What is the difference between jelly and jam?

Question

What is the difference between jelly and jam?

Answer 1

Jelly....clear, you can see thru it made of clarified juice.

Jam...has pureed fruit pulp in it.

Answer 2

absence of fruit and seeds in jelly

Answer 3

jelly - no seeds in it, smooth, clear

jam - seeds & lumpier

Answer 4

idunno they both taste the same.  lol people actually tried to answer this question scientifically

Answer 5

jelly is totally gelled, no chunks of fruit. Jam has chunks of the fruit/skins etc, marmalade is pretty much the entire fruit i think

Answer 6

I was told the difference is the amount of sugar. And the fruit that's put into it, with jam being thicker and containing bits of fruit.

Answer 7

Jam has chunks of fruit and seeds in it.

and Jelly has no chunks of fruit nor seeds, its pretty much just smooth all the way through.

Answer 8

Before pouring into jars, jelly is strained to remove all the seeds, pulp, ad other solid materials. Jam can include pulp, although no one wants seeds in their jams or jellies.

Answer 9

Jelly is made from the juice of fruit, jam is made from the whole fruit.

Answer 10

Jelly has NO chunks of fruit in it, it is basically clear other than color.

Jam has fruit pieces in it..

Answer 11

i think jame has all the stuff in it and jelly is just what you gt from squezzing the strawberry