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Dutch Kettle Amish Homemade Caramel Pecan Apple Butter

Contains cane sugar

Apple butter with pecans, cinnamon and caramel flavor, made in Hamptonville, North Carolina. It has 3 g added sugar per tablespoon and contains tree nuts.

Seed-oil freeNo artificial dyesNo artificial flavorsNo synthetic preservativesNo added nitritesNo phosphatesNo gums or thickenersGluten-free (label)Contains tree nuts
$8.99 18 oz · lowest price at The Monthly Mercantile
Price and stock checked Oct 31, 2026
Key nutrition facts
25caloriesPer serving · 1 Tbsp (15g)
Protein
0g
Fiber
0g
Added sugar
3g▼
Sodium
0mg
Saturated fat
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Ingredients: Apple purée, cane sugar, apple purée concentrate, pecans, apple cider vinegar, cinnamon, natural caramel flavor, cloves
On Open Food FactsNutri-Score CNOVA 4Ultra-processed foodTheir grades, for reference; not part of our score. Data: Open Food Facts (ODbL).
Product details
PackagingGlass jarGlass
“The D utch Kettle Apple Butter is shipped in a clear 18-ounce glass jar.” — the product page
62 / 100
Fair Scored automatically
Weighted as sweeteners and spreadsHigh confidence · Scored on 11 of 11 inputs, 2 claims verified
Nutrition · counts 30%67
Ingredients · counts 25%76
Processing · counts 15%55
Sourcing · counts 20%50
Transparency · counts 10%50
Why it scores 62
Nutrition 67 · 3 g added sugar per 1 Tbsp; otherwise typical for sweeteners and spreads
Ingredients 76 · Cane sugar, 2nd ingredient (added sugar, −20); Natural flavours (additive, −4); no dyes or artificial sweeteners
Processing 55 · Cooked apple spread with cane sugar, concentrate and caramel flavor
Sourcing 50 · Made in Hamptonville, NC; the apple and pecan origins aren't stated
Transparency 50 · Full ingredient list includes natural caramel flavor
3 g added sugar per serving
Contains natural caramel flavor
Evidence behind the Ingredients deductions
Strong evidence−20 for cane sugar
Varies by additive−4 for natural flavours
Scored Oct 20, 2026 · Scoring guide v3.1 · Updated Oct 20, 2026 · See what changed

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Ingredients
Apple purée Cane sugar Apple purée concentrate Pecans Apple cider vinegar Cinnamon Natural caramel flavor Cloves
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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.
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