That was my feeling too. The applesauce I buy is from Trader Joe's, and it has exactly one ingredient: organic apples.
It's easy to add more sweetness if I want, for example if I mix it with unsweetened plain nonfat yogurt then I will add a bit of maple syrup too - yum!
Same for other similar products. Most fruit jams are way too sweet for my taste. The excessive sugar is probably required by law in order to be called "jam" - yuck! There are some "fruit sweetened" spreads that are sweetened with grape juice, but then the grape dominates the flavor.
We used to be able to get Kozlowski Farms fruit spreads that were sweetened with apple juice - a much better pairing for berries. I haven't seen them in a while locally though.
I sweeten all my jellies with apple juice. Most people can’t figure out the je ne sais pas quality of it..be it roses or lemon verbena or lavender..it’s fun trying to make them guess the flavors.
It's easy to add more sweetness if I want, for example if I mix it with unsweetened plain nonfat yogurt then I will add a bit of maple syrup too - yum!
Same for other similar products. Most fruit jams are way too sweet for my taste. The excessive sugar is probably required by law in order to be called "jam" - yuck! There are some "fruit sweetened" spreads that are sweetened with grape juice, but then the grape dominates the flavor.
We used to be able to get Kozlowski Farms fruit spreads that were sweetened with apple juice - a much better pairing for berries. I haven't seen them in a while locally though.