Always on jars, packets it has the contents with an e...sometimes the e comes before the stated mass or volume
2006-11-18 03:57:15 · 5 answers · asked by thomaslinacre66 1 in Food & Drink ➔ Other - Food & Drink
europe
the measurment quoted, is one of the standard types and qualities of measurment, under europeam standards (not just british standards)
2006-11-18 03:59:16 · answer #1 · answered by ben b 5 · 0⤊ 1⤋
It's the weight of the contents without the packaging, or gross. Each unit has a gross, a net (contents and packaging) and tare (the weight in this case of the packaging). so it means you 34g of jam plus the weight of the bottle. In fluids it means that the inside of the container contains x ml litre, etc.
2006-11-18 12:05:09 · answer #2 · answered by prakdrive 5 · 0⤊ 0⤋
I think they are "standard" EU sizes. In other words I think someone in Brussels sat down and said that standard sizes for jam jars are........and give a selection of sizes,standard sizes for washing powder are......... and so on.
It seems an almighty waste of time unless it matters to you that these things are in the same range of sizes where ever you shop in the EU.
2006-11-18 17:55:34 · answer #3 · answered by rosie recipe 7 · 0⤊ 1⤋
metric measurement
2006-11-18 11:59:01 · answer #4 · answered by fair-and-squire 4 · 0⤊ 1⤋
e = european agreed measurements.
2006-11-18 12:17:10 · answer #5 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 1⤋