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CANNED CORN 



About 60 samples of corn from 30 factories were exam- 

 ined in the laboratory. These goods were all taken at the fac- 

 tory at time of packing and were unlabeled. Information was 

 given as to whether or not starch was added at time of packing. 

 Water and sugar are used in packing. Starch is or is not added 

 as the superintendent deems necessary to make the goods put 

 out uniform in appearance. Only sufficient water to give proper 

 fluidity to the pack is used. As corn starch is used and as all 

 corn carries sugar, laboratory examination will not determine 

 whether or not either of these materials were added to the corn. 

 As the water content of green corn varies greatly with the ma- 

 turity of the corn, laboratory examination will not disclose the 

 amount of added water. Salt is usually added to make the prod- 

 uct palatable. It was not tested for. 



Weight of Can Contents 



As caned corn has quite a high nutritive value the amount 

 of corn contained in a can is of considerable importance. Twen- 

 ty ounce cans are used and with one exception the can contents 

 over weighed the weight claimed. The contents ran from 19.5 

 ounces to 21.5 ounces and averaged about 20.75 ounces. The 

 net weights are shown in the table that follows. 



Table showing net weight of can contents in the case of Maine 



packed sweet corn. The iveights are given in ounces and 



are arranged from the lowest to the highest zveights. 



19.41 



20.47 



20.68 



20.86 



21.02 



21.34 



20.05 



20.51 



20.68 



20.88 



21.03 



21.35 



20.14 



20.51 



20.74 



20.89 



21.07 



21.37 



20.15 



20.52 



20.74 



20.91 



21.07 



21.42 



20.26 



20.54 



20.75 



20.01 



21.07 



21.44 



20.40 



20.56 



20.75 



20.95 



21.16 



21.51 



20.40 



20.56 



20.77 



20.97 



21.18 





20.42 



20.61 



20.77 



20.97 



21.20 





20.47 



20.61 



20.82 



20.97 



21.21 





20,47 



20.67 



20.82 



21.00 



21.32 





