We taste-tested 14 brands of applesauce you’re likely to find at your local supermarket. To find the very best one, we sampled each without knowing which brand was which. Our winner is Wegman’s Organic Applesauce , but we also crowned one runner-up.

Applesauce is essential in any kitchen. A spoonful, hot or cold, tastes like fall in a bowl. It’s soft, sweet, and soothing, and makes sick days much more bearable. I enjoy cooking with it, too: It’s delicious in oatmeal , sorbets , baked goods , as an accompaniment to latkes and pierogies , and, of course, just plain. Sure, you can make your own applesauce , but that requires seasoning, simmering, and puréeing pounds of apples. Fortunately, applesauce is readily available at many grocery stores. The question is: Which brand is worth buying?

To find the very best store-bought applesauce, our editors sampled 14 different brands that you’re likely to find in your local grocery store. We opted for unsweetened applesauce without any added sugars.…