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Is Smucker's Seedless Blackberry Jam ultra-processed?

Berry jams Sold in the United States and Morocco

Pack of Smucker's Seedless Blackberry 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:

  • 17 ingredients
  • 7 additives
  • Nutri-Score B

Less processed berry 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

water, polydextrose, blackberries+ maltodextrin, CONTAINS 2% and LESS OF (fruit pectin), citric aod, locust bean gum, potassium sorbate (preservative), natural flavors, sucralose (non nutritive sweetener), calcium chloride, red 40, blue 1, ingredients not in regular jam hadds a trval amount of sugar, SERVING smucker.com ដីធ្លី 6887500551500

Additives: E1200 Polydextrose , E129 Allura red , E133 Brilliant blue FCF , E202 Potassium sorbate , E410 Locust bean gum , E440 Pectins , E955 Sucralose

As written on the pack

WATER*, POLYDEXTROSE, BLACKBERRIES+ MALTODEXTRIN, CONTAINS 2% OR LESS OF: FRUIT PECTIN, CITRIC AOD, LOCUST BEAN GUM, POTASSIUM SORBATE (PRESERVATIVE), NATURAL FLAVORS, SUCRALOSE (NON NUTRITIVE SWEETENER), CALCIUM CHLORIDE, RED 40*, BLUE 1*. INGREDIENTS NOT IN REGULAR JAM HADDS A TRVAL AMOUNT OF SUGAR. <0.5g/SERVING smucker.com ដីធ្លី 6887500551500

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.

  • E129 Allura red Allura red AC is a synthetic red azo dye (FD&C Red No. 40 in the US).
  • E133 Brilliant blue FCF Brilliant blue FCF is a synthetic blue dye, listed in the US as FD&C Blue No. 1.
  • 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.
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.

How the NOVA groups work

Among 207 berry jams

From least to most processed, this one ranks 207th. 93% of the berry 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 207 berry jams, least processed first

About this information

  • Data from this product on Open Food Facts (barcode 0051500040416, last edited 17 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.