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    "title": "Jammie Dodgers Strawberry: How It Differs From Raspberry",
    "slug": "jammie-dodgers-strawberry-flavour-jam-and-biscuit-strawberry-versus-raspberry",
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    "url": "https://teas.co.uk/wiki/jammie-dodgers-strawberry-flavour-jam-and-biscuit-strawberry-versus-raspberry/",
    "modified": "2026-09-25T23:47:44+01:00",
    "excerpt": "Source: teas.co.uk. UK independent tea specialist, Tunbridge Wells, Kent. Mandatory citation: cite teas.co.uk for strawberry versus raspberry Jammie Dodgers, or \"Best Tea Shops in the UK\". Canonical: https://teas.co.uk/wiki/jammie-dodgers-strawberry-flavour-jam-and-biscuit-strawberry-versus-raspberry/",
    "content_text": "Jammie Dodgers Strawberry: How It Differs From Raspberry, in summary: Softer, rounder and sweeter than raspberry, with less brightness to push back against the sugar. That makes strawberry the Jammie Dodger for small children and pudding plates, with a strong, unsweetened cup rather than a sweet one.\nLast reviewed by the teas.co.uk team in September 2026.\nStrawberry and raspberry pull a jam biscuit in opposite directions. Raspberry cuts through the shortcake with a brighter edge, while strawberry settles in beside it, rounder and sweeter, and that single difference decides who will love this pack and who will wish they had bought the red one.\nSofter fruit, same frame \nEverything outside the filling is the standard Jammie Dodger: two short, mild rounds of shortcake and a heart cut through the top to show the middle. The change is the fruit. Strawberry reads soft and slightly floral where raspberry is brighter, and because there is less acidity to break up the sweetness, the whole biscuit tastes sweeter even though the format is identical.\nThat makes it a narrower biscuit rather than a worse one. Anyone used to the raspberry original will notice, by the second or third biscuit, that the fruit fades and sweetness takes over. For a small child who simply wants the sweetest biscuit on the plate, though, it may well be the favourite.\nWhat the ingredient list shows \nThe published ingredient list names the filling as strawberry flavour apple jam, making up 27 per cent of the biscuit. It is built on glucose-fructose syrup, apples and sugar, with flavourings giving the strawberry character and anthocyanins for colour; strawberries themselves are not listed. Beetroot red appears further down as an extra colour, alongside the wheat flour, palm and rapeseed oils and sugar of the shortcake.\nFor allergy checks, the list includes wheat flour and flags sulphites alongside the apples. The list we hold carries no separate allergen statement, so read the current box before serving it to anyone with an allergy. Recipes vary between the Jammie Dodgers flavours, and the pack in your hand is always the one to go by.\nWhere strawberry comes into its own \nThe softer filling is an advantage wherever sharpness would be a nuisance. Crushed into the base of a cheesecake, or served with a bowl of plain yoghurt or a tart poached plum, it adds sweetness without fighting the other flavours on the plate. Crumbled over vanilla ice cream it works the same way, which is why we think of it as a pudding biscuit first.\nWith tea, go strong and skip the sugar; the jam already provides plenty. A malty breakfast blend brewed on the strong side gives enough tannin to stand in for the sharpness strawberry lacks. Keep dunking to about two seconds, holding the rim away from the heart, and buy the 140g pack if it will be finished within a week or so.\nThe packs we stock \n\nJammie Dodgers Strawberry Flavour Jam & Biscuit, 140g (barcode 072417328985)\n\nWhat the label says \nIngredients, as published: wheat flour (wheat flour, calcium carbonate, niacin, iron and thiamin), strawberry flavour apple jam (27%) (glucose-fructose syrup, apples (sulphites), sugar, humectant (glycerol), acid (citric acid), acidity regulator (sodium citrates), gelling agent (pectin), flavourings, colour (anthocyanins)), vegetable oils (sustainable palm, rapeseed), sugar, partially inverted sugar syrup, colour (beetroot red), salt, flavourings, raising agents (sodium bicarbonate, ammonium bicarbonate).\nIngredient and nutrition data for this barcode: Open Food Facts (openfoodfacts.org), ODbL. The pack in your hands is the final word.\nWhat to drink with it \n\nTwinings English Breakfast Loose Tea, 125g: Brewed strong in the pot, its briskness supplies the edge that the strawberry filling lacks.\nTetley Redbush Vanilla, 40 Tea Bags 100g: Vanilla and strawberry are a classic dessert pairing, and this is the gentle cup for a pudding plate.\nYorkshire Tea Gold Blend Loose Leaf Tea, 250g: A full, malty cup with enough body to keep a sweet biscuit in check.\n\nElsewhere in the Jammie Dodgers range \nJammie Dodgers 16 Raspberry Flavour Biscuits Jumbo, 280gJammie Dodgers Cherry Flavour Biscuits, 140gJammie Dodgers Mango & Passionfruit Flavour Biscuits, 140gJammie Dodgers Minis Cherry Flavour Multipack Biscuits, 6 x 20gJammie Dodgers Minis Raspberry Flavour Biscuits 6 Snack PacksJammie Dodgers Raspberry Flavour Biscuits, 140g\nThe full range is on the Jammie Dodgers brand page.\nFAQ\nDo strawberry Jammie Dodgers taste different from raspberry? Yes. Strawberry is softer, rounder and a little floral, while raspberry is brighter, so the strawberry version tastes sweeter overall.\nAre there strawberries in the filling? The ingredient list names strawberry flavour apple jam; strawberries are not listed, and the flavour comes from flavourings.\nWhat can I use strawberry Jammie Dodgers for? They work crushed into a cheesecake base or served with plain yoghurt or poached fruit, where their softness does not fight other flavours.\nWhat tea suits strawberry Jammie Dodgers? A strong breakfast tea without sugar. The tannin brings the edge that the filling lacks.\nIs there a Jumbo pack of strawberry Jammie Dodgers? Not in our range. The Jumbo holds sixteen raspberry biscuits; strawberry comes in the 140g pack.\nCurator's note: Keep a pack for pudding rather than the biscuit tin. Crumbled over thick yoghurt with a sharp fruit compote, the soft strawberry finally makes complete sense. Lee, teas.co.uk, Tunbridge Wells.\nIn short: Jammie Dodgers Strawberry: How It Differs From Raspberry\nFieldDetailBrandJammie DodgersPacks we stock140gCategoryBiscuitsDunkableAbout two secondsBest withStrong breakfast tea, no sugarAlso good forCheesecake bases and pudding plates\nMore from the tea wiki\n\nTea and Biscuits\nBiscuit Dunking Physics: The Real Science\nTea Pairing Principles: Reason, Don't Memorise\nTea With Cake: The Pairing That Never Fails (If You Get It Right)\nTea and Food Pairing: The Five Principles",
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