketchup Piccante bottle | 2026-09-26 | Open Food Facts | pack | 2020-12-18 | 0000050457281 | Upload 3 | CC BY-SA 3.0 | Open Food Facts contributors | | | |
| 118 | 126 | | off | https://world.openfoodfacts.org/product/0000050457281 | Open Food Facts: Tomato Ketchup Piccante, Heinz, 255 g | 2026-09-26 | Open Food Facts | catalogue | | 0000050457281 | | ODbL | Open Food Facts contributors | | | |
| 119 | 127 | | lessenziale | https://www.lessenzialeacasatua.it/prodotti/prodotti-alimentari/linea-rossa-sughi-e-salse/ | L'essenziale Messina: Linea rossa - sughi e salse | 2026-09-26 | L'essenziale Messina | retailer | | 50457281 | EAN | | | | | |
| 120 | 128 | | kugans | https://web.archive.org/web/20241006204115/https://www.kugans.com/products/heinz-fiery-chilli-ketchup | Kugans.com: Heinz Fiery Chilli Ketchup (archived 2024-10-06) | 2026-09-26 | Kugans.com via Wayback Machine | retailer | 2024-10-06 | 50457281 | | | | | | |
| 121 | 129 | | maresi | http://maresi.at/uploads/content/Heinz-katalogove-listy-29.11.2017.pdf | Maresi: Heinz katalógové listy 29.11.2017 | 2026-09-26 | Maresi | other | 2017-11-29 | 50457281 | EAN kusu | | | | | |
| 122 | 130 | | heinzfs | https://web.archive.org/web/20231130182049/https://www.heinzfoodservice.co.uk/product/5000157103581/heinz-tk-fiery-chilli-220ml-top-down | Heinz Foodservice: Heinz TK Fiery Chilli 220ml Top Down (archived 2023-11-30) | 2026-09-26 | Heinz Foodservice via Wayback Machine | manufacturer | 2023-11-30 | 5000157103581 | | | | | | |
| 123 | 131 | | enwiki-kh | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Kraft_Heinz | Wikipedia (en): Kraft Heinz | 2026-09-26 | Wikipedia | publication | | | | CC BY-SA 4.0 | | | | |
| 124 | 132 | <!--/references--> | |
| 125 | 133 | ||
| 126 | 134 | ## About <!--about--> | |
| 127 | 135 | Heinz Tomato Ketchup Piccante 255 g is the chilli-spiced version of Heinz tomato ketchup in a 220 ml top-down squeeze bottle, carrying the EAN-8 barcode 50457281.[^maresi] Its back label, printed in Italian and English, calls it "Tomato Ketchup Piccante" and "Fiery Hot Tomato Ketchup" and declares 166 g of tomatoes for every 100 g of ketchup, with spirit vinegar, sugar, salt, chilli extract, spice extracts, cayenne pepper powder and garlic powder.[^label-2020] The front label has read both "Fiery Chilli Ketchup" and "Tomato Ketchup Piccante".[^front-2019][^front-2020] Heinz Foodservice in Britain sold it in cases of ten as "Heinz TK Fiery Chilli 220ml Top Down".[^heinzfs] An Italian grocer listed it at EUR 1.85 in September 2026.[^lessenziale] The Heinz brand belongs to The Kraft Heinz Company, formed in 2015.[^enwiki-kh] | |
| 128 | 136 | ||
| 129 | 137 | A British online grocer listed the same barcode as Heinz Fiery Chilli Ketchup, 255g, in 2024,[^kugans] and a 2017 Slovak Heinz distributor catalogue pairs it with the carton code 5000157103581.[^maresi] | |
| 130 | 138 | <!--/about--> |
Source of v1
# Heinz Tomato Ketchup Piccante 255 g <!--product-->
## Identity <!--identity-->
gtin: 00000050457281
name: Heinz Tomato Ketchup Piccante 255 g
family: family/heinz-tomato-ketchup
default_observation: lbl-2020
summary: The 255 g (220 ml) top-down squeeze bottle of Heinz's chilli-spiced tomato ketchup, sold as Tomato Ketchup Piccante in Italy and as Fiery Chilli Ketchup in Britain, with the EAN-8 barcode 50457281.
brand: brand/heinz
category: category/10006325
net_content: 255 g
country_of_sale: IT, GB, SK
pack_quantity: 1
pack_format: top-down squeeze bottle
status: active
last_seen: 2026-09-26
last_seen_note: Listed by L'essenziale Messina (Italy) at EUR 1.85 under EAN 50457281 on 2026-09-26
<!--/identity-->
## Relations <!--relations-->
| role | target | market | from | until | ended | status | source | note |
| ------------------- | ------------------------------- | ------ | ---------- | ----- | ----- | ------- | ---------- | -------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- |
| brand_owner_at_sale | company/the-kraft-heinz-company | global | 2015-07-02 | | | sourced | ^enwiki-kh | Kraft Heinz was formed on 2 July 2015 from Kraft Foods Group and the H.J. Heinz Company and markets Heinz among its brands |
<!--/relations-->
## Markets <!--markets-->
| country | status | source | note | observed | condition | origin | price |
| ------- | ------- | ------------ | ----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- | ---------- | --------- | ------ | -------- |
| IT | sourced | ^lessenziale | L'essenziale Messina lists "HEINZ FIERY CHILI KETCHUP TOP DOWN ML 220" with EAN 50457281 at EUR 1.85 (EUR 8.40 per litre); the 220 ml is the volume of the 255 g bottle | 2026-09-26 | new | | EUR 1.85 |
| GB | sourced | ^kugans | Kugans.com (UK online grocer) listed "Heinz Fiery Chilli Ketchup", 255g, product code 50457281, at GBP 1.79, shown as sold out in the Wayback Machine capture of 2024-10-06 | 2024-10-06 | new | | GBP 1.79 |
| SK | sourced | ^maresi | Slovak-language Heinz catalogue sheets of 2017-11-29 from the food broker Maresi list "Kečup Fiery Chilli 220ml", 255 g, 10 per carton, unit EAN 50457281, carton EAN 5000157103581 | 2017-11-29 | | | |
<!--/markets-->
## Aliases <!--aliases-->
| name | type | locale | from | until |
| ----------------------------------------- | ------ | ------ | ---- | ----- |
| Heinz Fiery Chilli Ketchup 255 g | name | en | | |
| Heinz Fiery Hot Tomato Ketchup | name | en | | |
| Heinz Tomato Ketchup with Fiery Chilli | search | en | | |
| Heinz TK Fiery Chilli 220ml Top Down | search | en | | |
| Heinz Fiery Chili Ketchup Top Down 220 ml | search | it | | |
<!--/aliases-->
## Ingredients <!--ingredients-->
| ingredient | role | kind | note | percent | basis | market | from | until | source | id | observation | parent_id | position | printed_name | state |
| ------------------------- | ---------- | ----- | --------------------------------------------------------------------------- | ------- | ----- | ------ | ---- | ----- | ----------- | --- | ----------- | --------- | -------- | --------------------------------------- | ----- |
| ingredient/tomatoes | base | label | Printed as 166 g of tomatoes per 100 g of ketchup; no percentage is printed | | | | | | ^label-2020 | tom | lbl-2020 | | 1 | Tomatoes (166g per 100g Tomato Ketchup) | known |
| ingredient/spirit-vinegar | acidifier | label | Italian text: "aceto di alcool" | | | | | | ^label-2020 | vin | lbl-2020 | | 2 | Spirit Vinegar | known |
| ingredient/sugar | | label | Italian text: "zucchero" | | | | | | ^label-2020 | sug | lbl-2020 | | 3 | Sugar | known |
| ingredient/salt | | label | Italian text: "sale" | | | | | | ^label-2020 | sal | lbl-2020 | | 4 | Salt | known |
| ingredient/chilli-extract | flavouring | label | Italian text: "estratto di peperoncino" | | | | | | ^label-2020 | chx | lbl-2020 | | 5 | Chilli Extract | known |
| ingredient/spice-extracts | flavouring | label | Italian text: "estratti di spezie" | | | | | | ^label-2020 | spx | lbl-2020 | | 6 | Spice Extracts | known |
| ingredient/cayenne-pepper | spice | label | Italian text: "pepe di cayenne in polvere" | | | | | | ^label-2020 | cay | lbl-2020 | | 7 | Cayenne Pepper Powder | known |
| ingredient/garlic-powder | spice | label | Italian text: "aglio in polvere" | | | | | | ^label-2020 | gar | lbl-2020 | | 8 | Garlic Powder | known |
<!--/ingredients-->
## Pack history <!--pack_history-->
| label | from | until | market | net_content | pack_quantity | pack_format | source | note |
| ------------------------------------------ | ---- | ----- | ------ | ----------- | ------------- | ----------------------- | ----------- | ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- |
| "Fiery Chilli Ketchup" front label | | | | | 1 | top-down squeeze bottle | ^front-2019 | Front photo uploaded 2019-02-14: the keystone label reads "Heinz Fiery Chilli Ketchup" over three red chillies; the back photo of the same date reads "Tomato Ketchup Piccante / Fiery Hot Tomato Ketchup" |
| "Tomato Ketchup Piccante" front label | | | | | 1 | top-down squeeze bottle | ^front-2020 | Front photo uploaded 2020-12-18: the keystone label reads "Heinz Tomato Ketchup Piccante" over the same three chillies |
| 255 g on retailer and distributor listings | | | | 255 g | 1 | top-down squeeze bottle | ^maresi | The distributor sheet gives 220 ml and 255 g for the same bottle |
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## Observations <!--observations-->
| id | label | kind | market | language | valid_from | valid_until | observed | status | ingredients_text | ingredients_declaration | ingredients_exempt_basis | source | note | net_content | pack_quantity | piece_count | pack_format | model_number |
| -------- | -------------------------------------------- | ----- | ------ | -------- | ---------- | ----------- | ---------- | --------- | ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ | ----------------------- | ------------------------ | ----------- | ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- | ----------- | ------------- | ----------- | ----------------------- | ------------ |
| lbl-2020 | Italian and English back label (2020 photos) | label | | it | | | 2020-12-18 | supported | Tomatoes (166g per 100g Tomato Ketchup), Spirit Vinegar, Sugar, Salt, Chilli Extract, Spice Extracts, Cayenne Pepper Powder, Garlic Powder | listed | | ^label-2020 | Read from the Open Food Facts uploads of 2020-12-18 (ingredients 2400 x 1318, nutrition 1366 x 1664); the label prints the list in Italian and English under the heading "Tomato Ketchup Piccante / Fiery Hot Tomato Ketchup". The observed date is the upload date | 255 g | 1 | | top-down squeeze bottle | |
| lbl-2019 | Italian and English back label (2019 photo) | label | | it | | | 2019-02-14 | supported | Tomatoes (166g per 100g Tomato Ketchup), Spirit Vinegar, Sugar, Salt, Chilli Extract, Spice Extracts, Cayenne Pepper Powder, Garlic Powder | listed | | ^label-2019 | Read from the Open Food Facts upload of 2019-02-14 (2340 x 1556); the Italian and English lists are word for word those of the 2020 photo, and the nutrition panel is cut off below its header | | 1 | | top-down squeeze bottle | |
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## Nutrition panels <!--nutrition_panels-->
| id | observation | label | basis | basis_state | basis_note | declaration | exempt_basis | source | note |
| ------------ | ----------- | ----------------------------------------------- | ----- | ----------- | ---------- | ----------- | ------------ | ----------- | ---- |
| lbl-2020-100 | lbl-2020 | Valori nutrizionali / Nutrition values Per 100g | 100 g | as_sold | | transcribed | | ^nutri-2020 | |
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## Nutrition values <!--nutrition_values-->
| panel | nutrient | value | qualifier | value_max | dv_percent | printed_value | state | method | source | note |
| ------------ | --------------- | ----- | --------- | --------- | ---------- | ------------- | ----- | ------- | ------ | -------------------------------- |
| lbl-2020-100 | energy_kj | 461 | | | | 461 kJ | known | printed | | |
| lbl-2020-100 | energy_kcal | 109 | | | | 109 kcal | known | printed | | |
| lbl-2020-100 | fat_g | 0.3 | | | | 0,3 g | known | printed | | |
| lbl-2020-100 | saturated_fat_g | 0.1 | | | | 0,1 g | known | printed | | Printed as a figure, without "<" |
| lbl-2020-100 | carbohydrate_g | 23.5 | | | | 23,5 g | known | printed | | |
| lbl-2020-100 | sugars_g | 22.4 | | | | 22,4 g | known | printed | | |
| lbl-2020-100 | protein_g | 1.3 | | | | 1,3 g | known | printed | | |
| lbl-2020-100 | salt_g | 1.7 | | | | 1,7 g | known | printed | | |
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## Research gaps <!--research_gaps-->
| observation | domain | state | detail | source |
| ----------- | ------------- | -------------- | ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- | ----------------------------------------------------- |
| | relationships | unknown | The photographed part of the label shows no operator name or address, so the food business operator and the place of manufacture are open; Open Food Facts gives "Italia" as the manufacturing place, which is a contributor entry | ^off |
| | relationships | not_applicable | EAN-8 50457281 is a GS1 UK number allocated individually, so there is no company prefix to record | |
| | markets | disputed | Open Food Facts lists Switzerland and Tunisia among the countries; the photographed label carries Italian and English text only and no retailer in either country was found, so both are left out | ^off |
| | markets | unknown | Amazon Italy (amazon.it): searched "heinz ketchup piccante", "heinz fiery chilli ketchup", "heinz" and "50457281" on 2026-09-26; no single 255 g bottle is listed. Only "Heinz Hot Chilli Top Down - 245 g (8 Pezzi)", a multipack of another size, appeared, and ASINs B00Y8CGY3S and B015Q5C58S that once named this ketchup now open a Heinz "Meno zucchero" 235 g multipack | |
| | markets | unknown | Amazon UK (amazon.co.uk): searched "heinz fiery chilli ketchup 255g", "heinz" and "50457281" on 2026-09-26; the only matching listing is B00IXJNX7M "Heinz Fiery Chilli Tomato Ketchup 255 g (Pack of 18)", a case of 18 shown as currently unavailable, which is not this single bottle | https://www.amazon.co.uk/dp/B00IXJNX7M |
| | markets | unknown | Amazon Poland (amazon.pl), the Amazon store serving Slovakia: searched "heinz fiery chilli ketchup", "heinz" and "50457281" on 2026-09-26; the only matching result is "Heinz Pomidor keczup z Fiery Chilli (255g) – opakowanie 6", a pack of six, not this single bottle | |
| | markets | unknown | Amazon Germany (amazon.de): searched "heinz fiery chilli ketchup", "heinz" and "50457281" on 2026-09-26; the chilli ketchups listed are other sizes (500 ml, 400 ml/460 g and multipacks of them), none a 255 g (220 ml) bottle | |
| | identity | unknown | Open Food Facts also holds 8715700415925 as "Fiery Chilli Ketchup – Heinz – 255 g (220 ml)", a different barcode for a pack of the same name and size; which markets carry which code is open | https://world.openfoodfacts.org/product/8715700415925 |
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## Research <!--research-->
structure_version: 2
reviewed_on: 2026-09-26
note: Built from the legible 2019 and 2020 Open Food Facts label photos, the Open Food Facts record, an Italian grocer listing, an archived UK grocer listing, the archived Heinz Foodservice UK product page and a 2017 Slovak distributor catalogue.
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## References <!--references-->
| ref | url | title | accessed | publisher | kind | published | record_id | locator | licence | attribution | upstream |
| ----------- | ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- | ----------------------------------------------------------------------------- | ---------- | ------------------------------------- | ------------ | ---------- | ------------- | -------- | ------------ | ---------------------------- | -------- |
| label-2020 | https://images.openfoodfacts.org/images/products/000/005/045/7281/4.jpg | Back label photo: Italian and English ingredients and nutrition header | 2026-09-26 | Open Food Facts | pack | 2020-12-18 | 0000050457281 | Upload 4 | CC BY-SA 3.0 | Open Food Facts contributors | |
| nutri-2020 | https://images.openfoodfacts.org/images/products/000/005/045/7281/5.jpg | Back label photo: nutrition panel per 100 g | 2026-09-26 | Open Food Facts | pack | 2020-12-18 | 0000050457281 | Upload 5 | CC BY-SA 3.0 | Open Food Facts contributors | |
| label-2019 | https://images.openfoodfacts.org/images/products/000/005/045/7281/2.jpg | Back label photo: Italian and English ingredients | 2026-09-26 | Open Food Facts | pack | 2019-02-14 | 0000050457281 | Upload 2 | CC BY-SA 3.0 | Open Food Facts contributors | |
| front-2019 | https://images.openfoodfacts.org/images/products/000/005/045/7281/1.jpg | Front photo: Heinz Fiery Chilli Ketchup bottle | 2026-09-26 | Open Food Facts | pack | 2019-02-14 | 0000050457281 | Upload 1 | CC BY-SA 3.0 | Open Food Facts contributors | |
| front-2020 | https://images.openfoodfacts.org/images/products/000/005/045/7281/3.jpg | Front photo: Heinz Tomato Ketchup Piccante bottle | 2026-09-26 | Open Food Facts | pack | 2020-12-18 | 0000050457281 | Upload 3 | CC BY-SA 3.0 | Open Food Facts contributors | |
| off | https://world.openfoodfacts.org/product/0000050457281 | Open Food Facts: Tomato Ketchup Piccante, Heinz, 255 g | 2026-09-26 | Open Food Facts | catalogue | | 0000050457281 | | ODbL | Open Food Facts contributors | |
| lessenziale | https://www.lessenzialeacasatua.it/prodotti/prodotti-alimentari/linea-rossa-sughi-e-salse/ | L'essenziale Messina: Linea rossa - sughi e salse | 2026-09-26 | L'essenziale Messina | retailer | | 50457281 | EAN | | | |
| kugans | https://web.archive.org/web/20241006204115/https://www.kugans.com/products/heinz-fiery-chilli-ketchup | Kugans.com: Heinz Fiery Chilli Ketchup (archived 2024-10-06) | 2026-09-26 | Kugans.com via Wayback Machine | retailer | 2024-10-06 | 50457281 | | | | |
| maresi | http://maresi.at/uploads/content/Heinz-katalogove-listy-29.11.2017.pdf | Maresi: Heinz katalógové listy 29.11.2017 | 2026-09-26 | Maresi | other | 2017-11-29 | 50457281 | EAN kusu | | | |
| heinzfs | https://web.archive.org/web/20231130182049/https://www.heinzfoodservice.co.uk/product/5000157103581/heinz-tk-fiery-chilli-220ml-top-down | Heinz Foodservice: Heinz TK Fiery Chilli 220ml Top Down (archived 2023-11-30) | 2026-09-26 | Heinz Foodservice via Wayback Machine | manufacturer | 2023-11-30 | 5000157103581 | | | | |
| enwiki-kh | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Kraft_Heinz | Wikipedia (en): Kraft Heinz | 2026-09-26 | Wikipedia | publication | | | | CC BY-SA 4.0 | | |
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## About <!--about-->
Heinz Tomato Ketchup Piccante 255 g is the chilli-spiced version of Heinz tomato ketchup in a 220 ml top-down squeeze bottle, carrying the EAN-8 barcode 50457281.[^maresi] Its back label, printed in Italian and English, calls it "Tomato Ketchup Piccante" and "Fiery Hot Tomato Ketchup" and declares 166 g of tomatoes for every 100 g of ketchup, with spirit vinegar, sugar, salt, chilli extract, spice extracts, cayenne pepper powder and garlic powder.[^label-2020] The front label has read both "Fiery Chilli Ketchup" and "Tomato Ketchup Piccante".[^front-2019][^front-2020] Heinz Foodservice in Britain sold it in cases of ten as "Heinz TK Fiery Chilli 220ml Top Down".[^heinzfs] An Italian grocer listed it at EUR 1.85 in September 2026.[^lessenziale] The Heinz brand belongs to The Kraft Heinz Company, formed in 2015.[^enwiki-kh]
A British online grocer listed the same barcode as Heinz Fiery Chilli Ketchup, 255g, in 2024,[^kugans] and a 2017 Slovak Heinz distributor catalogue pairs it with the carton code 5000157103581.[^maresi]
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