[klubneras]

Sugar is a preservative.

[bestworkothlo]

i used to have an apple tree in my garden and i made lots of apple sauce. for best results you do need to add some sugar (although this depends a lot on the apples) and lemon. although i can well imagine companies put far too much sugar in. in brasil there is far too much sugar or salt, in everything, it's kind of frustrating.

I don't know man... apples are fruits. They're pretty sweet as is. Judging from this no sugar added apple sauce, sugar really isn't needed.

This is the stuff I don't get. Why do these companies just throw sugar (or corn syrup) in everything like this? They're paying extra money to buy this sugar so why add it? Stuff tastes just as good without it.

[illilmicy]

Why do companies worry about kids getting botulism from their food? I don't understand

You dumb ****. The no sugar added apple sauce is best by Feb 2012. Clearly the sugar isn't needed as a preservative since the stuff is good for a year since I bought it and who knows how long it was sitting on a shelf before that!

How long are people storing ****ing apple sauce that a year isn't long enough? And I guarantee that the sugary apple sauce doesn't have a further expiration date.

[Mister.levitra]

And yet the jars of no sugar added apple sauce are best by 2/25/2012 ****ER

Now put me back on ignore *******

A year? That's pretty preserved for food. I have to agree with Al on this one.

[Metalhead]

They put sugar in everything for the same reason they put salt in everything. It's dirt cheap and they think Americans like it that way though really it's all about the bottom line (see the dirt cheap part).

[Grzqbmhy]

i used to have an apple tree in my garden and i made lots of apple sauce. for best results you do need to add some sugar (although this depends a lot on the apples) and lemon. although i can well imagine companies put far too much sugar in. in brasil there is far too much sugar or salt, in everything, it's kind of frustrating.

A friend of mine said the same thing about too much salt on food in Brazil. He said he practically gagged the first time he ate real Brazilian food because they had literally put so much salt on everything.

[SusanSazzios]

They put sugar in everything for the same reason they put salt in everything. It's dirt cheap and they think Americans like it that way though really it's all about the bottom line (see the dirt cheap part).

Isn't it cheaper to not put sugar in it though?

I mean if they're worried about the bottom line, why add something in? That costs more.

[JTS_tv]

It's an American thing. Here in Europe you need to add it manually, usually.

Here's another one for you: Why does McDonalds add sugar to salads? Yes, bingo....

My experience is that europe applesauce always has sugar while I pretty much can always find no sugar applesauce in the US stores.

JM

[seosoftseo]

Why do companies put sugar in apple sauce?

Why do you have the time to worry about these things?

[seawolferr]

I checked on this in U.S. stores, but all these products that advertise on the packaging with "no sugar", "low sugar", or "no fat", well, it's a lie.

Guess it also depends on where you buy your stuff in Europe. The discount supermarket, or local stores. Where I live, lots of foodstuff is produced locally at a competitive price.

No, it's not 'no sugar' with apple sauce since apples obviously have sugar. It's no 'added' sugar. 11g per serving vs. 22g per serving.

Next time you're at the market, check how much sugar is in 128g of apple sauce. If it's closer to 11g than 22g, the Euros aren't adding sugar. If it's 22g then sorry, that has sugar added.

On the apple sauce I have, the ingredients are Apples, water, and Ascorbic acid. That's it. This generic brand has 8g of sugar per cup, so a bit less than Motts'

[Niobaralegra]

Salt is different than sugar. If you cook with absolutely no salt, you can't salt it enough to taste it at all.

[Frodogzzz]

Why doesn't Motts produce an apple flavored sugar? You could use it in your coffee.

[indartwm]

Cooking apples, are very, very sour. And they tend to be the ones we make apple sauce out of here.

Apple sauce is ridiculously easy to make though.

If you can't be bothered with the full method you can just do a quick microwave version.

Get some eating apples, peel them and chop them up into slices and put in the microwave with a bit of water for a few mins until they go soft. Add some sugar and/or lemon juice if you want. Done.

[gernica]

I had a 15 yr old bottle of barbecue sauce. Still good when I opened and used it.

15 years?

Well, since we're on the topic...
I ate a box of Uncle Ben's rice that expired in 2006 two nights ago. I don't really eat rice but I saw it there and was like I ought to do something about it. Rice lasts forever though... the spice packet was rough though.

[socialkiiii]

I also don't like the fact that they put fructose syrup in apple sauce.

Fructose Corn Syrup is good for getting really fat and and developing heart disease.

Read: http://www.princeton.edu/main/news/archive/S26/91/22K07/

AND,

st.org/arhttp://www.griticle/draft-new-research-links-high-fructose-corn-syrup-and-diabetes-heart-diseas/

BTW, fructose is a natural chemical found in fruit such as pears and apples, and I would not hesitate to eat an apple and/or a pear or tomato a day as these foods are healthy, rich in nutrients, and the small amounts of fructose from eating some fruit daily is easily handled by our liver.

HFCS is found in most fast foods, and in many soft drinks. In food stores, the High Fructose Corn Syrup will be listed on the label.

I will never consume a product that has High Fructose Corn Syrup.

And since I stopped years ago, I have dropped quite a bit of weight and am physical fit once again.


Beware of the propaganda put out by the Corn industry in defense of the merits of absorbing HFCS into your body. The Corn Industry is heavily subsidized by the US Taxpayer, thanks to our shameless elected politicians.

[GinaIsWild]

I also don't like the fact that they put fructose syrup in apple sauce.

Yes, how dare they put fruit sugar in fruit!

[Abarricoss]

15 years?

Well, since we're on the topic...
I ate a box of Uncle Ben's rice that expired in 2006 two nights ago. I don't really eat rice but I saw it there and was like I ought to do something about it. Rice lasts forever though... the spice packet was rough though.

Properly canned goods (including that bottle of BBQ sauce) will never go "bad" in terms of bacterial contamination unless something breaches the container. They will get less tasty over time, though, as the more delicate organic molecules start breaking down.

[pinawinekolad]

You can buy apple sauce w/o the sugar. I too was amazed that "regular" applesauce comes with sugar added. The no sugar added stuff is plenty sweet.

-Arrian

[radikal]

Tart apples (also called pie apples) are often used because they allow sugar to be added without making the whole overly sweet. This is often done because the sugar is serving the second purpose of being a thickening agent.

[Eh085zE7]

No, I'm not a corn farmer. But from what I know, high fructose corn syrup is just a mix of fructose and glucose. While a sucrose molecule is composed of a glucose molecule attached to a fructose molecule. Now, maybe I'm wrong and those things are radically different.