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Customer reviews for Ocean Spray® Craisins®, 50% Less Sugar Dried Cranberries, Dried Fruit, 43 oz. for
Ocean Spray® Craisins®, 50% Less Sugar Dried Cranberries, Dried Fruit, 43 oz.
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Aug 28, 2026
Reviewer name: Mich555
5 out of 5 stars
5 out of 5 stars review

Love them!

I love Reduced Sugar Craisins! They have the perfect balance of sweetness and tart cranberry flavor without being overly sugary. They're great for snacking, adding to salads, oatmeal, or baking recipes. The texture is soft and chewy, and I feel good about choosing a lower-sugar option that still tastes delicious. Highly recommend for anyone looking for a healthier twist on a classic favorite!

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Sep 21, 2023
Reviewer name: Cate56
1 out of 5 stars
1 out of 5 stars review

"No sugar" means "full of artificial sweeteners"

Sugar messes with my gut, but artificial sweetener messes with my gut more....I was hoping to add this to my morning bowl of oatmeal and my granola batches but when I saw the amount of sugar added I looked to the reduced sugar option. I was hoping for a super tart cranberry and instead got a bunch of artificial sweeteners. Please offer JUST dried cranberries. Maybe even the half sugar with no other sweeteners added to disguise the tartness? I can't consume any Ocean Spray products until this mislabel is fixed.

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Feb 12, 2025
Reviewer name: KingJoolius
2 out of 5 stars
2 out of 5 stars review

Not a fan of the sucralose

I was expecting something a little less sweet and more tart rather than artificially sweetened fruit. They're not horrible but I really don't like the weird sweetness profile of artificial sweeteners, I find they also leave a strange chemical aftertaste. These cranberries taste sad :(

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Jun 26, 2019
Reviewer name: Pringprong
1 out of 5 stars
1 out of 5 stars review

Contains sucralose

The front of the bag says "no artificial flavors", the back of the bag lists "sucralose" as an ingredient. I am furious. I would not have purchased this product if I knew that it had sucralose in it. Unfortunately I trusted the text on the front of the bag. I was hoping they wouldn't be so sweet, but in fact the taste is even sweeter than regular Craisins, and not as delicious.

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reply from Ocean Spray

We know our consumers have lots of different tastes and lifestyles, so we try to provide them with a variety of choices. And once we develop a product we think they’ll like, we have them try it out just to be sure… and if they aren’t satisfied, well, it’s back to the test kitchen. We have forwarded your feedback to our Research Team and appreciate your honest review.

Jun 11, 2020
Reviewer name: Jeremy
1 out of 5 stars
1 out of 5 stars review

Sucralose content means it is NOT all natural

I bought this by mistake for the original, the package being so similar, but immediately realized my error when I tasted it. Sucralose is an artificial sweetener. It is made by chlorinating sucrose - yes folks, adding chlorine. It is not "natural" despite you being allowed to use it, I assume, by the FDA. I knew one of the original Tate & Lyle researchers who told me he'd never eat it. Very misleading.

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reply from Ocean Spray

Thanks for reaching out! We appreciate the opportunity to learn from our consumers. We will forward your feedback to our Marketing Team for further review. We hope you continue to enjoy our other delicious products!

Oct 24, 2022
Reviewer name: Unheard Consumer
1 out of 5 stars
1 out of 5 stars review

Artificial ingredients like sucralose ruin these

Swing and a miss! Is your marketing team even reading these comments? The overwhelming majority of consumers looking for 50% less sugar also want natural ingredients and no artificial sweeteners. And don't even think about Stevia, cuz that's just as bad. We realize your team of chemical engineers, marketers, and taste testers think it's necessary to account for the bitter taste and substitute a myriad of other ingredients when you remove something like sugar, fat, or salt, but some people actually like the bitter flavor, it works in their dishes, and some people are doing less sugar for health reasons, not just the marketing appeal. As we become more and more health-conscious, long lists of added artificial chemicals will continue to drive off customers, who seek healthy alternatives. Artificial chemicals like sucralose, in-fact ANY added ingredients beyond the cranberries themselves is counter productive to auto-immune diseases and many of the health conditions people seek more natural foods for. I ask you please consider a natural variant of this product with JUST Cranberries (like the unsweeted "Pure" Cranberry juice you make), no sugar, no artificial sweeteners, no substitues, no chemicals, no cause for concern, JUST Cranberries. Until then, I like many of the customers above, will take my business elsewhere to the responsible companies, who are listening to health-conscious consumers like me.

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Jan 11, 2024
Reviewer name: Gay Lee
1 out of 5 stars
1 out of 5 stars review

Deceiving!!!! Awful Product!!!!

I was excited to buy craisins that have less sugar and even 50% less sugar. After I tasted the product, I sensed a funny note and read the ingredients to find it's sucralose. That's really so misleading to a consumer. I don't want fake sugar in my body! That's really not ok. If you are using less sugar then it behooves you to make the consumer aware that you are substituting sugar with something else. Aside from me noticing the off-taste, I don't want to ingest fake sugar ever. Why can't you just make Craisins with 50% less sugar? I would enjoy that and I would prefer the tartness than all the sugar and I certainly don't want you deceiving me by substituting fake sugar. I'm very disappointed.

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Jan 6, 2021
Reviewer name: Carol222
1 out of 5 stars
1 out of 5 stars review

Misleading Packaging

These say they have 50% less sugar and no artificial flavors or preservatives. Nowhere on the front of the bag does it say it has artificial sweetener. I choose not to eat artificial sweeteners, and I feel like this packaging duped me. I will not purchase from Ocean Spray again until this issue is resolved. Store brand tastes just as good anyway.

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reply from Ocean Spray

Hi Carol, we’re sorry for any confusion with our labeling and are happy to discuss this with you further. Give us a call at 1-800-662-3263. Thanks!

Mar 14, 2021
Reviewer name: Mikel
2 out of 5 stars
2 out of 5 stars review

LESS SUGAR should NOT mean MORE SUCRALOSE

I'm a big fan of Craisins but not a big fan of all the extra sugar in regular Craisins, and definitely NOT a fan of artificial sweeteners in the 50 Percent Less Sugar. The aftertaste of Sucralose (and EVERY artificial sweetener) is a complete disaster. C'mon, THINK about WHO you are marketing to - many of us want LESS sweet and that's what attracted us to the 50 percent less sugar version in the first place. Just give us the Craisins with no artificial sweetener - if I want more sugar I'll add it myself. Right now I'm searching online for UNSWEETENED dried cranberries and it looks like they are available, so that's where my dollars will be going next...

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reply from Ocean Spray

Hi Mikel! We appreciate your feedback and will share your concern with our team. We are happy to discuss this further. Give us a call at 1-800-662-3263. Thanks!

Dec 4, 2020
Reviewer name: Michconsumer
1 out of 5 stars
1 out of 5 stars review

Has less sugar BUT HAS sickening Sucralose

My husband bought this to use in my Thanksgiving stuffing, thinking that " 50% less sugar, No artificial flavors of preservatives" would be a good thing. So did I, and unfortunately did not bother to read the ingredients on the back of the package. When 2 of us who are sensitive to Sucralose felt sick to our stomachs after eating the stuffing (which used exactly the same recipe I have always used, except for the mutant cranberries) I wondered if it could be the cranberries. After reading the package I discovered the problem. SUCRALOSE! If you add artificial sweeteners to your products, you should make it obvious on the front of the package. "No artificial flavors or preservatives". BUT ARTIFICIAL SWEETENER. This totally ruined my Thanksgiving dinner.

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reply from Ocean Spray

Hi there! We're very sorry to hear about your experience and would like the opportunity to discuss this matter with you further. Please give us a call at 1-800-662-3263. Thanks!