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Hartville Kitchen Fruit Sweetened Apple Butter, 16 oz.

Contains apple juice concentrate

This apple butter is made with apples, apple juice concentrate, cinnamon, citric acid, salt and spices. The label lists 1 g added sugar per serving despite the no-added-sugar claim.

Seed-oil freeNo added sugarNo artificial dyesNo artificial flavorsNo natural flavorsNo synthetic preservativesNo added nitritesNo phosphates
$5.49 16 oz · lowest price at Hartville Hardware
Price and stock checked Oct 29, 2026
Key nutrition facts
20caloriesPer serving · 1 Tbsp (19g)
Protein
0g
Fiber
1g
Added sugar
1g
Sodium
10mg
Saturated fat
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From the product label
Ingredients: Apples, Apple Juice Concentrate, Cinnamon, Citric Acid, Salt, Spices
69 / 100
Fair Scored automatically
Weighted as sweeteners and spreadsHigh confidence · Scored on 9 of 11 inputs
Nutrition · counts 30%75
Ingredients · counts 25%80
Processing · counts 15%65
Sourcing · counts 20%50
Transparency · counts 10%65
Why it scores 69
Nutrition 75 · Typical for sweeteners and spreads per 1 Tbsp
Ingredients 80 · Juice concentrate, 2nd ingredient (added sugar, −20); no dyes or artificial sweeteners
Processing 65 · Cooked apple spread with juice concentrate, spices, acid and salt.
Sourcing 50 · Apple origin and growing practices aren't stated.
Transparency 65 · Complete ingredients, but apple origin and growing practices aren't stated.
Label lists 1 g added sugar despite the no-added-sugar claim
Evidence behind the Ingredients deductions
Strong evidence−20 for juice concentrate
Scored Oct 20, 2026 · Scoring guide v3.1 · Updated Oct 20, 2026 · See what changed

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Ingredients
Apples Apple Juice Concentrate Cinnamon Citric Acid Salt Spices
6 ingredients
Sourcing

Origin not disclosed on the product page.

Additives1 additive · no risk
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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