Standard Can Sizes

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Professional Cooking
Professional Cooking

By Wayne Gisslen

Published 2014

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    Volume   Approximate Weighta
Can Name U.S Metric U.S. Metric
6 oz 5.75 fl oz 170 mL 6 oz 170 g
8 oz 8.3 fl oz 245 mL 8 oz 227 g
No. 1 picnic 10.5 fl oz 311 mL 10.5 oz 298 g
No. 211 cylinder 12 fl oz 355 mL 12 oz 340 g
No. 300 13.5 fl oz 399 mL 14 oz 397 g
No. 303 15.6 fl oz 461 mL 16–17 oz 454–482 g
No. 2 20 fl oz 591 mL 1 lb 4 oz 567 g
No. 2½ 28.5 fl oz 843 mL 1 lb 13 oz 822 g
No. 3 cylinder 46 fl oz 1360 mL 3 lb 1360 g
No. 5 56 fl oz 1656 mL 3 lb 8 oz 1588 g
No. 10 103.7 fl oz 3067 mL 6½–7 lb 2722–2948 g
Because the density of food varies, so does the net weight for any given can size.