Food Versus

I don't know about yal but I am that random person who always wants to know the difference between similar foods. Such as:

Soup vs. Chowder vs. Stew, 

Hoagie vs. Hero vs. Sub vs. Po'boy 

Hot Chocolate vs. Hot Cocoa

But today my quest was jelly, jam, preserves and all that fruity good stuff.

The official comparison of Jam vs. Jelly vs. Preserves vs. Marmalade

"Jelly is a clear, bright product. It is generally made by cooking fruit juice and sugar with pectin as a jelling agent and lemon juice as an acid to maintain a consistent texture. Jelly is firm and will hold its shape (it shakes). Generally, jelly contains no pieces of fruit, although specialty jellies, like pepper jelly, may include pieces of jalapeno or other pepper. 

Jam is made from crushed or chopped fruit cooked with sugar, and often pectin and lemon juice. Jam can be a pure of fruit or have a soft pulp, but it does not contain chunks of fruit. 

Preserves are fruit cooked with sugar to the point where large chunks of fruit or whole fruit, such as berries, are suspended in a syrup base. The texture of preserves is not smooth like jelly or jam. 

Marmalade is a soft jelly, often citrus-based, that includes both the flesh and peel of the fruit suspended throughout the jelly base. The bitterness of the peel offsets the sweetness of the jelly. 

The difference among these spreads is largely one of consistency...For the first three, the standards are established by the Food and Drug Administration so consumers will know what they're buying. " -Jennifer

Yay, my mini accomplishment for the day!

peace out yal!

Nikki :)