While it is safe, you may want to do a comparison "test" of frozen vs. canned to see which you prefer long-term. Sugar does offer its own preservative qualities, so without some level of sugar you're likely going to experience changes in texture, color and flavor over time on the shelf. Sweetness can be introduced with other ingredients, but unless you use honey or other natural equivalents you will find there are some other losses. Also, you might want to try small batches with sucralose or alternatives and see if there are issues over time with bitterness. Carol

Protien is many differnt things and amounts. It add a a nearlyt pure form of protein to a jelly is not something a home canner would want to do if the jars are stored on shelves. I never have seen any commercially makde jellies, jams or other fruit spreads that contain any gelatine. Many times the USDA may not comment, but that isn't to be a way to say that is ok to use it, only that they offer no factual data. If my great grandma used it and never got sick an dthe USDA recommends it use today, an dnoone can get sick, then maybe its fine. But with home canning being as less a test in homes today, and with all the risk takers out there handed down from ancestors, I just don't feel its a justified as a defence to just post recipes that a are hand-me-downs and generations old. Who knows how many people make have been sick or died from these things as many never get reported ever. Please, just play it safe, stick to TODAYS recipes and the ones that are most recently published, researched well, and are virtually foolproof and safe for everyone. Admittedly, I am a risk taker too, but with this kind of component originating from an animal based bypoduct, we can't assume its always going to be safe for use everywhere. Gelatin was also used in surgery, lighting, and photo work. Originally Eastman was the biggest producer an user. I don't know if Eastman, or Eastman Kodak would be making jelly using gelatin?? A reduce or no sugar sprread can be MUCH easier, and MUCH SAFER to make if the proper and far safer ingredients are used. Pomona (ALSO LOW METHOXYL!! with the seperate calcium packet included) has been around a long time and is the most commonly used pectin for use in the low, no sugar jellies, jams and other thickened spreads . After that comes, modified food starches, which are now also offered to home canners by National Starch, and is commonly known as Clear Jel, and also many other more specific commercially used starches.. Its use today, as far outweighed the very negative use of flour, tapioca, regular cornstarch, or other less table thickeners.

I found a pectin by BALL that has NO SUGAR and works real well the instructions are on the box. I found mine at a WAL-MART SUPERSTORE. GOOD LUCK

Monica- Thanks for posting these! I'm starting to collect sugar-free recipes due to a family member's health, and would appreciate any tasty recipes that anyone would like to give me. Can't wait to try these!