Is Your Tomato Paste Really Made from Tomatoes?

By Israel Mensah Gothar – Good Living Ghana

Tomato paste is one of the most common ingredients in our kitchens — used in stews, soups, jollof, and more. But did you know that many of the tomato pastes sold on the market today contain very little actual tomato?

Instead, some brands are blending in: Wheat flour or corn starch
Refined sugar
Artificial coloring
Preservatives

The result? A thick red mixture that looks like tomato paste but lacks the nutritional value and purity of real tomatoes.

Why You Should Be Concerned

These adulterated pastes can: Raise blood sugar (because of hidden sugars)
Add empty calories (from starches)
Trigger inflammation or allergies (due to chemicals and dyes)
Deprive you of key nutrients like lycopene, vitamin C, and potassium

What’s worse — it’s often marketed as “pure tomato paste.”

What to Look Out For

Before you buy, read the label carefully. A quality tomato paste should list: Tomatoes
(Optional: salt)
No sugar, no flour, no starch, no coloring

If it includes anything else, it’s not the real deal.

Better still, prepare your own paste at home using fresh tomatoes — it’s healthier, safer, and more nutritious.
“Let’s stop being fooled by red coloring. Our kitchens deserve real food, and our bodies deserve real nutrition.”
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Finally, Body of Late Nigerian Boxer, Segun Olanrewaju Success Returns Home Tuesday 17th June, 2025

Tomorrow Tuesday 17th June, 2025, remains of the late Nigerian boxer who died in the ring during a bout in Ghana, Segun Olanrewaju Success will arrive airport in Lagos for onward transportation to Ota, where night of candles and tributes will be held in his honor.

Objectv Media confirmed from the Nigerian Boxing Board of Control (NBBofC) and also from the deceased’s family, that the candle and tribute night event for the late boxer will hold at the open field of the Honda Manufacturing Company in Ota.

Olanrewaju Success will then be buried next day in Atan, Ota, Ogun State.

The Nigerian boxer died during a bout with Ghana’s John Mbanugu at the Bokum boxing Arena. Reports from Ghana attributed the tragic incident to a medical cardiac arrest.

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Finally, Body of Late Nigerian Boxer, Segun Olanrewaju Success Returns Home Tuesday 17th June, 2025

Tomorrow Tuesday 17th June, 2025, remains of the late Nigerian boxer who died in the ring during a bout in Ghana, Segun Olanrewaju Success will arrive airport in Lagos for onward transportation to Ota, where night of candles and tributes will be held in his honor.

Objectv Media confirmed from the Nigerian Boxing Board of Control (NBBofC) and also from the deceased’s family, that the candle and tribute night event for the late boxer will hold at the open field of the Honda Manufacturing Company in Ota.

Olanrewaju Success will then be buried next day in Atan, Ota, Ogun State.

The Nigerian boxer died during a bout with Ghana’s John Mbanugu at the Bokum boxing Arena. Reports from Ghana attributed the tragic incident to a medical cardiac arrest.

#News #Sports #Nigeria #Ghana #Africa #Boxing #SegunSuccess #Update #BeObjectv

*SOME NIGERIAN NEWSPAPER HEADLINES+, 16/06/2025*

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*DID YOU KNOW?*

* The Magna Carta, meaning “Great Charter,” is a historical document that King John of England agreed to in 1215, granting certain rights and liberties to barons and free men. It established the principle that the king was not above the law and paved the way for limited government and the rule of law.

* 99.9% of your DNA is identical to very other human – it’s the 0.1% that makes us unique.
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*TODAY IN HISTORY*

* On this day in 1976, South African police killed hundreds of protesting schoolchildren. An estimated 20,000 youth were protesting against the introduction of Afrikaans as the languages of instruction in their schools when police officers started firing into the crowd.

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You gotta keep ur head up even when the road is hard, never give up. – Tupac Shakur

Good morning

*Compiled by Hon. Osuji George [email protected], +234-8122200446*

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*SOME NIGERIAN NEWSPAPER HEADLINES+, 11/06/2025*

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*DID YOU KNOW?*

* Octopuses have three hearts and blue blood. Two hearts pump blood to the gills while one pumps oxygenated blood to the rest of the body. Their blood is blue because it uses copper to transport oxygen unlike the red blood of humans which is transported with iron.

* Joal-Fadiouth, a district in Senegal, has an island and a beach entirely made of seashells.
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*TODAY IN HISTORY*

* On this day in 1994, Chief Moshood Kashimawo Olawale (MKO) Abiola declared himself as Nigeria’s president in what is now known as the Epetedo Declaration. This was a year after the June 12, 1993, which it is now cofirmed he won, was annulled by the military regime of General Ibrahim Babangida. Less than 24 hours, he was arrested by the military government led by General Sani Abacha and detained without trial. He remained in custody till July 7, 1998 when he died under suspicious circumstances, just days after Abacha died.

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Put all excuses aside and remember this: YOU are capable. – Zig Ziglar

*Compiled by Hon. Osuji George osujis@yahoo

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"Davido still sends me money and supports me despite the fact that I left his record label more than five years ago. After leaving DMW, Davido and I are still very close; he's my mentor. It wasn't difficult for me to leave DMW because it was part of Davido's plan from the beginning.

Davido's plan was for me and the other signees he signed at that time to leave and start our own record labels after our contracts expired.

My contract expired in 2020, but it was kept secret until 2023 when people started asking about it. We still have about 50 unreleased songs together, including a two-minute song we recorded recently in Ghana. Davido is the kind of person that when you have him in your life, you just know anything that needs money will be solved and you won't have any issues" — Mayorkun