Universal Pectin,Container, 1.1 Ounce (Pack of 2)

I love this pectin for making jam without sugar. I’ve used honey or monkfruit and both jams have turned out yummy. I’ve done both the canning jam and the freezer jam and had great success both ways.

The best pectin to be able to cut down the amount of sugar used in jams.

I bought Pomona’s Universal Pectin in the 1.1 ounce pack of 2 specifically for making homemade fruit leather for my kids, and it has worked exactly how I hoped it would. What I love most about this pectin is that it lets me control the sweetness. I don’t have to load the fruit up with sugar just to get it to set properly. I can use the natural sweetness from the fruit and still get a soft, flexible texture that dries well and doesn’t crack. The fruit leather comes out smooth and easy to peel, not sticky or overly stiff. It gives just enough structure without making it tough. That was important to me because I wanted something my kids could chew easily without it feeling like candy. The instructions are clear and once you understand how it works with the calcium water, it’s very straightforward. A little goes a long way, so even the small containers last quite a while. If you’re trying to make fruit leather, jams, or other fruit snacks with less or no added sugar, this is a really useful ingredient to have on hand. It gives you flexibility and better control over the final texture.

Works perfectly with honey or very little sugar. I’d put double the honey in next time and do a teaspoon less of the pectin.

Great product, easy to use! I love that there is an instruction paper included in the package!

I’m glad I ordered a 2-pack! Making a triple batch of fig jam with the recipe from the website went well - it noticeably thickened, it didn’t taste too sweet, and it filled exactly 7 half-pints and four pints (15 cups) with proper headspace. The calcium in the first packet was enough to make 1/2 cup “calcium water” with a little left over - “perfect, I need 1/4 cup for my big batch, and can use the rest to make more jam later”, I thought. But then, when I needed 3T of the pectin for my big batch, there was LESS than 3T of it in the pouch! (I’d estimate 8tsp.) I had to dip into the second box’s pectin already, and I still have half the calcium water left from the first box. I am very unimpressed with what my $11 got me. The recipes on the insert all seem to have similar ratios of pectin to calcium water, either 1:1 or 3:4. Why isn’t there a solid half-cup (8T) of pectin powder in one box? Why is there only 1/3 as much pectin as calcium water? Ok, is this still a lot cheaper - and lower in sugar - than buying fig jam at the store or farmer’s market? Yes. But did I expect to be spending $2 on pectin for every 4 cups of fruit? Nope, I did not. Will I buy more? I doubt it. But if I do, I’ll bite the bullet and buy the half pound. I recommend you do as well, unless you really just want to try it out.

Awesome product especially if you are trying to go natural and not use white processed sugar.

Arrived quickly. I have used Pomonas pectin before. Easy to use.