what is the difference between jam and jelly preserves and marmalade?

Question

can someone tell me the difference between all these thanks.

Answer 1

Preserves usually have pieces of the fruit in it where as regular jelly doesnt. Also difference between jelly and jam seems to me to be the amount of sugar used. Im not really too familiar with marmalade other than orange and I know it also has pieces of the orange peel in it too.

Answer 2

"Jelly is made from fruit juice and so has no fruit bits. Jam is made by boiling fruit and does have fruit bits. Preserves are basically the same as jam unless you buy them from Smucker's, in which case if it's got seeds in it, it's preserves, and if it doesn't, it's jam. Marmalade typically is a citrus-based preserve, sometimes containing the rind, but other fruits can be used. Apple and peanut butter are called that because they bear a resemblance to dairy butter. But if you want to call it apple jam (as opposed to apple jelly, which is made from juice), fine by me.

Answer 3

Jelly is filtered so there are no fruit solids in it. Jam is not filtered so has fruit solids in it. Preserves I think is a general term for bottled fruit or jam. Marmalade a preserve with citrus rind in it.

Answer 4

This was a culinary question of mines over 15 years ago. Jelly is made from the juice of the fruit. Jam is pureed fruit, and marmalade is usually a citrus fruit with the skins chopped up with it.

all of them are cooked with sugar and pectin.

Answer 5

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15. What's the difference between jellies, jams, preserves, marmalades and conserves?

Jellies are made of fruit juices and sugar and are jelled enough to be shimmeringly firm. No particles of fruit are seen in jellies. Jams are made from crushed or ground fruit and have enough jell to hold their shape. Preserves contain whole fruits or large pieces of fruit in a slightly jelled syrup. Marmalades are clear jellies in which pieces of citrus or other fruits are mixed. Conserves consist of mixed fruits and citrus, with raisins and nuts.

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Answer 6

jam has seeds and jelly dont

Answer 7

preserves are when there are like chunks of it in it.
marmalade is little scrapings i think
jam is pure like jellly i think
I can be wrong!

Answer 8

"Mouse Potato" has the correct answer.