Strawberry Jam

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Scone (pastry) with clotted cream and strawberry jam

Strawberry jam (also called strawberry jam ) is a spread made from strawberries that have been boiled down with sugar or preserving sugar . The term jam may only be used in the trade outside local markets such as weekly or farmers' markets for citrus fruit spreads .

properties

In contrast to other jams and jams , strawberry jam would be runny without additional ingredients. This is due to the high water content of the fruit and the low content of pectin , which make it difficult to thicken independently. Depending on the region, the strawberry jam contains pieces of fruit or is completely pureed during production .

The jam ordinance generally results in a total sugar content of at least 55 percent for jams and jellies and a ban on the use of preservatives.

Product variants

Jam and jam extra

A strawberry fruit

Strawberry jam is available in two quality classes, which differ in the amount of fruit. According to the jam regulation, the minimum fruit content depends on the type of fruit. The provisions of the Jam Ordinance that apply to strawberry jam also apply if the product is offered, for example, at a farmers' market with the traditional name “strawberry jam”. From the jam regulation results for strawberry jams:

  • Strawberry jam: Jam is a spreadable preparation made from types of sugar, pulp or fruit pulp and water. The amount of pulp or pulp used for the production of 1000 grams of the end product is at least 350 grams for strawberries.
  • Strawberry jam extra: Extra jam is a spreadable preparation made from sugars, non-concentrated pulp and water. The amount of pulp used to produce 1000 grams of the end product is at least 450 grams for strawberries.

Jelly and jelly extra

Jelly is a "similar product" within the meaning of the Jam Ordinance. For jelly, juice or aqueous extracts of the fruit are used instead of pulp or fruit pulp:

  • Strawberry jelly is a spreadable preparation made from types of sugar, juice or watery extracts from strawberries. The amount of juice or aqueous extracts used for the production of 1000 grams of jelly is at least 350 grams, corresponding to the fruit content prescribed for the production of jam. The quantities given apply after deducting the weight of the water used to prepare the aqueous extracts.
  • In the case of extra strawberry jelly, the amount of juice or aqueous extracts used to make 1000 grams of jelly is at least 450 grams, which corresponds to the amount of fruit required for making jam.

Fruit spread

There are no such regulations for " fruit spread " because this term is not defined in the jam regulation. The fruit content does not have to be specified and is usually higher than that of jams. For some fruit spreads, information such as “70% strawberry” or “75% strawberry” is part of the product name. The use of preservatives is also permitted for fruit spreads.

If self-marketers are unsure whether their product complies with the jam regulation, they should offer it as a strawberry fruit spread. In principle, however, the following applies: If the product meets the requirements of the regulation for a jam, jelly or marmalade, it must also be called that and must not be called a "fruit spread".

Market share

The total German jam turnover in 2008 was around 541.6 million euros, which corresponds to sales of 151,737 tons. Strawberry jam is still the most popular among the jams. The share of strawberry jam from a well-known manufacturer (2002) was 35% of the jams produced.

Others

The European Court of Justice ruled in 2000 that strawberry jam can still be described as “natural” if it was made with pectin as a gelling agent and contains small traces of lead , cadmium and pesticide residues . The EU labeling directive 79/112 / EEC does not contradict this.

See also

Individual evidence

  1. ↑ The Jam Ordinance deals with the total sugar content in two places: under the designation "total sugar content" in § 3 Paragraph 3 and under the designation "soluble dry matter (refractometer value)" in Appendix 1, Section II No. 1.
  2. ↑ a b c Leaflet for self-marketers of jams, jellies, jams and fruit spreads LGL Bavaria , as of May 2017 (PDF).
  3. ↑ Jam - what is it? Leaflet of LGL Bayern , as of May 2017.
  4. ↑ Jam Ordinance gesetze-im-internet.de
  5. ↑ Jam, jam and fruit spread Information in the online forum of the Bavarian Consumer Center, as of June 2017.
  6. ↑ Strawberry jam at 'Öko-Test': Jams are way too sweet rtl.de, July 6, 2017
  7. ↑ Lebensmittel Zeitung edition 7/2009, p. 38.
  8. ↑ Rolf Zampon: The city of sweet temptation. Hamburger Abendblatt, August 10, 2002, accessed on September 26, 2009 : "This means that every year there are easily 60 million of the tailored so-called X glasses from the Schwartau Extra brand, introduced since 1969, of which 35 percent are filled with strawberry jam."
  9. ↑ ECJ of April 4, 2000, Az.RS C 465/98
  10. ↑ Lebensmittel Zeitung , edition 14/2000, p. 28.