Raspberry Jam
Raspberry jam is high in added sugar (typically 50-60% sugar by weight in standard jams). Whole raspberries provide some fiber and polyphenols, but sugar dominates the calorie profile.
What it is
Raspberry jam is a preserve made by cooking raspberries with sugar (often with pectin) until set.
Sweet spread; filling for baked goods.
Why it's flagged
- high added sugar content
What regulators actually say
"Preserves and jams ... are the viscous or semisolid foods made from a mixture composed of not less than 45 parts by weight of one of the optional fruit ingredients ... and 55 parts by weight of one of the optional saccharine ingredients."
"Jam means a mixture, brought to a suitable gelled consistency, of sugars, the pulp and/or purée of one or more kinds of fruit and water."
Regulatory status
United States — FDA
Standard of identity for fruit preserves at 21 CFR 150.160
European Union — EFSA
Covered by Council Directive 2001/113/EC on fruit jams, jellies, and marmalades
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