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The below table contains details of any allergens included in the recipe of each product.


Gluten

Crustaceans/Shellfish

Eggs

Fish

Peanuts

Soya

Milk/lactose

Nuts

Celery

Mustard

Sesame seeds

Sulphites

Lupin

Molluscs

    The below table shows which majors retailers sell each product. Please note, other retailers not listed here may also sell these products and stock will vary from store to store, subject to availability.

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      All of our jams are suitable for vegetarian or vegan diets. All of our Ready to Eat jellies are suitable for vegan and vegetarian diets, with just one exception - currently our 10 Cal Key Lime Pie flavour jelly is suitable for vegetarian but not vegan diets. Our “make at home” Glitter Jelly is suitable for vegan diets, however our tablet and sugar free crystal jellies, designed to be made at home, contain gelatine so are not suitable for vegetarian or vegan diets.

      We use sweeteners in some of our jelly products to give people who want to consume less sugar a choice. We only use sweeteners considered safe by the Food Standards Agency, and use the ones we feel give the best taste for our products. If you’re concerned that any ingredient we use may not be suited to your dietary needs, consult your GP or nutritionist.

      We buy our flavourings from suppliers, and the recipe for each flavouring is considered their intellectual property. What this means is that we can't share their exact recipe with people, as this could mean they could replicate the recipe and gain a commercial advantage. Our suppliers do have to inform us of any reportable allergens that the flavourings contain, so that we can label our products appropriately. If there is a specific ingredient that you have to avoid we can check for it, so please do let us know.

      The specific proportions of our recipes are considered our intellectual property. What this means is that we can't share the exact recipe with people, as this could mean they could replicate the recipe and gain a commercial advantage.

      "10 cal" is the name of our range of jellies which all contain 10 Calories or fewer per pot. You can find the calorie content for each flavour printed on pot, but all are 10 Calories or fewer.

      None of our products contain sources of gluten

      Melt the cubes in half a pint of boiling water, once melted add half a pint of cold water, mix and chill. Your jelly should set in the fridge in around 4 hours. Note: you can add fruit or juice, but avoid fresh pineapple, kiwi or papaya as these fruits will stop your jelly from setting.

      Dissolve the crystals in half a pint of boiling water, once dissolved add half a pint of cold water, mix and chill. Your jelly should set in the fridge in around 4 hours. Note: you can add fruit or juice, but avoid fresh pineapple, kiwi or papaya as these fruits will stop your jelly from setting.

      Dissolve the crystals in 500ml of boiling water, once dissolved, mix and chill. Your jelly should set in the fridge in around 2 hours. Note: you can add fruit or juice, but avoid fresh pineapple, kiwi or papaya as these fruits will stop your jelly from setting.

      Our make at home jellies should last for at least 72 hours if stored in an airtight container in a cold fridge straight after making it.

      You can add fruit, juice or even alcohol to jelly. We don’t provide specific guidance for this but avoid fresh pineapple, kiwi or papaya as these fruits will stop your jelly from setting.

      We recommend keeping your jam in the fridge after opening. Modern homes are much warmer than they used to be, with better insulation and central heating. This can mean an open jar will spoil more quickly in a cupboard. If you pop the lid back on tightly and store it in the fridge, your jar should last at least six weeks after opening.

      Our factory in Histon, Cambridge, is nut free. This means that any product made there is suitable for nut allergy sufferers. Two ranges of Hartley's products are made at other sites. They are both nut-free recipes but we cannot guarantee that they are nut free. These are Hartley's Sugar Free Jelly Crystals, and Hartley's Glitter Jelly.

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