marmalade is soft jellies made with small pieces of zest of fruits, generally citrus fruits (orange, lime, grapefruit, etc.) regularly distributed in the product.
For example, our pomelo-orange is very close to a marmalade because of the zests but is a jam because of the pieces of pomelo and not only the juice. All the other flavors are clearly jams.
There is, of course different quality of jams depending of the content in fruits. In France, the jams containing more than 45% of fruits are classified "Extra jam quality". All our jams are much more than 45% of fruits.
Some products you can find in supermarket contain gelatin. According to the Department of Health of the Philippines gelatin is not an allowed ingredient for jams. So, it is not jam. But no need to refer to the law, your taste buds will give the same answer!
BAD NEWS
We received a bad news last week from San Miguel. The nice bottle S shape we chose is now out of stock. And no date for a new fabrication. We have temporary (and it should be long...) to use the round classical bottle. I'm very sorry for the design but no other solution. The volume is exactly the same. And of course the taste! So don't be surprised if you find another packaging for our jam, it is not a fake!
The lesson is: "just-in-time distribution" management is not applicable with San Miguel... (Yes, I'm a little angry a so big company doesn't respect the needs, even small, of its customers...)
GOOD NEWS
Do you remember, on 10th of September, I wrote about crepes and pancakes?
The good news for Bacolod is a new restaurant specialized in crepes and pancakes is born.
You probably know the owner, Babes Fisher, who manages the SPAs in Mandalagan (Lopue's building) and at Singcang (Metrodome building). The restaurant is inside the Metrodome building.
In his modern restaurant, Babes invested in a french gazul cooker for crepes and the taste is like in France! Of course, Babes chose our jams to spread on the crepes. Is there a better association between Philippines and France?
After your degustation of crepes, pancakes or sandwiches, you can also buy our jams in the restaurant.
The question of the week:
Is there vitamins in the jam like in the fruit?
Yes, there are vitamins in the jams but, because of the cooking, some of the vitamins are destroyed and you cannot find the same quantity as in the fruit. On the opposite, the mineral value of the fruits (iron, calcium, sodium, potassium, etc.) is intact.
My opinion about jam and health is: jam is a food for pleasure like chocolate. Pleasure has a beneficial effect on the brain. And when your brain is happy, the mood is good and your body too!
Yes, there are vitamins in the jams but, because of the cooking, some of the vitamins are destroyed and you cannot find the same quantity as in the fruit. On the opposite, the mineral value of the fruits (iron, calcium, sodium, potassium, etc.) is intact.
My opinion about jam and health is: jam is a food for pleasure like chocolate. Pleasure has a beneficial effect on the brain. And when your brain is happy, the mood is good and your body too!
More seriously, jams cannot replace fruits. Jam contains sugar and the quantity eaten every day should be in relation with the type of activity, the age and the diet.
Some jams like Tamarin (Sampaloc) are known to fight against constipation. Medecine and jam is, as you know, a long old story. But this is another story.
Some jams like Tamarin (Sampaloc) are known to fight against constipation. Medecine and jam is, as you know, a long old story. But this is another story.
Guyabano-calamansi,
Jackfruit-calamansi, stock in the stores only, the season seems finished,
Kalumpit, here called Sarali, the fruit you turn in your hand to make it softer,
Pomelo-orange,
Papaya-Buko,
Breadfruit, stock in some stores only; season is finished,
Breadfruit, stock in some stores only; season is finished,
Tomato-apple jam
*not applied in local selling places
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