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Beku

Strawberry Basil Fruit Spread

₹330.00(₹0.94 per gram)

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Size 200g

70% fruitReal basil, not flavouringNo preservativesNo coloursVegan

CLEANStrawberry with basil at 70% fruit — nearly three times the legal floor for strawberry jam.

Strawberry with freeze-dried basil, 70% fruit, sweetened with khandsari rather than refined sugar. Five ingredients in total: strawberry, freeze-dried basil, 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.

Worth knowing: the legal minimum fruit content for strawberry jam in India is 25%, the lowest of any flavour. At 70% this is nearly three times that floor.

Keep refrigerated after opening.

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Why We Like It

Seventy per cent fruit against a 25% legal floor for strawberry jam — the widest gap in the range.
Basil is the freeze-dried herb, not a flavouring.
Khandsari rather than refined white sugar is a genuine step down in processing.
No preservative, no added colour and no added flavouring.
Beku publishes a nutrition panel per flavour, and it matches the printed pack.

Ingredients

Strawberry (70% with basil)

The base

Seventy per cent of the jar is fruit — nearly three times the 25% legal floor for strawberry jam.

Freeze-dried basil

The herb

The actual herb, freeze-dried. Not a basil flavouring.

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 compare	Purepicked	Regular strawberry jam
Fruit content	70% pulp	The legal minimum for strawberry jam is 25%
Sweetener	Khandsari, unrefined cane sugar	Refined white sugar, usually a higher proportion
Preservatives	None	Class II preservatives are common (sulphites, benzoates)
Colour and flavour	Neither added — basil is the real herb, freeze-dried	Added colour and flavouring are common in the category

Is It For You?

Good for

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

Cheese boards and savoury-leaning breakfasts

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

Spread on toast or sourdough

Pair with soft cheese on a board

Swirl into yoghurt or oats

Keep refrigerated after opening

What to look for in Fruit Spreads?

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.

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

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

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