I thought the principal ingredient in a food uses a (my keyboard lacks an accent) rather than de.
confiture de framboise vs. confiture a framboises
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Carl C.KwizIQ Q&A regular contributor
confiture de framboise vs. confiture a framboises
This question relates to:French writing exercise "Bastille Day in France"
Asked 2 weeks ago
Carl,
the attached lesson covers this.
In a compound noun as in this context, ‘ à’ would indicate a purpose, while de indicates what the item is made of. As the jam is made of raspberries, ‘ de ‘ is appropriate.
A few other nuances are covered in the lesson as well.
If you look at the 2nd link you will see ‘ Confiture de Framboises ‘ advertised as packaged in a ‘ pot en verre ‘.
Compound nouns formed with prepositions à/de/en in French
https://www.bringo.ma/fr_MA/stores/carrefour-supermarket/confitures-5/products/confiture-de-framboises-carrefour-370g-1/23099?srsltid=AfmBOooOYxXbh1Nsj5GKUgBjU5oId-3fJ4Ee3wUB_IHnGgB2WOXRLWtO
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