Le jams They are distinguished from other preserves because they are prepared exclusively with citrus fruits, as oranges, mandarins, lemons, grapefruits or cedarsThis characteristic gives them a fresh, acidic and particularly aromatic flavour.
Le compound or more generally the fruit preserves, instead, are obtained using other types of non-citrus fruit, for example strawberries, cherries, apricots, peaches, plums or berries.
The main difference does not only concern the choice of fruit, but also the consistency: compotes, in fact, are usually less sweet and denser, as they contain a lower amount of sugar than traditional jams.
In short, jams belong to the preserves family but are reserved for citrus fruits, while compotes and jams cover the entire fruit panorama, offering different tastes and consistencies.
