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Speaker 1: with today's question, what is the difference between jelly, jams

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Speaker 1: and preserves and what exactly is jello? Jelly, jams and

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Speaker 1: preserves are all made from fruit mixed with sugar and pected.

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Speaker 1: The difference between them comes from the form that the

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Speaker 1: fruit takes, so in jelly the fruit comes in the

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Speaker 1: form of fruit juice. In jam, the fruit comes in

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Speaker 1: the form of fruit pulp or crushed fruit, and so

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Speaker 1: it's less stiff than jelly as a result. In preserves,

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Speaker 1: the fruit comes in the form of chunks of fruit

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Speaker 1: in syrup or in a jam. Pecton is an undigestible carbohydrate.

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Speaker 1: In other words, it's a fiber. It's found in the

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Speaker 1: cell walls of most fruit. When heated with sugar and water,

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Speaker 1: it gels, and that gives jelly and jam and preserves

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Speaker 1: their thickness. Jello, on the other hand, is entirely different.

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Speaker 1: It's made from gelatin, which is a protein made from

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Speaker 1: animal skins and bones. The protein gels after you boil it.

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Speaker 1: Jello usually has some natural or artificial colors and flavors added,

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