Apple Butter Fruit Spread, Apple Butter

Why Does This Score Ultra-Processed?

In our analysis, Apple Butter Fruit Spread, Apple Butter scores Ultra-Processed. That classification is shaped by ingredients commonly associated with ultra-processed foods:

• Artificial Sweeteners (Sucralose): Synthetic sweeteners are definitive UPF markers.
• Chemical Preservatives (Potassium Sorbate, Sodium Benzoate): Synthetic preservatives are UPF indicators.
• Natural Flavors (Natural Flavors): Despite being natural, these are highly processed extracts.
• Stabilizers & Gums (Cellulose Gum, Xanthan Gum): Industrial stabilizers common in UPF.

Within Other Condiments, this product is more processed than about 99% of the 719 products we've analyzed.

Processing classification reflects ingredient and additive analysis, not a judgment of any product's safety, quality, or healthfulness.

What These Ingredients Tell Us

We group Apple Butter Fruit Spread, Apple Butter's ingredients into ingredient categories and note how each relates to food processing. The notes below describe the category, not this specific product's formulation.

Food AcidsProcessing indicator

In this product: Citric Acid.

Common in both traditional and industrial foods.

MineralsProcessing indicator

In this product: Sodium Citrate.

Added minerals often compensate for processing.

Natural ColorsProcessing indicator

In this product: Caramel Color, Beta Carotene Color.

Natural sources but still indicate processing.