what is the difference between orange jam and orange marmalade?

Answer 1

I don't think there is such thing as orange jam. Marmalade by definition is derived from citrus fruit mostly orange and jam is made of other kinds of fruit.
So technically they are different

Answer 2

If you're living abroad, then it's mainly the price. Where I live supermarkets have a 'bitter orange jam' which is exactly like orange marmalade, but fellow Brits still insist on going to expensive delis and buying British marmalade. Next time you have visitors from the UK, go to your local flea-market, buy a fancy jam pot and put the bitter orange jam in it. They'll never know the difference. (Don't forget to take the original jam jar to the bottle bank before they arrive.)

Answer 3

I will take a guess at this one,Marmalade is made from the marmalade orange ,which is bitter and the jam is made from the sweet orange.

Answer 4

Very very close to each other see these two extracts from
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jelly and jam, gelatinous, sweet food prepared by preserving fresh fruits. Since most fresh fruits contain about 80% water and from 10% to 15% sugar, they are subject to fermentation. They may be preserved by adding sugar and reducing the water content. Almost any fresh fruit can be made into jam by mashing or slicing it fine, adding an approximately equal amount of sugar, and simmering until it reaches the proper concentration or gel at 218° to 222°F (103°–105°C). Preserves differ from jam in that the fruit retains its form. For jelly, only those fruits may successfully be used that contain a sufficient amount of pectin (the chief gelling substance) and acid. Among these are plums, apples, grapes, and quinces and such berries as currants, gooseberries, raspberries, blackberries, and cranberries. Pectin or gelatin may be added to other fruits, such as peaches and strawberries, but the results do not equal the natural jellies. Jelly is made by extracting the juice of fresh, sound, barely ripe fruit, combining it with sugar, and cooking. Excess heating dissipates the flavor and may hydrolyze the pectin. Too little sugar yields a tough jelly; too much, a sticky one. Too much acid may cause separation of liquid. The manufacture of jams and jellies is now largely commercial.
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marmalade [Port.,=quince preparation], thick preserve of fruit pulp, originally made from quinces (marmelos) and known in England from the 15th cent. Marmalade has a jellylike consistency and a slightly bitter flavor, caused by including the rind of some tart fruit such as the Seville orange or the grapefruit. The name is also applied to various jams made tart by the addition of lemon juice or other acid ingredients.

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So Marmalade was once Quince Jam
But has become a british word meaning a jam made bitter by adding (a) citrus fruit pith (b) citrus fruit juice

But time passes and definitions evolve. Countless generations of sweet toothed British Youngsters have ensured that the most popular Marmalades don't taste at all bitter.

Now Orange Jam - must have an opportunity to be re-labelled as marmalade if the producer so wishes - because if nothing else it contains citrus juice. The decision to call it marmalade or jam may be based on the marketing director's perceived target audience - for breakfast call it Marmalade - for Afternoon Tea call it Jam.

Herb

Answer 5

Jam is sweet , marmalade is bitter. Reason being the orange rind in the marmalade and also the qty 's of sugar.

Answer 6

Orange jam is the preserve of crushed orange fruit while Orange marmalade is a preserve made of the pulp and rind of citrus fruits such as orange.

Answer 7

if you ask me just the name ohhhhh no come to think of it jam doesn't have the small bits of orange zest(peel) in it like the marmalade so I guess that would be the difference

Answer 8

Both are delicious...the difference is that marmalade will have strips of the peal within the marmalade itself. No peal in the jam.

Answer 9

Orange marmalade is thicker and has actual chunks of orange in it.

Answer 10

jam isnt made with real oranges
marmalade is!