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Is APR 2027 R112 02:35 GRANDESSA Strawberry Jam ultra-processed?

454 g Strawberry jams Sold in the United Kingdom

Pack of APR 2027 R112 02:35 GRANDESSA Strawberry Jam

Yes, it's ultra-processed

  1. 1 Unprocessed
  2. 2 Kitchen staple
  3. 3 Processed
  4. 4 Ultra-processed

Signs of ultra-processing in its ingredients:

  • 16 ingredients
  • 3 additives
  • Nutri-Score D

Less processed strawberry jams

Less processed isn't automatically healthier, so compare the labels for what matters to you, such as sugar or salt.

Ingredients

Ultra-processing Processing signs are highlighted

strawberries, glucose-fructose syrup, sugar, Acidity Regulators (Citric Acid), Sodium Citrates, Gelling Agent (Pectins, total sugar content), PER 100g DIETARY ADVICE, flavourings, preservatives, warning (Safety button pops when seal is broken, NUTRITION TYPICAL VALUES Energy This jar contains approx, 30 tablespoon servings Per 100g 1086kJ)

Additives: E330 Citric acid , E331 Sodium citrates , E440 Pectins

As written on the pack

STRAWBERRIES, GLUCOSE-FRUCTOSE SYRUP, SUGAR, Acidity Regulators: Citric Acid, Sodium Citrates; Gelling Agent: Pectins. PREPARED WITH 45g OF FRUIT PER 100g. TOTAL SUGAR CONTENT: 61g PER 100g DIETARY ADVICE: No artificial colours, flavourings or preservatives. WARNING: Safety button pops when seal is broken. NUTRITION TYPICAL VALUES Energy This jar contains approx. 30 tablespoon servings Per 100g 1086kJ/

What makes it ultra-processed

Cosmetic additives

Added to change how the food looks, feels or tastes, not to keep it safe. A hallmark of ultra-processed food.

  • E440 Pectins Pectins are gelling agents extracted from citrus peel or apple pomace.
  • Flavouring Flavourings are concentrated aroma preparations that add or intensify a taste.
  • Gelling agent Gelling agents such as pectin, gelatine or carrageenan set liquids into gels and stabilise textures.

Substances rarely used in home kitchens

Refined or extracted in factories, such as syrups made from starch or isolated proteins. The other hallmark of ultra-processed food.

  • Glucose Glucose, usually listed as glucose syrup, is cheap, keeps products moist and stops sugar from crystallising.
  • Fructose Fructose is the sugar found naturally in fruit and honey, but as an ingredient it is refined industrially, mostly from corn starch.
2 ingredients that would only make it processed

Kitchen staples like sugar, salt and oil. On their own they make a food processed, not ultra-processed.

  • Preservative Preservatives slow spoilage by microbes.
  • Sugar Sugar refined from sugar cane or beet.

How the NOVA groups work

Among 85 strawberry jams

From least to most processed, this one ranks 84th. 95% of the strawberry jams here are ultra-processed.

Ranked by NOVA group, then by the number of ultra-processing signs, additives and ingredients. Our ordering, not part of NOVA.

All 85 strawberry jams, least processed first

About this information

  • Data from this product on Open Food Facts (barcode 4088600522692, last edited 24 May 2026), available under the Open Database License. If something is wrong or the recipe has changed, you can correct it there.
  • Photo: Open Food Facts contributors, CC BY-SA 3.0.
  • The NOVA group is an automated estimate from crowdsourced data: a missing or mistyped ingredient can change it.
  • NOVA measures processing, not nutrition. For nutrition, Open Food Facts gives this product a Nutri-Score of D (from A, best, to E).
  • General information, not medical or dietary advice. Check the pack if you have an allergy.