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Truly Natural Black Cherry Preserves

Contains cane sugar

Made with whole sweet cherries, cane sugar, water, pectin and citric acid. Each tablespoon has 6 g of added sugar.

Seed-oil freeNo artificial dyesNo artificial flavorsNo natural flavorsNo synthetic preservativesNo added nitritesNo phosphatesNo gluten ingredients
$7.25 lowest price at Food For Thought
Price and stock checked Oct 30, 2026
Key nutrition facts
30caloriesPer serving · 1 tablespoon (18g)
Protein
0g
Fiber
0g
Added sugar
6g▼
Sodium
0mg
Saturated fat
0g
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Ingredients: Whole Sweet Cherries, Cane Sugar, Water, Pectin, and Citric Acid
64 / 100
Fair Scored automatically
Weighted as sweeteners and spreadsHigh confidence · Scored on 9 of 11 inputs
Nutrition · counts 30%60
Ingredients · counts 25%80
Processing · counts 15%60
Sourcing · counts 20%50
Transparency · counts 10%65
Why it scores 64
Nutrition 60 · 6 g added sugar per 1 tablespoon; otherwise typical for sweeteners and spreads
Ingredients 80 · Cane sugar, 2nd ingredient (added sugar, −20); no dyes or artificial sweeteners
Processing 60 · Cherries cooked with sugar, pectin and citric acid
Sourcing 50 · No fruit origin or growing practices stated
Transparency 65 · Full ingredient list; no specific origin or growing claims
6 g added sugar
Evidence behind the Ingredients deductions
Strong evidence−20 for cane sugar
Scored Oct 21, 2026 · Scoring guide v3.1 · Updated Oct 20, 2026 · See what changed

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Ingredients
Whole Sweet Cherries Cane Sugar Water Pectin And Citric Acid
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Sourcing

Origin not disclosed on the product page.

Additives3 additives · 1 limited risk
Added sugarSugarLimited risk
Added sugar; the WHO and the US Dietary Guidelines advise keeping added sugars under 10% of daily calories.
Pectin (E440)Gelling agentNo risk
A fibre from fruit; considered safe.
Citric acid (E330)AcidNo risk
Usually made by fermentation; considered safe.
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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