What’s the difference between jam and jelly?
Dear Heloise:
When shopping, I’ve often wondered, what’s the difference between jam and jelly? Mary H., Hammond, Ind.
Great question — let’s take a look.
Most all of the parts of the fruit are used to make jam. Its texture is thicker, with pieces of real fruit, and can be crunchy with, for example, strawberry seeds.
Jelly, by comparison, is made with just the juice of the fruit, so it is thinner in consistency.
Let’s talk nutrition: Jam contains more vitamins and minerals than jelly, although each has 50 calories and no fat.
Commercial jams and jellies may have added sugar in them. It really comes down to personal preference! Heloise
P.S. Marmalade is a jam of sorts, but it’s made strictly from citrus fruits, and even can contain the ground-up peel of the fruit!
Heloise@heloise.com Heloise
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