Can Equivalents

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Use this can size equivalent chart to find out how much of an ingredient you need when your recipe suggests a specific can size rather than a volume quantity.

Numbered Can Sizes | Miscellaneous Can Sizes

Numbered Can Sizes
Numbered Can Size	Volume	Equivalents
#1	1 oz.	1 1/3 cups
#1 Juice	13 oz.	1 5/8 cups
#1 Tall	16 oz.	2 cups
#1 Square	16 oz.	2 cups
#2	1 lb. 4 oz.	2 1/2 cups
#2 1/2	1 lb. 13 oz.	3 1/2 cups
#2 1/2 Square	31 oz.	scant 4 cups
#3 Squat	23 oz.	2 3/4 cups
#3	33 1/2 oz.	4 1/4 cups
#3 Cylinder	46 oz.	5 3/4 cups
#5	56 oz.	7 1/3 cups
#10	6 1/2 lbs. (104 oz.) to 7 lbs. 5 oz. (117 oz.)	13 cups
#211	12 oz.	1 1/2 cups
#300	14 to 16 oz.	1 3/4 cups
#303	16 to 17 oz.	2 cups

Miscellaneous Can Size Equivalents
Miscellaneous Can Size	Volume	Equivalents
4 oz.	4 oz.	1/2 cup
6 oz.	6 oz.	3/4 cup
8 oz.	8 oz.	1 cup
Picnic	10 1/2 to 12 oz.	1 1/4 cups
12 oz. vacuum	12 oz.	1 1/2 cups
Baby Food Jar	3 1/2 to 8 oz.	7/16 cup (5.8 tbsp.) to 1 cup, depending on size of jar
Condensed Milk	15 oz.	1 1/3 cups
Evaporated Milk	6 oz.	2/3 cup
Evaporated Milk	14 1/2 oz.	1 2/3 cups
Frozen Juice Concentrate	6 oz.	3/4 cup