# Did different flavors of red Jello taste differenly? **URL:** \ **Category:** Cafe Society\ **Created:** [June 9, 2010, 2:15pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/did-different-flavors-of-red-jello-taste-differenly/542534 "2010-06-09T14:15:48Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 9\ **Page:** 1
**Author:** ![Annie-Xmas](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/a/ecc23a/32.png) [@Annie-Xmas](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Annie-Xmas)\ **Post date:** [June 9, 2010, 2:15pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/did-different-flavors-of-red-jello-taste-differenly/542534/1 "2010-06-09T14:15:48Z")
Do they? ---
**Author:** ![Santos\_L\_Halper](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/santos_l_halper/32/1_2.png) [@Santos\_L\_Halper](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Santos_L_Halper)\ **Post date:** [June 9, 2010, 4:21pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/did-different-flavors-of-red-jello-taste-differenly/542534/2 "2010-06-09T16:21:04Z")
I would hope that Black Cherry, Raspberry, Cranberry, Cherry, Mixed Fruit, Strawberry and Watermelon don’t _all_ actually have the same flavor… 🙂 It’s been a lot of years since I had Jello. I had no idea there were so many flavors available! > **[Jell-O](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Jell-O)** > > Jell-O is an American brand offering a variety of powdered gelatin dessert (fruit-flavored gels/jellies), pudding, and no-bake cream pie mixes. The original gelatin dessert (genericized as jello) is the signature of the brand. "Jell-O" is a registered trademark of Kraft Heinz, and is based in Chicago, Illinois. > The dessert was especially popular in the first half of the 20th century, remaining popular in certain demographics. The original gelatin dessert began in Le Roy, New York, in 1897, when... ---
**Author:** ![fiddlesticks](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/fiddlesticks/32/18129_2.png) [@fiddlesticks](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/fiddlesticks)\ **Post date:** [June 9, 2010, 4:42pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/did-different-flavors-of-red-jello-taste-differenly/542534/3 "2010-06-09T16:42:45Z")
I don’t recall much of a difference between Black Cherry and Cherry, but there certainly was a difference between Cherry and Strawberry. Strawberry reminded me of medicine I often had to take. Yuk! Don’t recall Watermelon back in those days…is that a new-ish flavor? ---
**Author:** ![Santos\_L\_Halper](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/santos_l_halper/32/1_2.png) [@Santos\_L\_Halper](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Santos_L_Halper)\ **Post date:** [June 9, 2010, 4:48pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/did-different-flavors-of-red-jello-taste-differenly/542534/4 "2010-06-09T16:48:31Z")
> [@fiddlesticks](#): > > I Don’t recall Watermelon back in those days…is that a new-ish flavor? I think it’s been maybe 25 or 30 years since I last had Jello, and as far as I knew they had like five flavors. Unless they had others that no grocery stores carried, I’ve got to think they’ve expanded the selections in the intervening years. ---
**Author:** ![friedo](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/f/8edcca/32.png) [@friedo](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/friedo)\ **Post date:** [June 9, 2010, 5:22pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/did-different-flavors-of-red-jello-taste-differenly/542534/5 "2010-06-09T17:22:50Z")
When I was a kid, I used to take different flavors of Jello and make layered Jello concoctions by enjelloing one flavor, letting it set in some glass custard dishes, then pouring another flavor on top, etc. I think I made a four-layer one, once. And yes, they taste different. They use the same kind of flavor extracts that are used to flavor hard candies. The flavors are generic but not particularly subtle. ---
**Author:** ![Swords\_to\_Plowshares](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/b38774/32.png) [@Swords\_to\_Plowshares](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Swords_to_Plowshares)\ **Post date:** [June 9, 2010, 5:26pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/did-different-flavors-of-red-jello-taste-differenly/542534/6 "2010-06-09T17:26:43Z")
Watermelon, black cherry, and strawberry are all distinctly different IMO. ---
**Author:** ![singular1](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/ba9def/32.png) [@singular1](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/singular1)\ **Post date:** [June 9, 2010, 5:38pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/did-different-flavors-of-red-jello-taste-differenly/542534/7 "2010-06-09T17:38:12Z")
And raspberry was _definitely_ the best red flavor! ---
**Author:** ![TBG](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/t/c89c15/32.png) [@TBG](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/TBG)\ **Post date:** [June 9, 2010, 11:00pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/did-different-flavors-of-red-jello-taste-differenly/542534/8 "2010-06-09T23:00:12Z")
> [@singular1](#): > > And raspberry was _definitely_ the best red flavor! eww… no. ---
**Author:** ![Tamerlane](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/tamerlane/32/7602_2.png) [@Tamerlane](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Tamerlane)\ **Post date:** [June 10, 2010, 1:39am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/did-different-flavors-of-red-jello-taste-differenly/542534/9 "2010-06-10T01:39:33Z")
Heck, cherry and black cherry taste differently ( I buy the sugarless versions once in awhile in those six-pack snack versions ).