Fruit preserves for a savory oil, such as virgin olive oil, as the preserving agent. Konfyt (Afrikaans: "jam" or "fruit preserve") is a type of jam eaten in Southern Africa. It is made by boiling selected fruit or fruits (such as strawberries, apricots, oranges, lemons, water melons, berries, peaches, prickly pears or others) and sugar, and optionally adding a small quantity of ginger to enhance the flavour. The origins of the jam is obscure but it is theorized that it came from the French. The word is also based on the French term "confiture" via the Dutch "confijt" (meaning candied fruit). A
Fruit snack treat their children's consumption of fruit snacks the same way they would a candy or any other "snack food" item. As of 2015, fruit snacks generally cost two to five times the price of gummy bears. Welch's fruit snacks usually cost $6.98 for a box of 40 small packs. The modern, highly processed fruit snack has nothing in common with dried fruit or candy. The first modern fruit snack was Joray Fruit Rolls, which were developed by confectioner Louis Shalhoub in the 1970s. It was used by backpackers as a lightweight, high-energy food rather than as healthful-sounding candy for children.