Reference amounts

Grams, not millilitres

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What we publish What the table asks for And the two are not convertible So our data cannot answer four of the six leaves The liquid leaves we can answer Which is the same shape as the hazmat gap How to close it yourself Do that before committing to a size And weigh the contents, not the package Stated rather than finessed References

Four of the seven are in grams. Our capacity field is in millilitres.

What we publish

A capacity in millilitres, on file for all 97 containers in this group. It is the field the whole catalog is organized around.

What the table asks for

Mass, for four of the seven categories that matter here: hard candies 2 g, all other candies 30 g, cookies 30 g, brownies 40 g.

And the two are not convertible

A 237 mL jar holds a different mass of gummies than of chocolate than of cookie. Bulk density is a property of the product and not of the jar.

So our data cannot answer four of the six leaves

Gummies, chocolate and baked goods are referenced by mass, and we have no mass field for the contents. A buyer cannot establish from our pages which band a jar puts them in.

The liquid leaves we can answer

Syrup, honey and beverage have millilitre or household-measure reference amounts, and our capacity field meets them directly. 22 containers under 60 mL, 2 between 60 and 90, 73 above.

Which is the same shape as the hazmat gap

There, the defining attribute of two leaves was a mark we do not record. Here, the defining attribute of four leaves is a mass we do not record. Both are data gaps rather than shelf gaps.

How to close it yourself

Fill one jar, weigh the contents, and you have the number for your product. It takes one measurement and it is specific to your recipe, which a catalog figure could never be.

Do that before committing to a size

Because the answer may move you one size up or down, and the size is the thing with the lead time.

And weigh the contents, not the package

The reference amount is about the food. A heavy double wall jar does not move you into a different band, and 26 of our 97 containers are double wall.

Stated rather than finessed

We could publish an estimated fill weight and it would be wrong for most products. An omitted field degrades; an invented one gets acted on.

References

Our capacity field is in millilitres, measured on 19 October 2026 for all 97 containers in this group. Four of the reference amounts above are expressed in grams: hard candies 2 g, all other candies 30 g, cookies 30 g, brownies 40 g. We publish volume and the rule asks for mass, so for gummies, chocolate and baked goods our data cannot establish which band a jar falls in. The liquid leaves can be answered from it.

21 CFR 101.12(b), Reference Amounts Customarily Consumed Per Eating Occasion. The amounts that reach this shelf: hard candies and breath mints 2 g; all other candies 30 g; cookies 30 g; brownies 40 g; syrups "30 mL for all syrups"; honey, jams, jellies, fruit butter, molasses, fruit pastes and fruit chutneys 1 tbsp; carbonated and noncarbonated beverages, wine coolers and water 360 mL. law.cornell.edu

The Davis Pack Supply catalog, measured 19 October 2026. The edibles shelf is 357 rows: 97 containers and 260 closures. 30 to 473 mL with a median of 177, every container with a capacity on file. 22 under 60 mL, 2 between 60 and 90, 73 over 90. By count: 23 at 237 mL, 21 at 118, 17 at 59, 13 at 473, 6 at 177, 6 at 355, 3 at 30. 66 PP and 31 glass, with no PET, HDPE or metal. 78 jars, 12 tubs and pails, 6 bottles, 1 tube. 29 white, 24 natural, 19 clear, 11 black, 8 amber, 4 frosted, 2 blue. Closures: 164 continuous thread polypropylene lids, 39 metal or aluminum CT caps, 22 dome lids, 14 child resistant, 9 sealing discs, 6 round tub lids, 3 phenolic, 2 metal overshell lids.

Written from 21 CFR 101.9 and 101.12 and from the catalog as it stood on 19 October 2026. The serving-size rules quoted here are the federal food-labeling rules; dose caps, potency labeling, child-resistant packaging and exit packaging for a licensed cannabis edible are set state by state and nothing here describes them. Four of the reference amounts that matter on this shelf are expressed in grams and our capacity field is in millilitres, so for gummies, chocolate and baked goods our data cannot tell you which band a jar falls in.