Is Smucker's Concord Grape Jelly ultra-processed?

18 oz Fruit jellies 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:

Glucose
E440 Pectins

10 ingredients
3 additives
Nutri-Score D

Less processed fruit jellies

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

concord grape juice high fructose corn syrup, corn syrup (ultra-processing marker), fruit pectin (ultra-processing marker), citric acid, sodium citrate, TM, the j.m, smucker compant orrville, OH 44667 USA Questions and Comments 1-888-550-9555 REFRIGERATE AFTER OPENING BEST IF USED BY (FER 24 2022 005500t42140?)

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

As written on the pack

CONCORD GRAPE JUICE HIGH FRUCTOSE CORN SYRUP, CORN SYRUP, FRUIT PECTIN, CITRIC ACID, SODIUM CITRATE. TM/ THE J.M. SMUCKER COMPANT ORRVILLE, OH 44667 USA Questions or Comments 1-888-550-9555 REFRIGERATE AFTER OPENING BEST IF USED BY:FER 24 2022 005500t42140?

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.

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.

How the NOVA groups work

Among 16 fruit jellies

From least to most processed, this one ranks 8th. 88% of the fruit jellies 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 16 fruit jellies, least processed first

About this information

Data from this product on Open Food Facts (barcode 0051500006931, last edited 7 August 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.