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Hartley's Blackcurrant Jam - 300g

Original price $10.99 - Original price $10.99
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$10.99
$10.99 - $10.99
Current price $10.99

About our best-before dates

We work hard to bring proper British groceries to Canada, but importing food across an ocean is not as tidy as stocking a supermarket shelf down the road.

Some products arrive with long dates. Some arrive with shorter ones. Different products come through the import process with different shelf lives, so the dates are not always as neat or predictable as they would be in a regular Canadian supermarket.

Most online grocery shops do not show best-before dates unless something is getting close. We do it differently.

If you were shopping in our Halifax store, you could pick up the product, turn it over, and check the date before buying. We think our online customers should get that same level of transparency.

That is why we show best-before dates clearly on our products.

What "best before" actually means

A best-before date is about quality — flavour, texture, freshness, and how the product is expected to be at its best.

It is not the same as a "use by" or expiry date, which only appears on certain regulated foods.

For everyday groceries like chocolate, biscuits, crisps, sweets, tea, sauces, jams, and pantry items, the best-before date is a quality marker, not a safety marker.

Why our dates vary so much

British imports are unpredictable. We do not get to choose every date that arrives in Canada, and different products naturally come with different shelf lives.

A jar of sauce may have months or years on it. A bag of crisps might arrive with a much shorter window and still be completely normal for that type of product.

We check dates, show them clearly, and give you the information before you buy — because that is how it should be.

What the colours mean

  • More than 30 days remaining
  • Within 30 days
  • Within 5 days, or past the best-before date

The product page will still show the actual date, so you can decide what works for you.

Why some customers like shorter dates

Many of our regular customers deliberately shop shorter-dated items when the price makes sense.

A chocolate bar with two weeks left is often every bit as good as one with six months left — and if we can pass on a saving instead of letting perfectly good food go to waste, everyone wins.

It is not about cutting corners. It is about being clear, fair, and sensible with stock that has travelled a long way to get here.

Questions about a specific product? Email help@thegreatbritishshop.ca — we read every message.

Availability:
In stock — ships from Canada

★ 4.8/5 shop rating from customers across Canada

 
More about this product

Buy Hartley's Blackcurrant Jam - 300g in Canada

Hartley's Blackcurrant Jam - 300g is a classic British jam made with blackcurrants, sugar and pectin.

It has that dark, fruity blackcurrant flavour that belongs on toast, scones, sponge cakes and the breakfast table when marmalade is not getting the whole stage.

The source lists it as prepared with 35g of fruit per 100g, with a total sugar content of 61g per 100g.

For customers in Canada looking for Hartley's blackcurrant jam, this is a familiar British cupboard jar from a brand people tend to recognise without needing a lecture.

Shop more Hartley's and British jam

Ingredients and Nutritional Information

Ingredients

Sugar, Blackcurrants, Water, Gelling Agent: Pectin; Acidity Regulator: Sodium Citrates; Acid: Citric Acid. Prepared with 35g of fruit per 100g. Total sugar content 61g per 100g.

Allergens: No allergen statement provided.

Please note: product information including ingredients, allergens and nutritional values may change. Always read the product packaging before consuming, especially if you have allergies or dietary requirements.

Nutritional Information

Typical values per 100g and per 15g serving. This 300g jar contains approximately 20 x 15g servings.

Typical Values Per 100g Per 15g
Energy 999kJ / 235kcal 150kJ / 35kcal
Fat 0g 0g
of which saturates 0g 0g
Carbohydrate 58g 8.7g
of which sugars 58g 8.7g
Protein <0.5g <0.5g
Salt 0.35g 0.05g
Ingrédients et valeurs nutritionnelles (Français)

Ingrédients

Sucre, cassis, eau, gélifiant : pectine ; régulateur d’acidité : citrates de sodium ; acide : acide citrique. Préparé avec 35 g de fruits pour 100 g. Teneur totale en sucres : 61 g pour 100 g.

Allergènes : aucune déclaration d’allergènes fournie.

Veuillez noter que les informations sur les produits, y compris les ingrédients, les allergènes et les valeurs nutritionnelles, peuvent changer. Lisez toujours l’emballage du produit avant de le consommer, surtout si vous avez des allergies ou des exigences alimentaires.

Valeurs nutritionnelles

Valeurs typiques pour 100 g et par portion de 15 g. Ce pot de 300 g contient environ 20 portions de 15 g.

Valeurs typiques Pour 100 g Par 15 g
Énergie 999 kJ / 235 kcal 150 kJ / 35 kcal
Matières grasses 0 g 0 g
dont acides gras saturés 0 g 0 g
Glucides 58 g 8,7 g
dont sucres 58 g 8,7 g
Protéines <0,5 g <0,5 g
Sel 0,35 g 0,05 g
More About Hartley's Blackcurrant Jam - 300g

Hartley's Blackcurrant Jam - 300g is made with blackcurrants, sugar, water and pectin, giving it a recognisably British jam-cupboard place. For kitchens in Halifax and Dartmouth, it is the sort of jar that gets used for toast, scones and sponge cake without needing much discussion.

The source states that it is prepared with 35g of fruit per 100g and has a total sugar content of 61g per 100g. Customers in Toronto, Mississauga and Ottawa searching for Hartley's Blackcurrant Jam in Canada are usually after the branded jar they know, not a blackcurrant spread with no useful backstory.

Blackcurrant jam is a practical pantry staple for breakfasts, tea-time baking, sandwich cakes, tarts and a quick spoonful on a warm scone when the kettle is already on. Shoppers in Montreal, Calgary and Edmonton can add it to a British grocery order from The Great British Shop alongside tea, biscuits, spreads and baking cupboard basics.

The Great British Shop stocks Hartley's and other British jam favourites for delivery across Canada, covering the familiar jars people tend to ask for by name. Vancouver, Victoria, Winnipeg and Regina customers can order it as part of a proper British food shop without turning the jam shelf into guesswork.

If you are buying British blackcurrant jam online in Bedford, Saint John, Charlottetown or St. John's, Hartley's Blackcurrant Jam is a useful jar to keep ready. Dark, fruity and very much at home beside the toaster; quite sensible, as jam goes.

Additional Information

Packaging Accuracy

We always do our best to keep product information as accurate and up to date as possible. From time to time, manufacturers change packaging, ingredients, nutritional information, allergen advice, pack sizes, or branding without much notice. Because of that, the product you receive may look slightly different from the images shown online.

If anything important changes, we update our listings as quickly as we can. If you have a question about ingredients, allergens, or a specific product before ordering, please get in touch and we will gladly check it for you.

Transparent Online Pricing

We believe in being upfront about pricing. Some products are priced higher online than they are in-store, especially heavier items, fragile goods, or products that are more expensive to pack and ship safely across Canada.

That difference is not there to catch anyone out. It reflects the real cost of getting British food to customers properly, whether you are ordering from Toronto, Halifax, Dartmouth, Ottawa, Calgary, Edmonton, Vancouver, Mississauga, Montréal, Victoria, Winnipeg, Windsor, Bedford, Saint John, Charlottetown, Kitchener, Carleton Place, London, Burlington, Etobicoke, or somewhere smaller in between.

We would rather be transparent about that than hide the reality in vague terms. Proper service, careful packing, and honest pricing matter to us, and we would rather explain the cost clearly than build it into the experience in a way that feels misleading.

Weather, Melting & Freezing Risk

Some products carry a higher risk during transit in extreme weather. In warmer months, chocolate and other heat-sensitive items may soften or melt. In colder months, drinks and certain products may freeze, leak, or become damaged in transit.

We do what we reasonably can to reduce that risk. Liquids are packed in sealed protective bags to help protect the rest of your order if a bottle leaks or bursts. During summer, we may add ice packs to chocolate orders or take extra packing precautions where possible. Even so, there is no way to fully guarantee that heat-sensitive or cold-sensitive products will arrive unaffected during extreme weather.

We are clear about that because we would rather be honest than make promises we cannot always control. Your trust matters to us, and we try to be transparent about how we price, pack, and ship every order.

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