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July 2016

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 Inspection Aid No. 74

 Pickle Relish - Drained Weight to Volume Relationship July 2016

In the U.S. Standards for Grades of Pickles the recommended fill of pickle relish is based 

on a drained weight to volume (w/v) relationship.

Various percentages are specified for each type and sub-type of pickle relish. These 

percentages, however, do not apply to relishes with thickened sauce, such as hamburger 

or mustard relish.

In the U.S., pickle relish is customarily labeled as to the U.S. fluid measure: i.e. a pint jar 

as “1 pint liquid” (16 U.S. fl.ozs.), a #10 can (exclusive of about 10% headspace and 

having a useable volume of 100 U.S. fluid ounces) as “3 qts. 4 fl.ozs.”

The following table lists drained weights (in ounces) equivalent to various percentages of 

declared (assumed) fluid measure of container. For equivalents not shown below, the 

following calculations or interpolations may be used:

1. Multiply the declared U.S. fluid ounce content of the container by the desired 

drained weight percentage level:

i.e. 7.5 U.S. fl.ozs. X 92% = 6.90 ozs. (Recommended drained weight in ounces)

2. Using equivalents shown in the table, 7 1⁄2 U.S. fl.ozs. (92% basis):

i.e. 7 fl. ozs. (6.44 drained ounces) + 1⁄2 fl.oz. (0.460 drained ounces) = 6.90 = 6.9 

ounces (Recommended drained weight)

Pickle Relish

Recommended Drained Weight in Relation to Declared Volume (w/v)

U. S.

Fluid

Ounces

Equivalent

in

Milliliters

92% 88% 85% 80%

Ounces Ounces Ounces Ounces

0.10 2.97 0.092

0.25 7.40 0.230 0.220 0.213 0.200

0.50 14.80 0.460 0.440 0.425 0.400

1.00 29.60 0.920 0.880 0.850 0.800

2.00 59.10 1.840 1.760 1.700 1.600

3.00 88.70 2.760 2.640 2.550 2.400

4.00 118.30 3.680 3.520 3.400 3.200

5.00 147.90 4.600 4.400 4.250 4.000

6.00 177.40 5.520 5.280 5.100 4.800

7.00 207.00 6.440 6.160 5.950 5.600

8.00 236.60 7.360 7.040 6.800 6.400
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U. S.

Fluid

Ounces

Equivalent

in

Milliliters

92% 88% 85% 80%

Ounces Ounces Ounces Ounces

9.00 266.20 8.280 7.920 7.650 7.200

10.00 295.70 9.200 8.800 8.500 8.000

11.00 325.30 10.120 9.680 9.350 8.800

12.00 354.90 11.040 10.560 10.200 9.600

13.00 384.40 11.960 11.440 11.050 10.400

14.00 414.00 12.880 12.320 11.900 11.200

15.00 443.60 13.800 13.200 12.750 12.000

16.00

Pint 473.20 14.720 14.080 13.600 12.800

17.00 502.70 15.640 14.960 14.450 13.600

18.00 532.30 16.560 15.840 15.300 14.400

19.00 561.90 17.480 16.720 16.150 15.200

20.00 591.50 18.400 17.600 17.000 16.000

21.00 621.00 19.320 18.480 17.850 16.800

22.00 650.60 20.240 19.360 18.700 17.600

23.00 680.20 21.160 20.240 19.550 18.400

24.00 709.70 22.080 21.120 20.400 19.200

25.00 739.30 23.000 22.000 21.250 20.000

26.00 768.90 23.920 22.880 22.100 20.800

27.00 798.50 24.840 23.760 22.950 21.600

28.00 828.00 25.760 24.640 23.800 22.400

29.00 857.60 26.680 25.520 24.650 23.200

30.00 887.20 27.600 26.400 25.500 24.000

31.00 916.80 28.520 27.280 26.350 24.800

32.00

Quart 946.30 29.440 28.160 27.200 25.600

40.00 1182.90 36.800 35.200 34.000 32.000

43.50 1286.40 40.020 38.280 36.980 34.800

46.00 1360.30 42.320 40.480 39.100 36.800

48.00 1419.50 44.160 42.240 40.800 38.400

64.00

1⁄2 Gallon 1892.70 58.880 56.320 54.400 51.200

100.00

#10 Can/Jar 2957.30 92.000 88.000 85.000 80.000

128.00

Gallon jar

#12 can

3785.30 117.760 112.640 108.800 102.400
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Avoirdupois is a system of weights (or mass) based on a pound of sixteen 

ounces. It is the everyday system of weight used in the United States, and will 

be referred to in these instructions in term of the appropriate English system 

weight, i.e. ounces, pounds, etc.

Interrelation of Units of Mass (Weight)

1 ounce = 28.3495 grams

0.028 kilogram

1 pound = 16 ounces

453.592 grams

0.453592 

kilograms

1 kilogram = 1000 grams

35.274 ounces

2.205 pounds

1 short ton = 2,000 pounds

0.893 long tons

907.185 

kilograms

0.907 metric tons

1 long ton = 2,240 pounds

1 metric ton = 2,204.63 pounds

1000 kilograms