Jam, jelly and jello are 3 distinct things to Americans. Jello is a brand, its just flavored gelatin and comes in a box as a powder, sometimes people add fruit

Jam, jelly and jello are 3 distinct things to Americans. Jello is a brand, its just flavored gelatin and comes in a box as a powder, sometimes people add fruit chunks. Jelly is a gel made from fruit juice and fruit pectin but contains no fruit solids. Jam is similar to jelly but contains some solids.