Recipe and type of sugar: Therefore, there is little organic jam

The Bio-departments at the supermarket are getting bigger and bigger – but jam and marmalade Products in the Bio to find hardly.

It has a simple Background: the recipe.

Organic producers rely on alternative sweeteners

For jams, it is the law in the production of Substantially white sugar, explains the Verbraucherzentrale Bayern.

Organic producers would, however, work mostly with alternative sweeteners such as Apple juice, agave syrup, or raw cane sugar. You refer to spread their products therefore, as a Fruit.

These fruit spreads contain more fruit and less sugar than traditional jams. Another difference is that the processed fruit may be different than in the case of jam not previously sulphured.

As a gelling agent, also locust bean gum and Agar Agar in addition to pectin.

Fruit spreads with reduced Sugar content, however, are also less durable. Therefore, the opened glass should be stored in the refrigerator and within a few days consumed. In the case of mildew infestation, it is important that all of the contents to throw away, so the consumer advocates.

Deutsche Presse-Agentur (dpa)

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