Diet Food Reviews

Diet Food Reviews

Quick Search: Reviews by Brand Name
1 3 7 8 A B C D E F G H I J K L M N O P Q R S T U V W X Y Z

Smuckers Sugar Free Apricot Preserves

Smuckers Sugar Free Apricot PreservesThe first thing that I want to say about this product is that the name is a misnomer. This is most certainly a jelly, not a preserve. There are no fruit chunks in this as there should be in a preserve - despite what they may say. Instead, this is essentially jellified fruit juice. However, for a jelly, I was actually quite happy with the taste. It's sweet, a bit tart, and unmistakably apricot. I detected no odd flavors or aftertastes despite being sweetened artificially with sucralose (Splenda). It spreads well, though you can really tell that this is mostly water. I think that because of this, it soaked into my toast more than usual, which made it seem as if I was eating jam on an un-toasted slice of bread. The solution was to spread the jelly on the un-toasted side, but that felt like a sacrilege.

Since Smuckers Sugar Free Apricot Preserves is made using Splenda instead of sugar, one tablespoon contains only 10 calories (no fat or anything else). Compare that to the 60 calories in a jam with sugar, and the calorie save is well worth it. However, the overall quality is vastly inferior to that of Smuckers all-fruit jams and preserves, which still contain only half of the calories of the original.

One jar cost me a reasonable $2 and I would definitely give this a try again. This is a much better alternative than Fifty50 No Sugar Added Strawberry Spread which was previously reviewed. If you are wondering what the difference between jam, jelly, preserves and marmalades are, here is the answer courtesy of Ask Yahoo:

Jelly, jam, preserves and marmalades are all made from fruit mixed with sugar and pectin. The difference between them comes in the form that the fruit takes. The fruit in Jelly comes in the form of fruit juice. Jam, on the other hand, uses fruit pulp or crushed fruit. In Preserves, the fruit comes in syrup-laden chunks. And Marmalade typically is a citrus based Preserve, sometimes even containing the rind.
Rating
Taste: 3.5
Nutrition: 5
Price: 4
Overall: 4
Check out our sister site, IntheGym.net, for the best workout music playlists plus Treadmill Workouts & Fit Things We Love!

 

5 Comments

it does sound good though

It is also excellent for basting roasted chicken breasts.

It is also excellent for basting roasted chicken breasts.

i agree on the chicken. i love this on salmon too believe it or not.

i haven't had the apricot, but i just bought the strawberry today... i tasted it and was AMAZED. i was a little worried it would be flavorless for only 10 calories, but it tasted just like their regular (full sugar) preserves! i'm so glad i bought this.

Leave a comment

 


Recent Reviews

 

What We're Cooking

 

Saving on Healthy Foods

 

BROWSE THE ARCHIVES

Top 20 Tags

Recent Comments

Emily commented on Nature's Path Organic Chewy Chocolate Chip Granola Bar: MMM! The pumpkin flax ones rock my world ... more »
Kara Jackson commented on Clif Carrot Cake Energy Bar: I like Clif bars (however, nothing compa ... more »
Ashley Provost commented on Healthy Foodie Favorite Products of 2009 from EatLiveRun: Susan, have you ever considered a meal s ... more »
Tanya commented on Healthy Foodie Favorite Products of 2009 from EatLiveRun: Susan - for eating low carb on the road, ... more »
Tanya commented on Polaner Sugar Free with Fiber Preserves Coupon: I see the Sugar Free in Shop Rite - wher ... more »
A. LO commented on Polaner Sugar Free with Fiber Preserves Coupon: Where to find Polaner Sugar Free. It is ... more »
Joann Hoefly commented on I Can't Believe It's Not Butter Coupon: We use I can't believe it's not butter f ... more »

 

FAVORITE LINKS