I’m just back from InterMarché following a spot of shopping. I try to ‘religiously’ buy only items on my list but I spotted a pot of jam and decided to try it.
What caught my eye was the “Sans Sucres Ajoutés” on the label. The maker is Gerblé.
It says that, per 100g it has 14g of Glucides, of which 3.2g is sugar, which I thought was low.
It also says it contains just 73kcal per 100g.
It says they use Maltitol in the ingredients, so I’m unsure if such a product would be safe for diabetics but still might be of interest to someone who is watching the calories?
I bought the strawberry jam, they also do an apricot jam.
Maltitol should be used sparingly by diabetics as it still raises blood sugar.
If you have IBS or other gut issues yoy might want to avoid it as even a small amount can trigger symptoms.
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Malitol is same as sugar in many ways and as Arcalia says worse in some. It’s the sugar type you get in apples istr. But of course in apples ir’s less concentrated and surrounded by fibre etc. A lot of Gerble’s products do not seem to match their healthy marketing.
Bonne Maman Intense has less sugar and not a dead loss on taste. Cane sugar metabolises fractionally less harmfully than beet sugar so I try to choose it in jams and outside of.
(This from the one who’s currently hanging her head in shame as she’s eaten far too many bags of Haribo’s in the last 2 weeks which are probably full of glucose which like fructose, should also be avoided even in so-called healthy products.)
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Ah, this isn’t the sort of jam I was expecting, one where the bass never takes a solo.
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And there’s a good reason for that 
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You might be thinking of Sorbitol which is similar to Maltitol in that both are sugar alcohols and both are used as low(er) calorie sugar substitutes, but they are chemically distinct. Sorbitol does, indeed, occur naturally in apples.
Why would it do that considering both are sucrose?
But with an added semi-synthetic sugar substitute, which works as a laxative in higher doses and bloating and discomfort in slightly lower doses. As @Arcalia says you might want to avoid it if you have IBS.
Was it being marketed for diabetics? If not it seems a cynical attempt to get on the “no added sugar = healthier” bandwagon.
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I like Andros jams and they do légère versions but not sure what the ingredients are as am not diabetic so eat what I fancy.
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I am too a fan of Andros ‘less sugar"‘ jams. No sweeteners are added, I justr checked the Myrtille kind.
Do Stute still make jam? Their pineapple jam was a favourite in my formative years.
You’re right Billy I was thinking of malic acid which is found in apples and is something different. I really must be realistic that I snoozed through 5th Form Chemistry to an even greater extent than I thought.
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We eat BM too. With less sugar you taste the fruit more. Conventional jams are two thirds sugar! We also get the jams from Biocoop with less sugar. You always have to be careful with “less sugar” brands, that they don’t replace it with artificial sweeteners. Unfortunately as you get older the small print seems to get smaller!
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Snap! Stute Pineapple was the favourite of one of my dance partners.
It’s a British company you could ask them. https://www.stute-foods.com
Tiptree did one but it wasn’t as good. Guessing Schwartau in Germany’s one would be ok.
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