So, researchers at the Florida Institute of Technology's Aldrin Space Institute have been growing tomatoes in simulated Mars conditions.
Heinz used them to make ketchup. Sadly, you can't buy the Marz Edition ketchup, but I would be interested to hear a report on its flavor and whether they had to adjust the recipe to compensate.
The purpose? Ketchup is quite significant in a dehydrated space diet, so our first intrepid Mars explorers...who will likely be on the red planet for months...will want to make their own.
(And we all know from the Martian that they will...okay, they probably will take potato seeds. French fries and ketchup on Mars, anyone? Probably using an air fryer...)
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