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Can sizes, decoded.
The #10-to-8-oz chart with cups, servings and case packs — and a calculator that turns a recipe's servings into cans and cases. Data from the USDA Food Buying Guide.
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Volumes per the USDA Food Buying Guide's published can tables; actual drained yields vary by product — the USDA yield tables carry those, item by item.
The can chart · per USDA Food Buying Guide
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How many cups are in a #10 can?
A #10 can holds 96 to 117 ounces depending on the product — about 12 to 13 cups. At a half-cup serving that is roughly 25 servings per can, and #10 cans pack six to a case, per the USDA Food Buying Guide.
What are the standard can sizes?
The common foodservice sizes: #10 (12–13 cups), #5 (7 cups), #3 cylinder (5¾ cups), #2½ (3½ cups), #2 (2½ cups), #303 (2 cups), #300 (1¾ cups), #1 picnic (1¼ cups), and 8 oz (1 cup).
Are these drained weights?
No — these are total volumes. Drained yield depends on the product; the USDA Food Buying Guide publishes item-by-item yield tables for exactly that question.
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