Why is Marmelade Erdbeere classified as ultra‑processed (NOVA 4) and what specific additives does it contain?

It receives a NOVA 4 rating because the formulation includes added refined sugar and functional ingredients such as pectin (E440a) used as a thickener and citric acid (E330) as an acidifier, both of which are typical of highly processed food products.

How does the high sugar and low salt content of this jam affect people with diabetes or hypertension?

The jam’s 52.3 g of sugar per 100 g can cause rapid blood‑glucose spikes, making it unsuitable for diabetic meal plans, while its very low salt (0.02 g) does not pose a concern for hypertension but does not mitigate the sugar issue.

Based on its ingredient list, is Marmelade Erdbeere suitable for vegan, keto or gluten‑free diets?

All listed components, strawberries, sugar, pectin and citric acid, are plant‑derived, so the jam is vegan and gluten‑free, but the high carbohydrate and sugar content makes it incompatible with a keto regimen.

Mövenpick,Schwartau • 250 g

Marmelade Erdbeere

Sugary Snacks

Product Insights

Marmelade Erdbeere is a 250 g strawberry jam marketed under the Mövenpick and Schwartau brands, packaged in a metal lid with a glass jar and sold in German retailers such as Kaufland. It belongs to the sugary‑snacks and sweets PNNS groups, delivers 219 kcal per 100 g, is low in fat (0.2 g), saturated fat (0 g), salt (0.02 g) and provides 1.4 g fiber, but contains 52.3 g of sugars and only 0.5 g of protein, earning a Nutri‑Score of D. The product is classified as ultra‑processed (NOVA 4) due to added sugar and the presence of pectin (E440a) and citric acid (E330), which makes it unsuitable for low‑sugar or low‑carb diets despite its modest fruit content of about 55 %.

Nutrient Levels

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Fat

low

Saturated Fat

low

Sugars

high

Salt

low

Nutritional Values

Values per 100 g

Energy Kcal219 kcal

Fat0.2 g

Saturated Fat0 g

Carbohydrates52.3 g

Sugars52.3 g

Comparative Analysis

Compared with the average strawberry jam, this jam has slightly less sugar (52.3 g vs 53.44 g per 100 g) and dramatically lower fat (0.2 g vs 10.52 g) and salt (0.02 g vs 0.36 g).

Ingredients

Erdbeeren, Zucker, Verdickungsmittel: Pektin, Säuerungsmittel: Citronensäure.

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Schwartau, Schwartau Samt

270g