Pectin, Pomona's Universal

Probably many of you are great at canning but for me it's a new experience. This year I thought I would put up some preserves using low or no sugar.  I thought something more on the healthy side would be a good option. I'm not a fan of any artificial sweeteners so the sweetening needs to be natural, like honey or fruit juice


After doing research on the low sugar options I have come across a product Pomona's Universal Pectin specifically made for low sugar canning. This type pectin makes thick jam and jelly with rich, full flavor undiluted by large amounts of added sugar. Ordinary fruit pectins require your jam or jelly to be 55-85% sugar to set firmly.

This product is available at the Co-Op.... Price

Pomona's Universal Pectin™ Description

• Our sugar free, preservative free, low-methoxyl citrus pectin is specially formulated for making low sugar jam & jelly.
• Sweeten jam & jelly to your taste with low amounts of any sweetener: sugar, honey, agave, maple syrup, frozen juice concentrate, stevia, xylitol, Sucanat, concentrated fruit sweetener, or Splenda and other artificial sweeteners.
• Each 1 oz box makes 2 to 4 batches (about 5 – 8 oz jars per batch). Recipes can be doubled or tripled. Each box contains pectin powder, calcium powder, directions, and recipes.
• Keeps indefinitely.
• Kosher manufactured.
• Vegan. Gluten Free. Non-GMO.
• Celebrating 35 years of low-sweetener jam and jelly.

Now you're free to make cooked jam & jelly and freezer jam the way you like it - sweetened to your taste with honey, sugar, artificial sweetener, fruit juice concentrate or any other sweetener.

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