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Walden Farms Fruit Spread

Contains natural flavors

This fruit spread contains erythritol, stevia and monk fruit extracts, along with natural flavors and several gums. The description says it is sweetened with sucralose, but sucralose is not listed among the ingredients.

Seed-oil freeNo added sugarNo artificial flavorsNo synthetic preservativesNo added nitritesNo phosphatesNo gluten ingredientsDairy-free
$5.19 lowest price at Netrition
Price and stock checked Oct 31, 2026
Key nutrition facts
4caloriesPer serving · 15g
Protein
0g
Fiber
0g
Added sugar
—
Sodium
0mg
Saturated fat
0g
From Open Food Facts (by barcode)
Ingredients: Water, natural flavors, erythritol, citric acid, apple extract color, gellan gum, konjac, xanthan gum, malic acid, allspice, caramel color, cinnamon, sodium citrate, stevia extract, monk fruit extract
On Open Food FactsNutri-Score ANOVA 4Ultra-processed foodTheir grades, for reference; not part of our score. Data: Open Food Facts (ODbL).
61 / 100
Fair Scored automatically
Weighted as sweeteners and spreadsHigh confidence · Scored on 9 of 11 inputs
Nutrition · counts 30%75
Ingredients · counts 25%88
Processing · counts 15%25
Sourcing · counts 20%40
Transparency · counts 10%48
Why it scores 61
Nutrition 75 · Typical for sweeteners and spreads; no added sugar per 15g
Ingredients 88 · Caramel colour (additive, −4); Erythritol (additive, −4); Natural flavours (additive, −4)
Processing 25 · Natural flavors, colors, multiple gums and sweeteners make this highly formulated
Sourcing 40 · No origin or production practices are stated for the formulated ingredients
Transparency 48 · Full ingredient list, but it includes unnamed natural flavors
Description says sucralose, but it is absent from the ingredient list
Evidence behind the Ingredients deductions
Varies by additive−12 for caramel colour, erythritol, natural flavours
Scored Oct 23, 2026 · Scoring guide v3.1 · Updated Oct 20, 2026 · See what changed

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Ingredients
Water Natural flavors Erythritol Citric acid Apple extract color Gellan gum Konjac Xanthan gum Malic acid Allspice Caramel color Cinnamon Sodium citrate Stevia extract Monk fruit extract
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Sourcing

Low Carb, Sugar Free Calorie Free, Fat Free Switch from high calorie, sugary jam and jellies that easily add hundreds of calories and treat yourself to Walden Farms Calorie Free Fruit Spreads. Made with concentrated fruit extracts and natural flavors, but no calories, fat, carbs, gluten or sugars of any kind. Walden Farms Fruit Spreads are delicious on toast or muffins, marvelous on cottage cheese, in yogurt and as a topping on baked goods. Walden Farms low carb, sugar free fruit spreads are sweetened with sucral

Additives9 additives · 3 limited risk
Caramel colour (E150)ColourLimited risk
Some types (E150c, E150d) can contain 4-MEI, which IARC lists as possibly carcinogenic (Group 2B); levels are regulated.
Erythritol (E968)SweetenerLimited risk
A 2023 Nature Medicine study linked high blood levels to clotting and heart events; EFSA lowered its acceptable intake in 2023.
Natural flavoursFlavouringLimited risk
An undisclosed mix of extracts and carriers; the label doesn’t say what’s in it or how it was made.
Xanthan gum (E415)ThickenerNo risk
Made by fermentation; EFSA re-confirmed its safety in 2017, though large amounts can cause bloating.
Gellan gum (E418)ThickenerNo risk
Made by fermentation; EFSA found no safety concern in 2018.
Citric acid (E330)AcidNo risk
Usually made by fermentation; considered safe.
Malic acid (E296)AcidNo risk
The natural acid in apples; considered safe.
Stevia (steviol glycosides) (E960)SweetenerNo risk
Plant-derived and considered safe by EFSA and the FDA at normal intakes.
Monk fruit extractSweetenerNo risk
Plant-derived sweetener the FDA has not questioned; few studies, no known concerns.
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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