# Pineapple and Jell-o **URL:** \ **Category:** Cecil's Columns/Staff Reports\ **Created:** [August 13, 2010, 6:09am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/pineapple-and-jell-o/550129 "2010-08-13T06:09:12Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 9\ **Page:** 1
**Author:** ![harddavid](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/h/90ced4/32.png) [@harddavid](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/harddavid)\ **Post date:** [August 13, 2010, 6:09am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/pineapple-and-jell-o/550129/1 "2010-08-13T06:09:12Z")
As a kid in South Africa, I remember eating pineapple-flavored jelly (yes, in _proper_ English, it’s “jelly” not “jello” - but it’s the same stuff!). I don’t remember the brand name, though. * * * LINK TO COLUMN: [http://www.straightdope.com/columns/read/308/why-you-cant-put-pineapple-in-jell-o](http://www.straightdope.com/columns/read/308/why-you-cant-put-pineapple-in-jell-o) ---
**Author:** ![John\_W.Kennedy](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/john_w.kennedy/32/1031_2.png) [@John\_W.Kennedy](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/John_W.Kennedy)\ **Post date:** [August 13, 2010, 6:26pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/pineapple-and-jell-o/550129/2 "2010-08-13T18:26:12Z")
It isn’t “jello”. One particular brand is “Jell-O”. As to “jelly”, I prefer to be able to distinguish between pectin-based condiments and gelatin-based foods. ---
**Author:** ![Irishman](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/i/b487fb/32.png) [@Irishman](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Irishman)\ **Post date:** [August 13, 2010, 9:00pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/pineapple-and-jell-o/550129/3 "2010-08-13T21:00:49Z")
“Jello” has entered the common parlance as a generic for gelatin. It’s not as ubiquitous as “kleenex” or “xeroxing”, but nearly as much as “pop tarts”. Think “jello shots” - you surely don’t believe people only mean “Jell-o brand gelatin shots”. ---
**Author:** ![C\_K\_Dexter\_Haven](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/c/b2d939/32.png) [@C\_K\_Dexter\_Haven](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/C_K_Dexter_Haven)\ **Post date:** [August 13, 2010, 10:31pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/pineapple-and-jell-o/550129/4 "2010-08-13T22:31:59Z")
Welcome to the Straight Dope Message Boards, **harddavid** , glad to have you here. When you start a thread, it’s helpful to other posters if you provide a link to the column you’re commenting on. Saves searching time, and helps keep us all on the same page. No biggie, you’ll know for next time, and I’ve added the link at bottom of your post. (By the way, that column is from 1974.) And, as I say, welcome! ---
**Author:** ![In\_Winnipeg](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/i/a8b319/32.png) [@In\_Winnipeg](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/In_Winnipeg)\ **Post date:** [August 14, 2010, 7:29am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/pineapple-and-jell-o/550129/5 "2010-08-14T07:29:59Z")
It seems to me that pineapple-flavoured Jell-o does exist, though… ---
**Author:** ![crowmanyclouds](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/crowmanyclouds/32/19884_2.png) [@crowmanyclouds](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/crowmanyclouds)\ **Post date:** [August 14, 2010, 9:57am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/pineapple-and-jell-o/550129/6 "2010-08-14T09:57:22Z")
[Pineapple JELL-O](http://brands.kraftfoods.com/jello/products/flavor-finder/pineapple/)\*! CMC fnord! \*All caps appears to be Kraft Foods preferred “spelling”. ---
**Author:** ![In\_Winnipeg](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/i/a8b319/32.png) [@In\_Winnipeg](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/In_Winnipeg)\ **Post date:** [August 16, 2010, 2:17am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/pineapple-and-jell-o/550129/7 "2010-08-16T02:17:30Z")
Yes! Just like that. Thanks, crowmanyclouds. ---
**Author:** ![little\_bit](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/l/258eb7/32.png) [@little\_bit](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/little_bit)\ **Post date:** [August 17, 2010, 4:45pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/pineapple-and-jell-o/550129/8 "2010-08-17T16:45:33Z")
Pineapple Jello is best made in 1 ounce cups with Malibu Rum. Then again, that article is from November 29, 1974. There probably wasn’t pineapple Jell-O at the time. ---
**Author:** ![gnoitall](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/g/bb73d2/32.png) [@gnoitall](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/gnoitall)\ **Post date:** [August 18, 2010, 5:34pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/pineapple-and-jell-o/550129/9 "2010-08-18T17:34:06Z")
> [@In\_Winnipeg](#): > > It seems to me that pineapple-flavoured Jell-o does exist, though… And I’m sure it sets up just fine, since the pineapple flavoring would contain no [bromelain](http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bromelain), the “meat tenderizer” enzyme which would be the culprit for actual pineapple preventing gelatin setting properly.