Why is Poire Williams a la vanille classified as ultra-processed (NOVA 4) and what specific additives does it contain?

Because the jam is made with refined sugar, a gelling agent (pectin, listed as E-440) and undergoes multiple processing steps such as concentration of lemon juice and heating, it meets the criteria for ultra-processed foods; the only listed additive is pectin.

How does the high sugar content in this jam affect a diabetic or hypertensive diet?

With 44 g of sugars per 100 g, the jam can cause rapid blood-glucose spikes and is generally unsuitable for diabetic meal plans, while its very low salt (0.05 g) does not pose a significant risk for hypertension, though the overall high carbohydrate load remains a concern.

Is Poire Williams a la vanille suitable for vegan, keto, halal, or gluten-free diets?

The product contains only plant-based ingredients and no animal-derived additives, making it vegan, halal and gluten-free, but its high sugar and carbohydrate content makes it incompatible with a keto diet.

Lucien Georgelin • 320 g

Poire Williams à la vanille

Sugary Snacks

Product Insights

Poire Williams a la vanille is a 320 g French jam made from 45% Williams pears, 15% apples, sugar, lemon juice, vanilla and pectin, sealed in a glass jar with a metal lid. Classified as a sugary snack (PNN-S group: Sugary snacks) it carries a Nutri-Score of D and is rated NOVA 4, reflecting its high added-sugar content of 44 g per 100 g and ultra-processed status. While it is low in fat and salt and uses a plant-based formula with natural vanilla, the large amount of added sugar limits its suitability for low-sugar diets.

Nutrient Levels

Traffic light indicators

Fat

low

Saturated Fat

low

Sugars

high

Salt

low

Nutritional Values

Values per 100 g

Energy Kcal179 kcal

Fat0.5 g

Saturated Fat0.1 g

Carbohydrates44 g

Sugars44 g

Comparative Analysis

Compared with the average sugary snack, this jam provides 44 g of sugars (lower than the 53.44 g average), virtually no fat (versus 10.52 g average), and only 0.05 g of salt (far below the 0.36 g average).

Ingredients

Poires Williams 45%, sucre, pommes 15%, gélifiant : pectines, jus de citron concentré, gousses de vanille épuisées, arôme naturel de vanille 0,0002%.

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Lucien Georgelin

320 g