The graphic illustrates the step-by-step process of ketchup production, from picking tomatoes to transporting ketchup to supermarkets.
Overall, it is a linear, man-made process, minimally involving manual labor, divided into three main stages: sorting products, cooking the sauce, and delivery.
The procedure starts with selecting vegetables by hand and placing them in baskets. Once the decent and rotten ones have been sorted, the acceptable tomatoes are sent to a factory. There, the stalks, seeds, and skin are removed from the tomatoes.
After that, tomatoes are put in a special container and crushed into a liquid sauce. Flavor enhancers such as sugar, salt, and vinegar are then added to the ketchup. The resulting sauce is boiled thoroughly and then left to cool at room. Subsequently, the sauce is poured into bottles, labeled, and then tested for quality control. Finally, the ketchup bottles are packed into boxes and transported to supermarkets, where customers can buy it.