Mott's Apple Sauce, Unsweetened Cherry

Mott's Mott's Apple Sauce, Unsweetened Cherry sits in the center-aisle pantry section among jars and single-serve fruit cups, often shelved near other applesauces, jarred fruit, and children's snacks. You might also spot multipack snack cups near baby and toddler foods. It reads like a heritage brand — “Since 1842” — and trades on Americana, simplicity, and family-friendly convenience. Shoppers reach for it on back-to-school runs, in weekly grocery hauls for quick lunches, and when packing road-trip snack kits. The product is positioned toward parents and caretakers who want a familiar, portable fruit option; marketing stresses tradition, fruit servings per container, and “unsweetened” purity rather than indulgence. The label leans on health halos: “Unsweetened,” “No artificial sweeteners,” and a prominent “1 serving of fruit per snack container” claim; it lists natural flavors and vitamin C (ascorbic acid) but does not carry organic certification. In plain terms this is a processed fruit puree — apples and cherry puree blended with water, color from vegetable juice, vitamin C as an antioxidant, and natural flavors; it’s pasteurized and shelf-stable. Sensory notes: pale pink to light red, smooth and spoonable with a thick, uniformly pureed texture and a mild apple sweetness with a bright tart cherry hint; about 50 calories and roughly 11 g of naturally occurring sugars per serving. Packaging is typically clear or labeled plastic snack cups for on-the-go use and larger multi-serve jars for pantry storage; rituals include slipping a single-serve cup into a lunchbox, topping oatmeal, or spooning as a quick kid snack.