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Plum Preserve

Plum preserve is a sweet fruit spread made from plums and commonly used on bread, pastries, and desserts.

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About Plum Preserve

Plum preserve is a sweet fruit spread made by cooking plums with sugar, usually until the fruit softens and the mixture thickens. Depending on the product, it may retain pieces or skins, or be comparatively smooth. Colour can range from amber or red to deep purple.

Its flavour is sweet and fruit-based, with the precise balance affected by the plums, sugar, and any other ingredients. Texture can be chunky, pulpy, or comparatively smooth, and the product may be thick enough to spread. The term covers more than one formulation.

Plum preserve is spread on bread and toast and used in pastries, cakes, fillings, desserts, and some sauces. Products may differ in their proportions of fruit, sugar, liquid, and setting agents, so jarred preserve is not interchangeable with fresh plum or unsweetened plum purée.

Ingredient type
compound ingredient

Forms & related ingredients

  • Watercontains · Plum Preserve → Water
  • Sugarcontains · Plum Preserve → Sugar
  • Plumcontains · Plum Preserve → Plum

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Desserts

Ingredient connections awaiting review · Coverage is still growing, including packaged snacks.

Name examples awaiting language review. Confirm the specific food or product.

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English

Plum Preserve

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Plum Preserve nutrition & diet

Plum Preserve nutritional value

Reference: Jam, plum

Per 100 g of the edible portion of the stated reference food.

Calories
251kcal
Protein
0.2g
Carbs
64.4g
Fat
0.0g

Reference example for the named food and preparation, per 100 g edible portion. This is not a universal value for every recipe or brand; packaged products should be compared with their own label. © Food Standards Australia New Zealand. AFCD Release 3, food F004604. Available carbohydrate excludes sugar alcohols; energy converted from kJ to kcal (÷4.184). Australian data may not be appropriate for use in other countries. There are limitations associated with food composition databases. Food composition data used in the database or databases may represent an average of the nutrient content of a particular sample of foods and ingredients, determined at a particular time. The nutrient composition of foods and ingredients can vary substantially between batches and brands because of a number of factors, including changes in season, processing practices and ingredient source, and methods of calculation. Data licensed under the FSANZ Data User Licence Agreement, based on CC BY-SA 3.0 AU: https://www.foodstandards.gov.au/science-data/monitoringnutrients/afcd/datauserlicenceagreement.

Portions & preparation

Portion by the spread actually used, and identify whether it is a jam, jelly, conserve, chutney, or thick fruit preparation. Recipe differences include added sugar, pectin, spices, juice, and fruit pieces. A preserve on bread or pastry should be recorded separately from its accompaniment.

Compare the right form: Reference data must match the named plum preserve recipe or brand, including fruit pieces, sweetener, pectin, spices, and serving consistency.

Diet considerations

Plum preserve is generally plant-derived, but compatibility depends on its full recipe. Honey, gelatin, dairy, alcohol, or cereal ingredients may be added, and sweeteners create a portion-dependent carbohydrate pattern. Bread, pastry, or biscuits used with it introduce separate cereal ingredients and may change the overall dietary classification.

AI-authored reading notes · Awaiting editorial review. Measured values, where available, have a separate source above.

Dietary compatibility

  • Vegan
    Depends on the version
  • Vegetarian
    Depends on the version
  • Pescatarian
    Depends on the version
  • Keto
    Not established
  • Paleo
    Typically incompatible
  • Low-carb
    Not established
  • Halal
    Not established
  • Kosher
    Not established
What these diet assessments mean
Vegan · Depends on the version
Check the version or source of: Sugar. Check the refining process and processing aids for the particular producer.
Vegetarian · Depends on the version
Check the version or source of: Sugar. Check the refining process and processing aids for the particular producer.
Pescatarian · Depends on the version
Check the version or source of: Sugar. Check the refining process and processing aids for the particular producer.
Keto · Not established
A defined serving and sourced carbohydrate data are needed before assessing this dietary pattern.
Paleo · Typically incompatible
Recorded common ingredients: Sugar. This profile falls outside the conventional paleo pattern used here (grains and pseudograins, legumes, dairy or refined sugar). Recipes and products can differ.
Low-carb · Not established
A defined serving and sourced carbohydrate data are needed before assessing this dietary pattern.
Halal · Not established
Sourcing, processing and any applicable certification have not been verified. A food name alone does not establish halal status.
Kosher · Not established
Sourcing, processing and any applicable certification have not been verified. A food name alone does not establish kosher status.

For the plain ingredient · Awaiting review. Diet compatibility is not allergy suitability or halal/kosher certification. Keto and low-carb depend on the portion.

Reviewed ingredient entryIngredient reference · Preparations vary

AI-generated illustration for visual context. It does not identify a particular product or establish allergen content.

Sources & review

Nutrition reference: Australian Food Composition Database, Release 3, 2025 — Jam, plum ↗. Values are scaled from 100 g of the recorded edible form. Individual portions have no assumed fixed weight.

Expanded overview, name examples and nutrition notes are database drafts awaiting editorial review. Numeric nutrition values, where shown, have their own source and food-form reference.

The ingredient description and dish connections come from the draft catalogue and may change after review.

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