US Can Sizes ============ In the United States, cook books sometimes reference cans by size. The Can Manufacturers Institute defines these sizes, expressing them in three-digit numbers, as measured in whole and sixteenths of an inch for the container's nominal outside dimensions: a 307x512 would thus measure 3 and 7/16" in diameter by 5 and 3/4" (12/16") in height. Older can numbers are often expressed as single digits, their contents being calculated for room-temperature water as approximately 11 oz (#1 "picnic" can), 20 oz (#2), 32 oz (#3), 58 oz (#5), and 110 oz (#10 "coffee" can). Can Name Dimensions Capacity Typical products ============= =================== ======== ============================= 6Z 2-2/16 x 3-1/2" 6.08 fl 8Z Short 2-11/16 x 3" 7.93 fl 8Z Tall 2-11/16 x 3-2/8" 8.68 fl #1 (Picnic) 2-11/16 x 4" 10.94 fl #211 Cylinder 2-11/16 x 4-14/16" 13.56 fl #300 3 x 4-7/16" 15.22 fl Cranberry sauce, Pork & beans #300 Cylinder 3 x 5-9/16" 19.40 fl #1 Tall 3-1/16 x 4-11/16" 16.70 fl #303 3-3/16 x 4-3/8" 16.88 fl Fruits, Vegetables, Soups #303 Cylinder 3-3/16 x 5-9/16" 21.86 fl #2 Vacuum 3-7/16 x 3-3/8" 14.71 fl #2 3-7/16 x 4-9/16" 20.55 fl Juices, Soups, Vegetables Jumbo 3-7/16 x 5-5/8" 25.80 fl #2 Cylinder 3-7/16 x 5-6/8" 26.40 fl #1 .25 4-1/16 x 2-3/8" 13.81 fl #2 .5 4-1/16 x 4-11/16" 29.79 fl Fruits, Vegetables #3 Vacuum 4-1/4 x 3-7/16" 23.90 fl #3 Cylinder 4-1/4 x 7" 51.70 fl #5 5-1/8 x 5-5/8" 59.10 fl Fruit Juice, Soups #10 6-3/16 x 7" 109.43 fl Fruits, Vegetables In parts of the world using the metric system, tins are made in 250, 500, 750 ml (millilitre) and 1 L (litre) sizes (250 ml is approximately 1 cup or 8 ounces). From: