Jelly is commonly dairy-free.
The typical main ingredients in it include fruit or fruit juice, sugar or corn syrup, thickeners like fruit pectin, and emulsifiers/preservatives like sodium citrate and citric acid.
We an unaware of any jelly that has milk or dairy in it. However, if you are strictly avoiding dairy, you should always read the product label to confirm what is or is not in the food.
Here are the ingredients of a selection of jelly products that we randomly pulled up. As you can see, known of these products have ingredients derived from milk.
| Jelly Product | Ingredients |
|---|---|
| 365 Whole Foods – Organic Concord Grape Jelly | Organic Concord Grape Juice from Concentrate (Water, Organic Concord Grape Juice Concentrate), Organic Cane Sugar, Fruit Pectin, Citric Acid, Ascorbic Acid (Vitamin C). |
| Bonne Maman – Blackberry Jelly | Blackberry Juice, Sugar, Cane Sugar, Concentrated Lemon Juice, Fruit Pectin. |
| Good Good – Concord Grape Jelly | Concord Grape Juice Concentrate (50%), Water, Sweetener (Erythritol, Stevia Extract), Pectin, Citric Acid, Rowanberry (Sorbus Aucuparia L,) Extract, Lemon Powder. |
| Kroger – Apple Jelly | Apple juice, corn syrup, high fructose corn syrup, citric acid, fruit pectin. |
| Signature Select – Strawberry Jelly | Strawberries, Corn Syrup, High Fructose Corn Syrup, Sugar, Contains Less than 2% of Fruit Pectin, Citric Acid, Elderberry Juice Concentrate Added for Color, Natural Flavor. |
| Smart Way – Grape Jelly | Grape Juice, High Fructose Corn Syrup, Corn Syrup, Fruit Pectin, Citric Acid and Sodium Citrate. |
| Smucker’s – Strawberry Jelly | Strawberry Juice, High Fructose Corn Syrup, Corn Syrup, Fruit Pectin, Citric Acid. |
| Welch’s – Concord Grape | Concord Grapes, Corn Syrup, High Fructose Corn Syrup, Fruit Pectin, Citric Acid, Sodium Citrate. |