Also called: low-sugar fruit spread, diet jam, diabetic jam, shokr-al-be-jam, مربى بدون سكر, zuckerfreie marmelade, mermelada sin azucar, moraba bedune shekar, confiture sans sucre, bina chini ka jam, selai tanpa gula, marmellata senza zucchero, sato fudo jamu, seoltang eomneun jam, jem tanpa gula, dzem bez cukru, geleia sem acucar, dzhem bez sakhara, jam bila sukari, aem mai mee nam tan, sekersiz recel, dzhem bez tsukru, bina cheeni ka jam, mut khong duong, wu tang guo jiang, ያለ ስኳር መጨናነቅ, morabba bidun sukkar, chini chara jam, চিনি ছাড়া জ্যাম, marmelada horis zachari, μαρμελάδα χωρίς ζάχαρη, morabaye bedoone shekar, مربای بدون شکر, khandsar vagar nu jam, ખાંડ વગરનું જામ, cheeni mukt jam, चीनी मुक्त जैम, sato fusu jamu, 砂糖不使用ジャム, sakkare illada jam, ಸಕ್ಕರೆ ಇಲ್ಲದ ಜ್ಯಾಮ್, seoltang-eopsneun jam, 설탕없는 잼, panchasaarayillaatha jam, പഞ്ചസാരയില്ലാത്ത ജാം, sakhar mukt jam, साखर मुक्त जॅम, chini ton bina jam, ਚੀਨੀ ਤੋਂ ਬਿਨਾਂ ਜੈਮ, varenye bez sakhara, варенье без сахара, sarkarai illatha jam, சர்க்கரை இல்லாத ஜாம், panchadara leni jam, పంచదార లేని జామ్, yaem mai sai nam tan, แยมไม่ใส่น้ำตาล, varennya bez tsukru, варення без цукру, cheeni ke baghair jam, چینی کے بغیر جیم, wu tang guojiang, 无糖果酱
Nutrient score: Very good
Goodness for its calories, 25 to 100.
How is this worked out?
The nutrient score shows how much goodness a food gives for its calories, from 25 to 100. Every food gets at least 25. It is the same for everyone.
It adds up how much of 11 nutrients people need the food gives for its calories: protein, fibre, vitamins A, C and E, calcium, iron, potassium, magnesium, folate and zinc. Each counts up to a full day’s worth for the calories. It then takes points off for saturated fat, added sugar and sodium above a fair share for the calories.
75 and over: Excellent. 60 to 74: Very good. 45 to 59: Good. 35 to 44: Fair. 25 to 34: Low.
The formula (from the food’s values per 100 g):
- Share of the day: the food’s kcal per 100 g ÷ 2,000 (under 40 kcal per 100 g, such as a herb or tea, counts as 40 kcal).
- 11 nutrients to encourage: protein, fibre, vitamins A, C and E, calcium, iron, potassium, magnesium, folate and zinc. For each: amount ÷ (Daily Value × share), at most 1. Add them up.
- 3 nutrients to limit: saturated fat, added sugar and sodium, each with its U.S. FDA daily limit. For each: amount ÷ (limit × share) − 1, only when above 0 and at most 3. Add them up.
- Result = 100 × (step 2 − 2 × step 3) ÷ 11, kept between 0 and 100.
- Score = 25 + 0.75 × result, rounded. The scale runs from 25 to 100 instead of 0 to 100: every edible food gets at least 25, and the order doesn’t change.
It follows the Nutrient Rich Foods index (NRF 9.3) with the U.S. FDA Daily Values for a 2,000 kcal day. Different from the published index: folate and zinc are added (11 nutrients instead of 9), the nutrients to limit count double and each at most three times its share, the 40 kcal floor, and the 25 to 100 scale. When some of the values it needs are unknown, the score is shown as “about”.
A food’s values are estimates.
Sources: Drewnowski A. Defining nutrient density: development and validation of the Nutrient Rich Foods index. J Am Coll Nutr. 2009;28(4):421S-426S; U.S. FDA, Daily Value on the Nutrition and Supplement Facts Labels.
A low score doesn’t make a food bad: treats and festive dishes have their place. Use the score to compare similar foods. In the GapPlate app you also see how much of the gaps in your day a serving fills.
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