Seville Orange Marmalade — TREAT

Munch or Dump rates Seville Orange Marmalade by MacKays TREAT — score 43/90.

A simple, honest marmalade with no artificial junk, but it's still mostly sugar - 65g per 100g, with sugar listed ahead of the oranges.

Why this verdict

• Sugar is the #1 ingredient, ahead of the oranges
• About 65g sugar per 100g - roughly two-thirds pure sugar
• Short, recognizable ingredient list with no artificial additives
• Only the gelling agent and acidity regulator are processed - both benign

Ingredients (7)

• Sugar (moderate) — Added for sweetness, can contribute to calorie content.
• Seville Oranges (safe) — Real bitter oranges - the actual fruit, bringing flavor, fiber, and some vitamin C.
• Orange Juice (from concentrate) (moderate) — Real orange juice rebuilt from concentrate. Genuinely natural and a good source of vitamin C, but stripped of the fiber that comes with whole fruit, so the sugar absorbs fast.
• lemon juice from concentrate (safe) — Acidity and brightness from real lemon; harmless.
• Fruit Pectin (gelling agent) (safe) — A natural soluble fiber from fruit used to gel the jam — benign, not a synthetic thickener.
• Citric acid (acidity regulator) (safe) — Common, harmless acidity regulator used to control pH and texture.
• Orange Oil (safe) — Cold-pressed citrus oil used in tiny amounts for flavour; harmless.