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Compare jams, preserves, marmalades, and fruit spreads by fruit content, sweetener, and thickener. Products with incomplete labels are shown alongside reviewed records and remain unscored.

Top 3 by clean score

Jovial
Organic Fruit Spread Apricot
100 / 100
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Polaner
Organic Strawberry Preserves
100 / 100
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Welch's
Organic Concord Grape Spread
100 / 100
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What to compare first

Fruit and texture. Check the fruit blend and whether you want jelly, pieces or a smooth spread.
Declared added sugars. Compare the panel rather than inferring sugar amounts from juice-concentrate wording.
Serving weight. Use equal amounts when comparing jars.

115 jam & fruit spreads products, best score first

61 of 115 have a verified label with no listed matches for the nine additive groups we check. Scores come from the label, not a health rating; “No label yet” means we have not verified one.

115 products.

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How to choose jam & fruit spreads

Choose the fruit and texture you want, such as smooth jelly, preserves with pieces or a spread for baking. Check the fruit blend, sweetener and gelling ingredients on the exact jar.

Compare added sugars and serving weights rather than relying on fruit-sweetened or reduced-sugar wording alone. Juice concentrate has different labeling uses, so read the declared added-sugars line instead of calculating it from the ingredient name.

Products: 11510 brands
Full labels recorded: 7464% of the shelf
Maker says organic: 8maker’s claim
List a sweetener ingredient: 62of 74 labels
List a seed oil: 0of 74 labels
Typical label length: 5ingredients (median)

Ingredient counts use complete, current labels. Product and brand totals include records still awaiting label review; organic counts describe current maker claims. A label check does not measure nutrition or contaminants.

What to compare

Fruit and texture. Check the fruit blend and whether you want jelly, pieces or a smooth spread.
Declared added sugars. Compare the panel rather than inferring sugar amounts from juice-concentrate wording.
Serving weight. Use equal amounts when comparing jars.
Recipe and storage. Check pectin, acidity ingredients and directions after opening.

References

Added sugars on the Nutrition Facts label U.S. Food and Drug Administration
Serving size and servings per container U.S. Food and Drug Administration
Nutrition Facts labeling: added-sugar definitions and juice-concentrate exceptions U.S. Food and Drug Administration
21 CFR 150.160: Fruit preserves and jams Electronic Code of Federal Regulations
Added sugars American Heart Association
Making jams and jellies National Center for Home Food Preservation (University of Georgia)

Which additives do jam & fruit spreads labels list?

Counted across the 74 current verified labels on this shelf. 4 of the nine groups we check appear on at least one label.

Not listed on any current label here: Banned-Abroad Additives, Carrageenan, Hydrogenated Oils, MSG, Seed Oils.