On 13/02/2015 11:48 AM, James Silverton wrote:
> I quite enjoy Trader Joe's Seville Orange Marmalade but I was idly
> contemplating the label on the jar and I saw that one of the ingredients
> was pectin. I wonder why that should be when the marmalade contains
> slices of peel and orange peel is a rich source of pectin.
>
> I also saw that the marmalade was made in Canada and the jar contained
> 17.5 oz. This, as the jar indicates, is 496g. I wonder why they don't
> put a little more in the jar and make its weight a round 500g?
>
>
But that would be 17.64oz and USians would then ask why it wasn't
rounded off to 18oz.
Pre-packed coffee and other items up here are often sold in 454g
packets. Go figure!
Graham