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Jams are products with jelly (non-soaked, hardened to the desired degree) consistency obtained through the use of fruits, sugars, gelling agent (most commonly pectin) and organic acid (most commonly lemon).<\/p>\n
Fruits can be fresh or frozen. Although the use of ground \/ pureed fruits is allowed, high quality jams are produced with whole fruits and \/ or large fruit pieces. The minimum fruit content for common jams is 35%, and for jams type extra – 45%.<\/p>\n
For products declared as „100% fruit“, refined sugar is replaced with fruit sugars (most commonly apple concentrate \/ sweetening extract) and citric acid with lemon juice.<\/p>\n
Jams can be produced from one or several types of fruit.<\/p>\n
The product\u2019s ingredients list must indicate the names of the fruits used in descending order of their content.<\/p>\n
Jellies are products similar to jams, but obtained using fruit juices.<\/p>\n
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Home-made style preserves are delicacy products, with not jelled consistency, made with whole or sliced fruit, sugars and organic acid (most commonly lemon). The minimum fruit content is usually 50%.<\/p>\n
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Rose hip marmalade is a product similar to jam, but obtained with the use of finely ground rosehip puree.<\/p>\n
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Plum butter is a product similar to jam, but obtained with the use of concentrated plum puree. This is a product similar to home-made style plum jam.<\/p>\n
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Pectin is the main gelling agent used in the production of jelly fruit-sugar products. Pectin substances are polysaccharides naturally present in plant. For industrial purposes, the pectin is extracted from by-products of juice production (most commonly apple presses or citrus peel).<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
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