The BEST Jelly & Jam To Buy At The Store...And What To Avoid! 

Bobby, the Bonne Maman fruit reserve with the checkered lid has been made in France for about 150 years and the family goes back that many years. During the war with Germany, this family took in and hid , saving the lives of well over a hundred Jews...I love the family story and I love the jam...just fyi...love your videos!

I made some strawberry preserves recently only using coconut sugar and lemon juice. It was fantastic!

I make a fruit spread from a bag of frozen cranberries (love tartness!), an organic Granny Smith apple, cored, peeled and chopped, and an organic Bartlett pear cored and chopped…cook everything down in a pan until its thick then cool and jar and keep in fridge. I will also use a hand blender to smooth it a bit. Love it on my Dave’s Killer bread toasted.

I love peanut butter and jelly. Thank you so much for this video. I'm very serious when I say we are changing our eating habits because of you. You are the best at what you do. Don't ever think we don't hear you because we do. I appreciate you. I really do. Keep saving lives and saving us from ourselves 🙂 we love you Bobby and team.

I can’t believe the FDA is OK with putting so much crap in our food!!!🤨. Thank goodness for people like Bobby to help guide us 👍⭐️

Congrats on the million mark! I need my baby fix, you have spoiled us viewers by getting to see her so much during quarantine. I am a much smarter shopper now, thanks to your education regarding ingredients lists, so thank you!

I make my own too. I use 2 cups sugar free frozen fruit and 2 Tbs. Chia seed. Heat in a saucepan, mash the fruit, add the seeds and let it rest, Put it in the fridge stirring it once to make sure the seeds don't settle on the bottom. Super easy, super fast and super yummy.

You have changed my life. Any time I have a question about food, I just google your channel and the item. I’m losing weight and feeling amazing! Thank you for everything you do. 💜💜💜

Haha the way you pronounce Bonne Maman (means “good mother” in French) is hilarious, loved it! The “e” in bonne is silent (unlike Bonnie) and the word kinda sounds like “John”. Maman is pronounced kinda like “ma”-“muh”. That one doesn’t really compare to any word in the English language so I would just look up the video pronunciation for it ;) Bonne Maman is a very popular French jam brand. You’ll find it everywhere and it’s way cheaper in France. Yes the ingredients are not necessarily the best but French produce isn’t as heavily sprayed as the produce in the US and glyphosate, although not completely banned is no longer heavily used: some 36 glyphosate-based weedkillers are in the process of being banned.

I've put frozen raspberries in a food processor to make jam before. It wasn't really sweet, but it was good in my opinion!

I make my own jam all the time since i grow my own strawberries & kumquat. For kumquat i add sugar, but for pineapple during pineapple season they’re super sweet no sugar necessary. So i simply blend them & cook down w/ ground chia seeds. I can them myself.

The best jams that I have, I make myself.I use dried apricots and nothing else. Everything has sugar and the apricots have natural sugar and it’s sweet enough for me, that’s for sure. I have to admit it wouldn’t be sweet enough for some of my Friends who love sugar. Soak the apricots overnight and just simmer them in the water the next day until they are soft and make a natural jam

I'VE LEARNED A LOT WITH YOU BOBBY . THANK YOU VERY MUCH . GOD BLESS YOU ALL !!!

Thank you for mentioning xylitol. I just recently ran into a “ healthy candy” and it’s by Dr. John’s Healthy Sweets. I have 6 children and I really want them to grow up with a healthy and bright future not one with diabetes or colon cancer. Thank you!

I know it's disgusting. Can you believe so many ingredients are banned in so many countries yet not banned in USA.

I've done my own jam or "preserves" with just the fruit and pectin. You buy the berries (sometimes you can add something like orange juice or lemon to flavor more) and the pectin. It comes out pretty good. Although, because it is fresh with zero preservatives, you don't have long before mold gets to it. I think you have a good week or two.

Again, thank-you Bobby for the educational video. Ever since I found you on RU-vid, you have inspired me to eat healthy because we are what we eat. My health totally changed because of you and I hope you touch more people like me all around the world！

Being from Russia my parents always made their own jams, usually with regular sugar and nothing else. I have been making with monk fruit sweetener which is not as sweet but I don’t mind it as I don’t like sweets that much. It is however is nice with evening tea which is very Russian, lol

I literally use organic sugar free peAnut butter and slice up strawberries on my bread. It tastes good also and no sugar added. I’m going to start adding blueberries to my sandwich. I think both are good jelly/jam substitutes.

Bobby will you please do a video just like this but for Kombucha? That would be marvelous!

I just had some of that Laird's mint chocolate this morning! Yum!! And Art's not the only one that preferred peanut butter only sandwiches as a kid! Me too! I always felt like the weird kid, but that's how I liked them!

Congratulations on 1M! The “preservative” in jams and jellies is the sugars. They keep the Water Activity high enough to prevent micro growth. The low sugar versions often add the preservative - potassium sorbate - to reduce mold growth. It is important to keep the low sugar versions in the fridge. The citric acid (or ascorbic or malic) is added to lower the pH and get the pectin to gel. Sodium citrate is a buffer salt to stabilize the pH for improved consistence.

Been waiting for this! Husband is a jam person. I buy Crofter's bc of the availabity. Thank you for educating me! Congrats on 1mil subs!

I make homemade jam with our organic strawberries & use local honey.. usually a recipe calls for 7 cups of sugar. I use half that in honey. Tastes wonderful. You get half the quantity but all the quality.

When I made jelly in France, even when the strawberries were sweet, I always added a touch of sugar to taste. When the fruit was not very sweet, add more sugar. Those were the days before sugar substitutes.

I am approaching 70 years of age. I used to help my mom can her foods and jam, jelly and preserves. Honestly speaking, I have never seen her use any sugars.

Last year my son made persimmon jam. My in-laws have a huge persimmon tree so he used theirs. It was so good. He didn't add much sugar because my husband is a type 1 diabetic.

I know this is late but I made jam over the weekend using organic cherries and honey as the sweetener. You have to use a special pectin that is made for low sugar/sugar alternatives. The brand I used was Pomona's Universal Pectin that I found at the health food store. It tastes great and you'd never know there's no cane sugar.

Congratulations on one million subscribers. We love your advice.

I've been buying the "GOOD GOOD" brand at my Walmart in Arkansas. Love Love LOVE the strawberry and blueberry. I'm thrilled with it because it's the best I've seen for keto. Odd that my store doesn't have much else in the way of keto products...but they have this. I've also used these as a topping on cheesecake.

I'm using that exact St. Dalfour spread surprisingly. Yes it's added sugar is high, but its amazing on the Canyon Bakehouse bread, toasted straight from the freezer.

My goodness, I've been binge watching you videos all day. So greatful to you guys for all the hard research and time you've put into this channel. 5 ⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️'s

I actually had the Welch jam in my apartment. After watching this video, I am throwing it out. Thank you for making these video's and helping me through my food transformation journey!

Thanks for the great fruit spread analysis video! You're convincing me to get a Costco membership! 😂 Love your honest talk about reviewing products and recommendations for what's the "cream of the crop" for different foods and drinks! Thanks for all your work you put into the channel!

Hi guys, so glad you did this review. It confirms I’m reading my labels correctly. I have been buying the Good/Good brand for a while but definitely wish it was organic. I can find it now at Save-mart in California 👍🏼

Even though I know it's not organic my favorite is still Bonne Maman - the French strawberry preserves. I used organic fruit juice sweetened spreads for years but I really missed actual preserves with chunks of fruit that the spreads just don't have.

Thank you for all your exhaustive research- we really appreciate it.

I make my own jam and if you pick ripe enough fruit, you don’t need sugar. I have made sugar free raspberry and strawberry jam- freezer jam and jarred jam and it’s just fine. If you want it sweeter, you could always mix it with honey when you go to spread it.

Hi Bobby, To make jam less sweet ( I am the same, find it hard to cope with anything tasting too sweet as I gave sugarup in 2012!), I make my jam half organic strawberries and half organic raspberries ( about 500gms), chop and put in saucepan and cook medium heat for about 10 minutes, put in a one tbsp of stevia (my recipe says 2 tspns, but that I find is too much for my sweet- sensitive palate, so stick to one). Stir stevia in, and keep stirring for around 15 mins, stir 2 tbsps chia seeds ( a healthy pectin replacement) for the last five minutes. I actually find also one tbspn Chia seeds is enough. Cool for half hour off heat, and pour in recycled clean glass jars with lids and refrigerate. If you want it chunky like a real jam, leave as is, I blitz a bit with blender stick whilst in pan to make jam more "spreadable", but with still good fruit texture. I find that the chia seeds help really well with the thickening processing, and jam is great for the next day! PS- You can squeeze a spot of lemon in during the cooking process if desired ( I don't generally). So- good luck! :-)

Congratulations on hitting the Million mark! 👏🏻👏🏻👏🏻💪🏻🏆

I just found this video…a day after I made my own organic blueberry chia seed jam…if my toddler doesn’t love it…I’ll have to try what you suggest! Thanks again for all your content!

A few video requests: •Condiment staples •Ingredients we should NEVER have in our kitchen (maybe not a video but a list we can either download or screenshot to take to the grocery store) •Easy summer lunches for kids and easy snacks for kids or homemade snack boxes for kids (single mom w/11 year old who likes his snacks) • Travel snacks- Road trips or vacations • Healthy(ish) Cocktails ;)

We grew up on peanut butter only also, Art! Or peanut butter and banana. I had my first obj on white bread when I went home with a friend after school when I was 13. I thought I had been missing out.

I make my own Jam every year. I have Plums, Apricots, and Peach trees in my yard so come fall time I have a lot of fresh fruit that goes bad quickly so I make lots of healthy organic jam! And it tastes so good.

Thank you for adding 2 keto friendly jams. I'm gonna try the Good Good brand.

Million, congrates to you guys, and thanks for this one

I make make jam with fresh or frozen organic blueberries or strawberries and chia seeds. Heat fruit in saucepan until they break down, stir in lemon juice and a touch of stevia or monkfruit (as needed), remove from heat and stir in chia seeds. Quick, simple, and delicious!

Bobby, mix fruit, water, sugar free pectin and stevia. I don’t remember how much of what 🤗 but people make sugar-free jams and jellies all the time. I sure do love watching you and your good information. Thank you!!!

I was hoping to see ALL FRUIT or SIMPLY FRUIT brands to see how they measure up. Guess I need to read the labels! Thanks for all you do to inform and encourage us! I have been using Crazy Richards PB and SIMPLY FRUIT lately (Walmart). Their pickup service substituted the palm oil PB once, and I was NOT HAPPY!

Wow Bobby. What a mess with lots of those.. thanks for doing the research and videos for us. Key item, read the labels. Glad to see the team back. Art and Bobby shop haul

I just made my own organic jams. I used lemon juice fruit, and pectin and Monkfruit sugar. I made blueberry, strawberry, and blackberry. They are totally nummy and much more healthy than all that mess on the store selves

I like when you said pick your poison, because I was personally convinced that there was no safe jam in relation to additives and specially sugar and you were right about home recipe as a best choice which I am still looking for one . Nice job and Thank you for your efforts 👍

I ordered the Laird Hot Chocolate today. Can't wait to try it.

I make my own preserves and using monkfruit has worked really well for me.

Loved this video! I accidently found a jam that would be approved😊 I had organic cranberrys in bags left over from holiday so it was used to create jam. Boil, save filtered water, press add Stevie and place into sealed jar. It was solid so it was placed into boiling water then removed and placed onto keto toast or scone, FABULOUS accident.

I been craving a PB&J. Trader Joe's let me down in the jam dept today, but... I watched about 10 of your vids, and shopped wiser. Got some healthy cookies, Applegate Ham, avocado oil, and some Monkfruit sugar. Thanks for all your help, and for not being the usual off-putting youtuber. I have the same Dutch Oven. (on your stove )

I was just at Target today and passed the jams and wondered which is best. Since finding your videos, I am addicted and can't get enough! I decided to wait to "see what Bobby recommends." Really trying to eat healthier as my husband and I are both middle aged+. Loved your video on the bottled drink review when Art got that "chunker". You're daughter stole the show! She is so adorable! God Bless!

I swear you are a mind reader. All week long I told my boyfriend “I want to find a healthy jam or jelly. I hope Bobby makes a vid soon.” Boom here it is!

Congratulations........... So very deserved by you and your entire wonderful team!

The Moroccan Argan spread u have is called “Amlou” in Morocco. It’s a mixture of cooked Argan oil, almond butter and pure honey. The best you will find in Morocco is in the city of Agadir

I haven't bought jam or jelly in years! I have been making my own for about 8 years! That way, I know whats in it! Totally organic!! 😁👍

Thanks Bobby and Art. Congratulations on 1M !

Great vocab in this video - "Goober" PB and "functional mushrooms"!

Congrats on the Million!! Man I love you all! Rock on!!

Thanks for the vids about bread, pb jellies and jams. I'm a morning coffee, toast with pb and jelly guy. I've gained too much weight during the covid-19 threat and on top of that I'm a senior with knee arthritis and a bad back. I'm trying to eat sensibly to keep the extra pounds down. Thanks for your guidance.

Yes, I make my own jelly with just the natural sweetness of the fruit.

Yes, I use the more sugary fruit peaches,, apples, strawberries and cook them down the add fruit pectin to get a good congealed consistency. There is no need to add sugar.. I do add a squeeze of lemon. I have fallen in love with NutZo that stuff is crunchy and flavorful.

I don't buy jams or jellies--I make my own by cooking apples in my crock pot and adding fruit and/ or berries to it after it has cooked down. Then I use a hand blender to mix it to my liking so that there is some fruit in it. No sugar only the sugar in the fruit. I add no water or fruit juice but let the apples cook down then add berries or other desired fruits to it. Simple and delicious!

Thanks guys! Been watching your videos and learning so much. One thing, Bonne Maman is pronounced like Bone Ma-mon . It means Good Mother in French.

I don’t know if I should watch this because I love smucker’s raspberry perserve; don’t know if I can stop🤣🤣🤣

Thank you so much Bobby. I was so confused when I bought the jam. I don't really know what to choose. Now I am listening to you as you told I will buy it again.

When doing canning, the pectins available for purchase (baking aisle) like Sure-jell or Realfruit, come in different versions. Original and low sugar or sugar free, which needs added fruit juice. The instructions warn to use exact measurements for safety. The sugar and lemon juice or citric acid are used to get the PH level right so the water bath canning is safe for shelf storage. If you plan to refrigerate or freeze, just using the fruit’s natural pectin (like in the case of raspberries) or adding some pectin or chia for fruit with less natural pectin is fine. Jams are relatively safe, which is why water-bath versus pressure canning is ok. Many home cooks start their canning with these. It’s a lot of fun to have organic blackberry jam using blackberries you bought at the farmers market in August when there’s snow on the ground in January.

You need sugar which reacts with pectin to “gel” jams and especially jellies, you can go sugar free, but the texture is different, especially jellies, fruit juices contain enough sugar content, but you typically need to cook jams/jellies longer which will affect flavor...food science rocks!

Love Bonne Maman....but now I make my own low sugar refrigerator jam (cannot tolerate any of the sugar substitutes) and use the cute jars that I saved.

Yay! So excited for you! 😀 congrats 🎈🎉 Me: sees jam and drops at home work to watch.

I make blueberry jam by simply boiling down blueberries, adding monk fruit and stevia and finishing off with a little of xanthan gum. Works great. Taste great. Takes maybe 20 minutes total.

I just discovered your channel and I see a Thermomix in your kitchen! I need to watch more of your videos.

I had a lot of strawberries 🍓 that were about to go bad so I literally just took them and mashed them up and put it on my biscuits with a little butter....Mmmmmmm soooooo good!!!

I make my own! Fresh organic figs, 1 tablespoon Monk Fruit Sugar, and lime juice (from 1 lime)

We make plum jam every season without having to add any sugar and the taste is fantastic. Cherry however we must add sugar. Unfortunately this year our plum trees lost the flowers due to a storm so we need the Bobby approved Jam or jelly.

I really love the Trader Joe's Organic Reduced Sugar line. Much more healthy, and tastes like real fruit as opposed to candy. On the other hand, have to avoid products with added sugar alcohols. They are the devil incarnate to my insides.

Please do one of these on Asian condiments: soy souce, dark soy sauce, oyster sauce, hoisin sauce etc. I have been making lots of stir fries lately, but I always wonder what is in those sauces and if more natural alternatives exist. Thanks

Hi Bobby. You asked why the sugar in preserves and jellies. Is not only for the sweetness; sugar makes the Ph acidic and that inhibits bacterial growth. So even homemade jams have a super high level of sugar. Lowering the added sugar will not "preserve" the preserves and would spoil very easily. But maybe adding enough citric acid would raise the Ph and would make a good jam? Finally, sugars lower the cost making the preserves more affordable (and more profitable). Lidl has a reduced sugar mix red fruit and an apricot version that are super low in sugar plus some stevia. St. Dalfour has great flavors and it's a classic.

Bobby your youtube channel has changed my life for the better. I love your energy and vibe. You are one cool nerdy dude.

I looked up the products you said were the best, wow the prices are crazy!! I can't afford to spend $9.59 for a jar of Jam Or 16oz of Laird creamer for $24.99! Love your channel, just found you a couple days ago

Awesome video Bobby! A lot of great tips in this one. It really is "Pick your poison" with jams, unfortunately. I'm sure there are some organic ones out there with little sugar, but I'd imagine they cost like $30 for 300g lmao.

I make blueberry jelly all the time... Just two ingredients...i boil blueberries until liquid evaporates then mash a banana in there for last 2 minutes for sweetness ...last about 3 days...when i make big batch i freeze it... delicious 😋

Stand up Art! Lol.. I rarely have a PB&J but definitely just PB on some toast 👍 oh ya!!😁

Congratulations Bobby! I love your videos and I would like to see a video about the best vegetables to eat.

Hey Bobby, they sell that good good brand jam in fresh thyme markets in the midwest. I've found raspberry and strawberry.

I want to thank you for helping me out with everything you come on teaching us food sugar dessert you are a blessing you are your wife and your baby girl precious you are awesome I love your SpanishAnd happy Father’s Day to your wife

The Nature's Promise brand at Hannaford has an organic fruit spread that is clean but has 7g of organic cane sugar per serving. I'm looking for a sugar free version next time I go.

"I wanna get that natural essence of the goober" is probably the best thing I've ever heard

Bobby enjoy watching your channel , and still learning

Make your own. So easy. I make freezer jams as I prefer the taste of the fruit when it’s not cooked. I cut the sugar in half so it doesn’t set like a preserve but I use a spoon to scoop it on toast. Tastes just like real fruit with little sugar. Tried substituting coconut sugar instead of real sugar but the color and taste was funky

Your videos are so nice to watch and are very informative!!

Your videos are my jam!

When I make jam myself, I will typically use a couple drops of stevia since the jam is not super sweet, even with the stevia. I typically use frozen organic strawberries or raspberries

Congrats On 1 Million 🎉🎊🍾

I would like to see a video on meal replacement shakes and smoothies like spiru-tein.