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Apple Butter, No Sugar Added

Contains sodium benzoate

This apple butter is slow-cooked with organic local apples, cider and spices, with no added sugar. Apple cider includes potassium sorbate and sodium benzoate as preservatives.

Seed-oil freeNo added sugarNo artificial dyesNo artificial flavorsNo natural flavorsNo added nitritesNo phosphatesNo gums or thickeners
$16.00 9 oz · lowest price at Asher + Rye
Price and stock checked Oct 31, 2026
Key nutrition facts

Not available yet. We only show numbers printed on the product’s label or its product page, and we couldn’t read them for this product.

Ingredients: Apples, apple cider, apple juice, potassium sorbate, sodium benzoate, spices
68 / 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%86
Processing · counts 15%65
Sourcing · counts 20%70
Transparency · counts 10%75
Why it scores 68
Nutrition 50 · No nutrition facts available; scored mid-range
Ingredients 86 · Benzoates (sodium benzoate, benzoic acid) (additive, −10); Sorbates (potassium sorbate, sorbic acid) (additive, −4); no dyes or artificial sweeteners
Processing 65 · Slow-cooked apple spread with spices and two preservatives
Sourcing 70 · The brand says it uses organic local apples; no specific place is named
Transparency 75 · Full ingredient list names the apple cider preservatives and spices
Contains potassium sorbate and sodium benzoate
Evidence behind the Ingredients deductions
Varies by additive−14 for benzoates, sorbates
Scored Oct 20, 2026 · Scoring guide v3.1 · Updated Oct 20, 2026 · See what changed

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Ingredients
Apples Apple cider Apple juice Potassium sorbate Sodium benzoate Spices
6 ingredients 1 to avoid
Sourcing

Origin not disclosed on the product page.

Additives2 additives · 1 moderate risk
Benzoates (sodium benzoate, benzoic acid) (E210–E212)PreservativeModerate risk
Can form small amounts of benzene with vitamin C in drinks, and was part of the 2007 UK hyperactivity study mix.
Sorbates (potassium sorbate, sorbic acid) (E200–E203)PreservativeLimited risk
Generally well tolerated; EFSA re-evaluated it in 2015 and kept it approved, though it can irritate sensitive skin.
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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