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# Jam

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A typical jar of jam

Jam is a condiment. It is made from fruit usually, by adding sugar, and sometimes pectin. Most jams are cooked.

Usually a jam contains as much sugar as it contains fruit. The two parts are then cooked together.

In the European Union, there is the jam directive (Council Directive 79/693/EEC, 24 July 1979). It sets minimum standards for the amount of "fruit" in jam, but the definition of fruit was expanded. This was done to take several unusual kinds of jam made in the EU into account. For this purpose, "fruit" is considered to include fruits that are not usually treated as fruits, such as tomatoes; fruits that are not normally made into jams, such as melons and water melons; and vegetables that are sometimes made into jams, such as: rhubarb (the edible part of the stalks), carrots, sweet potatoes, cucumbers, and pumpkins. This definition continues to apply in the new directive, Council Directive 2001/113/EC (20 December 2001).

Marmalade is jam made from oranges.

Joan Miró used blackberry jam as an art medium.

## [edit] External links

- National Center for Home Food Preservation - How do I...Jam & Jelly
- Council Directive 2001/113/EC (20 December 2001)

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