Is Smucker's Peach Preserves ultra-processed?
Yes, it's ultra-processed
- 1 Unprocessed
- 2 Kitchen staple
- 3 Processed
- 4 Ultra-processed
Signs of ultra-processing in its ingredients:
- Flavouring
- Maltodextrin
- E102 Tartrazine
- E110 Sunset yellow FCF
- E410 Locust bean gum
- E440 Pectins
- and 1 more
- 15 ingredients
- 8 additives
- Nutri-Score B
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Ingredients
Ultra-processing Processing
water, polydextrose, maltodextrin (ultra-processing marker), peaches, fruit pectin (ultra-processing marker), citric acid, locust bean gum (ultra-processing marker), potassium sorbate (processing marker) (preservative (processing marker)), calcium chloride, sucralose (ultra-processing marker) (non nutritive sweetener), natural flavors (ultra-processing marker), yellow 5 (ultra-processing marker), yellow 6 (ultra-processing marker)
Additives: E102 Tartrazine , E110 Sunset yellow FCF , E1200 Polydextrose , E202 Potassium sorbate , E330 Citric acid , E410 Locust bean gum , E440 Pectins , E955 Sucralose
As written on the pack
WATER, POLYDEXTROSE, MALTODEXTRIN, PEACHES, FRUIT PECTIN, CITRIC ACID, LOCUST BEAN GUM, POTASSIUM SORBATE (PRESERVATIVE), CALCIUM CHLORIDE, SUCRALOSE (NON NUTRITIVE SWEETENER), NATURAL FLAVORS, YELLOW 5, YELLOW 6
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.
- E102 Tartrazine Tartrazine is a synthetic yellow azo dye (FD&C Yellow No. 5 in the US).
- E110 Sunset yellow FCF Sunset yellow FCF is a synthetic orange azo dye (FD&C Yellow No. 6 in the US).
- E410 Locust bean gum Locust bean gum (carob gum) is a thickener and stabiliser from the seeds of the carob tree.
- E440 Pectins Pectins are gelling agents extracted from citrus peel or apple pomace.
- E955 Sucralose Sucralose is a sweetener made by chlorinating sugar.
- Flavouring Flavourings are concentrated aroma preparations that add or intensify a taste.
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.
- Maltodextrin Maltodextrin is a white powder made by partly breaking down 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.
- E202 Potassium sorbate Preservatives are substances which prolong the shelf-life of foods by protecting them against deterioration caused by micro-organisms and/or which protect against growth of pathogenic micro-organisms.
- Preservative Preservatives slow spoilage by microbes.
Among 37 fruits in syrup
From least to most processed, this one ranks 37th. 35% of the fruits in syrup here are ultra-processed.
About this information
- Data from this product on Open Food Facts (barcode 0051500040614, last edited 26 April 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 B (from A, best, to E).
- General information, not medical or dietary advice. Check the pack if you have an allergy.