Did you know that in 1830's Ketchup was sold as a medicine .When ketchup was first created it was thought to be good for you. But this was before there was tomato in ketchup because at the time tomatoes were thought to be poisonous. To this day there is still some belief that ketchup can be good for you. Ketchup has an ingredient called lycopene. Lycopene is an antioxidant that prevents cancer. Ketchup is still thought to be pretty healthy for you but since it is most commonly used on junk food like hotdogs, hamburgers and french fries most people are just canceling out anything healthy about ketchup.
