• Beku Alphonso Mango Jam Sesh fruit spread jar, front of pack, on a plain white studio background
  • Info card: what's in Beku fruit spread — fruit pulp, khandsari, lemon concentrate and fruit pectin
  • Info card comparing Beku fruit spread with other jams: 70% fruit pulp, khandsari instead of refined white sugar, no preservatives
  • Info card: why Purepicked picked this fruit spread — seventy per cent fruit, khandsari not refined sugar, nothing artificial added
  • A steel jam spoon lifted above a pressed-glass bowl with a thick ribbon of Alphonso mango spread falling from it, on a pale-blue enamelled tin tray
  • A hand drawing a spiral of Alphonso mango spread through thick set curd in a speckled stoneware bowl, with rolled oats and toasted almond flakes to one side
  • Back label of the Beku Alphonso Mango fruit spread jar, on a plain white studio background
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Beku

Alphonso Mango Fruit Spread

Alphonso Mango Fruit Spread

₹330.00(₹0.89 per gram)
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Size
70% fruitNo preservativesNo coloursNo flavoursVegan
CLEANAlphonso mango at 70% fruit, with nothing artificial in the jar.

Alphonso mango, 70% of the jar, sweetened with khandsari rather than refined sugar. Four ingredients in total: mango, khandsari, lemon and fruit pectin.

Per 100g it carries 187 kcal, 40.9g total sugars and 2.9g fibre. Of those sugars, 35.6g are added. Khandsari is unrefined cane sugar and a genuine step down in processing from white sugar, but it is still sugar and we would rather say that plainly. A 20g serving is about 37 kcal.

Keep refrigerated after opening.

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Why We Like It

  • Seventy per cent of the jar is Alphonso mango pulp.
  • Khandsari rather than refined white sugar is a genuine step down in processing.
  • No preservative, no added colour and no added flavouring.
  • Pectin does the setting, and it comes from fruit rather than a starch or a gum.
  • Beku publishes a nutrition panel per flavour, and it matches the printed pack.
Ingredients

Alphonso mango (70%)

The base

Seventy per cent of the jar is mango pulp.

Khandsari

The sweetener

Unrefined cane sugar, less processed than white sugar. Still sugar — 35.6g per 100g here is added sugar.

Lemon concentrate

For acidity

Balances the sweetness and helps the set. A food, not an acidity regulator by code number.

Fruit pectin

The setting agent

A gelling agent drawn from fruit. It is what lets a spread set without cooking the fruit to death.

Nutrition factsPer 100g
Energy kcal
187.2 kcal
Protein g
1.6 g
Carbohydrate g
43.57 g
Total sugars g
40.93 g
Added sugars g
35.59 g
Dietary fibre g
2.9 g
Total fat g
<1 g
Cholesterol mg
<1 mg
Sodium mg
12.32 mg
Beku Fruit Spread versus other jams
What to comparePurepickedRegular jam
Fruit content70% pulpThe legal minimum for jam is 45%, and 25% for strawberry
SweetenerKhandsari, unrefined cane sugarRefined white sugar, usually a higher proportion
PreservativesNoneClass II preservatives are common (sulphites, benzoates)
Colour and flavourNeither addedAdded colour and flavouring are common in the category

Is It For You?

Good for

Those wanting a higher-fruit, lower-processing jam alternative

Toast, yoghurt bowls and dessert fillings

Vegan and vegetarian diets

Avoid if

Anyone strictly avoiding all added sugar — 35.6g per 100g here is added, and khandsari still counts as sugar

How to use
01

Spread on toast or parathas

02

Swirl into yoghurt or oats

03

Use as a filling for desserts or pastries

04

Keep refrigerated after opening

What to look for in Fruit Spreads?
01

Fruit content is the number that matters. The legal minimum for jam is 45%, and 25% for strawberry, so anything sitting near the floor is mostly sugar.

02

Khandsari is still sugar, not a sugar-free option. It suits anyone cutting refined sugar, not anyone managing blood glucose.

03

Preservatives, colours and flavourings all have to appear in the ingredient list. If they are not in it, they are not in the jar.

04

Pectin is a fruit-derived gelling agent and belongs in a spread. Modified starch and gum are the shortcuts to look out for.