The US Department of Agriculture has listed criteria for canned olives (whole or pitted).
The diameter of the olive is taken as:
(1) the shortest diameter at
(2) the largest circumference
(3) perpendicular to the longitudinal axis of the olive
Parameters:
(1) number of olives per pound
(2) diameter in mm
(3) designation (name)
|
Number per Pound
|
Diameter in mm
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Designation
|
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128 to 140
|
16 to 17
|
small
|
|
106 to 127
|
17 to 19
|
medium
|
|
91 to 105
|
19 to 20
|
large
|
|
65 to 90
|
20 to 22
|
extra large
|
|
51 to 64
|
22 to 24
|
jumbo
|
|
41 to 50
|
24 to 26
|
colossal
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<= 40
|
>= 26
|
super collosal
|
where:
• The original table gives extra large as 65 to 88 per pound and jumbo as 51 to 60. These ranges leave gaps which are removed in the table above.
