Smucker's ingredients: what's banned overseas?

About Smucker's

Smucker's is the best-selling jam and jelly brand in the US, produced by The J.M. Smucker Company and sold at grocery chains, mass retailers, and club stores nationwide. The brand covers strawberry, grape, and dozens of other jam, jelly, and preserve varieties, plus peanut butter and Uncrustables products. Smucker's is synonymous with fruit spreads in American households.

Common concerns with Smucker's products

Smucker's standard jams and jellies contain high-fructose corn syrup as the primary sweetener — the main additive concern for the flagship line. Smucker's Sugar Free varieties use aspartame, which the World Health Organization classified as 'possibly carcinogenic to humans' (Group 2B) in 2023. Smucker's Natural and Organic lines use cane sugar instead of HFCS. The sugar-free line's aspartame content is a notable concern for regular consumers.