Clean Food Score

Audio from the Clean Food Score video of the same name; the video shows the labels and scores on screen.

Jelly is made from juice, jam and preserves share one federal standard, marmalade has none, and fruit spread is the name for jars outside the rules. We read the labels: fruit-to-sugar ratios, added vs total sugar, pectin, high fructose corn syrup, dyes and the jars that score best (as of October 2026).

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Chapters
0:00 The Short Answer
0:46 Jelly: Juice Only
1:24 Jam vs Preserves: Same Rule
2:25 Marmalade vs Jam
3:10 Fruit Spread: Outside the Standard
4:01 Reading the Sugar
4:43 Pectin, Lemon and Citric Acid
5:36 What Gets Flagged
6:23 How to Read a Jam Label
7:02 The Ranked Picks
8:03 Your Turn

Product scores are Clean Food Score's 0–100 label scores as shown on cleanfoodscore.com on 2026-10-18. Recipes change, so read the package you buy. We read labels; this is not medical advice.

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"Almost Bliss" Kevin MacLeod (incompetech.com)
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"Carefree" Kevin MacLeod (incompetech.com)
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"Fresh Air" Kevin MacLeod (incompetech.com)
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"Friday Morning" Kevin MacLeod (incompetech.com)
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#jamvsjelly #preserves #foodlabels

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Shoyu is just Japanese for soy sauce, tamari uses little or no wheat, liquid aminos aren't brewed, and coconut aminos skip soy entirely. We read the labels: brewed vs hydrolyzed, the FDA's 140 mg low sodium rule, gluten-free claims and teriyaki, coconut aminos vs soy sauce, and the best soy sauce picks we've scored (as of October 2026).

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Products featured (Amazon links, with our 0–100 label score):
• Bragg Liquid Aminos — 71/100
• Bragg Coconut Liquid Aminos — 71/100
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Chapters
0:00 The Short Answer
0:48 Five Bottles, Five Bases
1:33 Brewed or Not
2:41 Sodium and the Low Sodium Rule
4:09 Gluten, Tamari and Teriyaki
5:14 Coconut Aminos vs Soy Sauce
6:13 Color, Sugar and Preservatives
6:48 How to Read a Soy Sauce Label
7:24 The Best Soy Sauce Picks
8:26 Your Turn

Product scores are Clean Food Score's 0–100 label scores as shown on cleanfoodscore.com on 2026-10-18. Recipes change, so read the package you buy. We read labels; this is not medical advice.

Music
"Fresh Air" Kevin MacLeod (incompetech.com)
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"Friday Morning" Kevin MacLeod (incompetech.com)
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"Carefree" Kevin MacLeod (incompetech.com)
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"Reminiscing" Kevin MacLeod (incompetech.com)
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#soysauce #tamari #coconutaminos #foodlabels

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Mars released M&M's made without FD&C colors, but blue and brown are missing. Here's the swap you can buy today.

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Product scores are Clean Food Score's 0–100 label scores as shown on cleanfoodscore.com on 2026-10-16. Recipes change, so read the package you buy. We read labels; this is not medical advice.

"Almost Bliss" Kevin MacLeod (incompetech.com)
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#shorts #dyefree #mms

Audio from the Clean Food Score video of the same name; the video shows the labels and scores on screen.

Most canned black olives started out green: they're darkened with air and an iron salt called ferrous gluconate. We explain Castelvetrano, Kalamata, green and stuffed olives, black olives nutrition and sodium, and the cleanest jars we've scored (as of October 2026).

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Products featured (Amazon links, with our 0–100 label score):
• Kosterina Spicy Kalamata Olives — 71/100
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Chapters
0:00 The Short Answer
0:46 Green or Black?
1:24 How Black Olives Are Made
2:10 Castelvetrano Olives
3:03 Kalamata Olives
3:54 Green Olives
4:33 What the Brine Can Add
5:17 Stuffed Olives
6:04 Black Olives Nutrition and Sodium
6:51 How to Read an Olive Label
7:31 The Jars We've Scored
8:23 Your Turn

Product scores are Clean Food Score's 0–100 label scores as shown on cleanfoodscore.com on 2026-10-18. Recipes change, so read the package you buy. We read labels; this is not medical advice.

Music
"Almost Bliss" Kevin MacLeod (incompetech.com)
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"Carefree" Kevin MacLeod (incompetech.com)
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"Fresh Air" Kevin MacLeod (incompetech.com)
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"Friday Morning" Kevin MacLeod (incompetech.com)
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#olives #castelvetrano #kalamata

Audio from the Clean Food Score video of the same name; the video shows the labels and scores on screen.

Cage-free, free-range, pasture-raised: only the seal next to the claim tells you the real numbers.

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Product scores are Clean Food Score's 0–100 label scores as shown on cleanfoodscore.com on 2026-10-16. Recipes change, so read the package you buy. We read labels; this is not medical advice.

"Almost Bliss" Kevin MacLeod (incompetech.com)
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#shorts #eggs #foodlabels

Audio from the Clean Food Score video of the same name; the video shows the labels and scores on screen.

Most shelf-stable pickles are vinegar pickles with no live cultures, while half-sours, raw sauerkraut and kimchi are fermented in salt brine. We read the labels: what kosher dill really means, whether pickles need to be refrigerated, the dyes, preservatives and sodium to watch, and the cleanest jars we've scored (as of October 2026).

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Chapters
0:00 The Short Answer
0:46 Two Ways to Make a Pickle
1:50 Half-Sours, Full Sours and Kosher Dills
2:35 What Is Sauerkraut?
3:18 Raw or Pasteurized
4:00 Do Pickles Need to Be Refrigerated?
4:34 Dyes, Preservatives and Sweeteners
5:46 The Sodium Question
6:29 How to Read a Pickle Label
7:11 The Jars We've Scored
8:13 Your Turn

Product scores are Clean Food Score's 0–100 label scores as shown on cleanfoodscore.com on 2026-10-18. Recipes change, so read the package you buy. We read labels; this is not medical advice.

Music
"Fresh Air" Kevin MacLeod (incompetech.com)
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"Friday Morning" Kevin MacLeod (incompetech.com)
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"Reminiscing" Kevin MacLeod (incompetech.com)
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"Carefree" Kevin MacLeod (incompetech.com)
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#pickles #fermentedfoods #sauerkraut

Audio from the Clean Food Score video of the same name; the video shows the labels and scores on screen.

"Uncured" lunch meat is usually cured with celery powder. Here's how to read the fine print.

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Product scores are Clean Food Score's 0–100 label scores as shown on cleanfoodscore.com on 2026-10-16. Recipes change, so read the package you buy. We read labels; this is not medical advice.

"Almost Bliss" Kevin MacLeod (incompetech.com)
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#shorts #delimeat #foodlabels

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Equal, Splenda and Sweet'N Low are three different sweeteners. Here's which is which, plus the plant-based swap.

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Product scores are Clean Food Score's 0–100 label scores as shown on cleanfoodscore.com on 2026-10-16. Recipes change, so read the package you buy. We read labels; this is not medical advice.

"Almost Bliss" Kevin MacLeod (incompetech.com)
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#shorts #aspartame #sweeteners

Audio from the Clean Food Score video of the same name; the video shows the labels and scores on screen.

There's no official mold-free label for coffee. We explain ochratoxin A, the EU limits the US doesn't have, what roasting really does, how to read testing claims from brands like Purity Coffee and Kion (as of October 2026), the questions to ask, and why your creamer label may matter more.

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Products featured (Amazon links, with our 0–100 label score):
• Forager Project Plain Unsweetened Dairy-Free Creamer — 71/100
As an Amazon Associate I earn from qualifying purchases.

Chapters
0:00 The Short Answer
0:48 Mold Versus Mycotoxins
1:35 What Ochratoxin A Is
2:19 The Rules on Each Side
3:15 What Roasting Does
3:45 Reading a Testing Claim
5:11 Organic and Specialty Grade
5:44 Questions to Ask a Brand
6:26 What the Label Can Tell You
7:07 The Creamer Matters Too
7:46 Storing Coffee at Home
8:06 Your Turn

Product scores are Clean Food Score's 0–100 label scores as shown on cleanfoodscore.com on 2026-10-16. Recipes change, so read the package you buy. We read labels; this is not medical advice.

Music
"Almost Bliss" Kevin MacLeod (incompetech.com)
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"Disquiet" Kevin MacLeod (incompetech.com)
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"Reminiscing" Kevin MacLeod (incompetech.com)
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"Carefree" Kevin MacLeod (incompetech.com)
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#coffee #moldfreecoffee #foodlabels

Audio from the Clean Food Score video of the same name; the video shows the labels and scores on screen.

Eight seed oils, plus the vegetable oil in your pantry. Here's the list and the label trick to watch for.

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Product scores are Clean Food Score's 0–100 label scores as shown on cleanfoodscore.com on 2026-10-16. Recipes change, so read the package you buy. We read labels; this is not medical advice.

"Almost Bliss" Kevin MacLeod (incompetech.com)
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#shorts #seedoils #seedoilfree