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Irish Black Butter

Contains brown sugar and treacle

This apple conserve is made by cooking down Armagh Bramley apples, which have an EU-recognized geographic indication. It also contains brown sugar, treacle, brandy and sulfites.

Seed-oil freeNo artificial dyesNo artificial flavorsNo added nitritesNo phosphatesNo gums or thickenersNo gluten ingredientsDairy-free
$22.95 lowest price at Milk Street Store
Price and stock checked Oct 31, 2026
Key nutrition facts

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Ingredients: Armagh Bramley apples, brown sugar, treacle, Armagh apple cider, sulphites, brandy, brandy sugar, salt, spice, natural liquorice flavouring
Product details
OriginCounty Antrim, Northern Ireland
“Place of Origin: County Antrim, Northern Ireland” — the product page
60 / 100
Fair Scored automatically
Weighted as sweeteners and spreadsLow confidence · Scored on 4 of 11 inputs, 2 claims verified
Nutrition facts not available. Scored on its ingredients, processing, sourcing and transparency; the Nutrition part is neutral until we can read the label.Your product? Claim this listing to add the label and it’s scored in full.
Nutrition · counts 30%50
Ingredients · counts 25%46
Processing · counts 15%60
Sourcing · counts 20%80
Transparency · counts 10%85
Why it scores 60
Nutrition 50 · No nutrition facts available; scored mid-range
Ingredients 46 · Brown sugar, 2nd ingredient (added sugar, −20); Treacle, 3rd ingredient (added sugar, −20); Sulfites (additive, −10); 1 more
Processing 60 · Apples are cooked down with brown sugar, treacle, cider and brandy.
Sourcing 80 · Armagh Bramley apples have EU-recognized PGI; the product is from County Antrim.
Transparency 85 · Complete ingredient list and an EU-recognized geographic indication for the apples.
Contains brown sugar and treacle
Contains sulfites
Evidence behind the Ingredients deductions
Strong evidence−40 for brown sugar, treacle
Varies by additive−14 for sulfites, natural flavours
Scored Oct 20, 2026 · Scoring guide v3.1 · Updated Oct 20, 2026 · See what changed

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Ingredients
Armagh Bramley apples Brown sugar Treacle Armagh apple cider Sulphites Brandy Brandy sugar Salt Spice Natural liquorice flavouring
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Sourcing

Origin not disclosed on the product page.

Additives2 additives · 2 limited risk
Natural flavoursFlavouringLimited risk
An undisclosed mix of extracts and carriers; the label doesn’t say what’s in it or how it was made.
Added sugarSugarLimited risk
Added sugar; the WHO and the US Dietary Guidelines advise keeping added sugars under 10% of daily calories.
Matched from the ingredient list. Risk levels summarise findings from EFSA, the FDA, IARC and published studies; they explain a concern, not a diagnosis.

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