What is the difference between jam, jelly, and preserves?

this has been really confusing me for a while now. any assistance would be much appreciated!

Anonymous2008-10-01T16:57:30Z

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Jam contains both fruit juice and pieces of the fruit's (or vegetable's) flesh.

Jelly is made by a similar process to jam, with the additional step of filtering out the fruit pulp after the initial heating.

Preserves as cooked and gelled whole fruit (or vegetable), which includes a significant portion of the fruit.