Seville Orange Marmalade — TREAT

Munch or Dump rates Seville Orange Marmalade by MacKays TREAT — score 45/90.

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 sugar sitting ahead of cocoa; the main flavor driver here.
• 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) — Natural acid for tartness and to help the pectin set. Harmless.
• Fruit Pectin (gelling agent) (safe) — A natural soluble fiber from fruit used to set the gel. Completely benign.
• Citric acid (acidity regulator) (safe) — Mild acid for pH control; ubiquitous and low concern.
• Orange Oil (safe) — Natural oil pressed from orange peel for aroma. Used in trace amounts.