DISCUSSION OF RESULTS OF ANALYSIS. 



Jam.s, Jellies and Preserves. 



In reporting the results of the examination of the jams^ 

 jelHes and preserves purchased by the inspectors, only those 

 facts which are of interest to the general public are given in 

 the tables. It is gratifying to note that here, as in other food 

 products, the situation has greatly improved during the last 

 few years and that now one can be almost sure of receiving 

 exactly what he purchases if he takes the pains to read the 

 labels on the goods. Preserves and the like which are sold for 

 pure are as a rule properly made from fruit and sugar and put 

 out in attractive packages. Cheap brands of imitation jellies 

 and preserves are still upon the market, but they are almost 

 without exception labeled and sold as such. These imitations 

 are made of materials which are not as expensive as the pure 

 fruit jams, jellies and preserves, but they contain no harmful 

 ingredients and are sold at a price which is not unfair- competi- 

 tion with the first-class, pure, fruit goods. 



In examining the results of the chemical determinations it 

 will be noted that in some cases only a small percentage of 

 cane sugar was found in some of the goods which are pure. 

 This does not mean that pure cane sugar was not used in liberal 

 amount in the preparation of the goods, but it means that by 

 the cooking which the material has received the sugar used has 

 been inverted and is no longer in the form of cane sugar. 

 Such goods may have received at the time of manufacture as 

 much cane sugar as home-made jams, jellies and preserves and 

 the finished product may be as pure, rich and sweet and exactly 

 as healthful and as good as home-made materials of this kind. 

 In fact home-made jams sweetened before being cooked and 

 from acid fruits will contain but little cane sugar even though 

 originally they contained as much sugar as fruit. 



