Is Better goods Raspberry, Cardamom and Rose Fruit Spread ultra-processed?

10 oz Jams Sold in the United States

Yes, it's ultra-processed

1 Unprocessed
2 Kitchen staple
3 Processed
4 Ultra-processed

Signs of ultra-processing in its ingredients:

Flavouring
E440 Pectins

17 ingredients
2 additives

Less processed jams

Blueberry Superfood Fruit Spread Smash Foods 4 ingredients · no additives NOVA group 1
Apple & Cinnamon St Dalfour 2 ingredients · no additives NOVA group 1
Cherry Pomegranate Chia Smash Oswald 6 ingredients · no additives NOVA group 1
Organic Reduced Sugar Strawberry Preserves Trader Joe's 5 ingredients · 1 additive NOVA group 3

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

RoSE PETALS, cardamom, raspberry flavor (ultra-processing marker), citric acid, raspberries, water, cane sugar (processing marker), lemon juice, palm oil, peanuts, wheat, SOY, sesame, anchovies, almonds, coconut, pectin (ultra-processing marker)

Additives: E330 Citric acid , E440 Pectins

As written on the pack

RoSE PETALS, GROUND CARDAMOM, RASPBERRY FLAVOR, CITRIC ACID, RASPBERRIES, WATER, CANE SUGAR, LEMON JUICE, PALM OIL, PEANUTS, WHEAT, SOY, SESAME. TRACES OF MILK, EGGS, ANCHOVIES, ALMONDS, COCONUT, pectin

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.

1 ingredient that would only make it processed

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

Sugar Sugar refined from sugar cane or beet.

How the NOVA groups work

Among 323 jams

From least to most processed, this one ranks 228th. 90% of the 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 323 jams, least processed first

About this information

Data from this product on Open Food Facts (barcode 0194346207916, last edited 21 January 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.
General information, not medical or dietary advice. Check the pack if you have an allergy.