Review of E D Smith's Triple Fruits No Sugar Added Raspberry (with Strawberry and Blackberry) Spread

E D Smith's -- Triple Fruits No Sugar Added Raspberry Jam (with Strawberry and Blackberry) (vegan)
Overall Rating: 3/5
Summary: well, you definitely get the berry blend flavour (raspberry with strawberry and blackberry). The sweetness is mild and doesn't overpower the fruits. It pairs well with toast (PBJ sandwiches), waffles, and pancakes.

The major issue with this product is the sucralose (AKA Splenda) used as a sweetener. Sucralose has been linked to migraines, gastrointestinal problems, and on thymus health. For this reason, I would not recommend this jam and I will not be buying this again. You can also read about the potentially harmful effects of artificial food colouring here, since 'colour' is listed as an ingredient.

Where to buy: Food Basics, Foodland, Freshco

Ingredients:fruit (raspberries, strawberries, blackberries), concentrated fruit juices (white grape and/or apple and/or pineapple), water, fruit pectin, locust bean gum and/or guar gum, citric acid, natural flavour, sucralose, sodium benzoate, colour.
Sucralose: 5mg per 15 mL serving

Nutrition Facts
Serving size: 15 mL (1 tbsp)
Calories: 20
Fat: 0g
Carbohydrate: 5g
     Sugar: 4g
Protein: .1g

Now I do typically choose to review organic products, but I also like to include non-organic, vegan products as well. This is because I like to take the opportunity to showcase ingredients that are potentially detrimental to health that readers may not be aware of. In this instance, it's the sucralose used. Diabetics would probably happily purchase this, thinking it's the best choice for their health. However, closer examination reveals that although the sugar content is reduced, the potential dangers of sucralose sort of cancels out the benefits of low-sugar. It may be best to find a jam that does not rely on artificial sweeteners, *even* if the cost is a less sweet final product.

You can check out E D Smith's recipe page here. You can try out their recipe for 'Jammin Squares', 'Brownie Mud Pies', and 'Ooey Gooey S'mores', which use this raspberry jam. There are recipes for every course.

Other 'Raspberry' jams (all vegan):

• More Fruit Raspberry Spread
• More Fruit Seedless Strawberry Raspberry Spread
• No Sugar Added Seedless Strawberry Raspberry Spread
• No Sugar Added Raspberry Spread
• Pure Raspberry Jam
• Pure Seedless Raspberry Jam
• Spa Fruit No Sugar Added Raspberry Jam
• Triple Fruits No Sugar Added Strawberry Raspberry Red Plum
• Triple Fruits Raspberry Strawberry Blackberry Spread
• Triple Fruits Strawberry Raspberry Red Plum Spread
• Golden Valley All Fruit Raspberry Spread

Brand:

•  Subsidiary of Treehouse Foods
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