Spartan Concord Grape Jelly — ENGINEERED

Munch or Dump rates Spartan Concord Grape Jelly by Spartan ENGINEERED — score 30/90.

Two corn syrups (high-fructose + regular) carry this jelly, not grapes. It's basically grape-flavored sugar gel.

Why this verdict

• Two added sweeteners stacked on top of fruit juice (HFCS + corn syrup)
• About 8g sugar per tablespoon, roughly 40% sugar by weight
• Grape juice is from concentrate, not whole fruit
• Built for cheap shelf-stable sweetness, not nutrition

Ingredients (6)

• Concord Grape Juice (from concentrate) (moderate) — Reconstituted juice concentrate — fruit-derived but stripped of fiber and concentrated in sugar.
• High Fructose Corn Syrup (caution) — The dominant sweetener and second ingredient; drives the sugar load.
• Corn Syrup (caution) — Added sugar baked into the crust.
• Fruit Pectin (safe) — Natural gelling agent for body.
• citric acid (safe) — Acidity and tartness adjuster.
• sodium citrate (moderate) — Emulsifying salt in the process cheese.