In article <bIQ5k.43266$Xu2.16151@trnddc04>,
"James Silverton" > wrote:

> Hello All!
>
> There has been mention before of the peculiar quantities in which things
> are sold. I came across another one today at Trader Joes'. Their quite
> good raspberry preserve (raspberry is the first ingredient but it does
> contain corn syrup and pectin) contains 17.5 oz or 496g. Why they can't
> supply 500g escapes me!

I'd guess that it is 500 grams and they rounded to 17.5 ounces so
non-metric people would have a clue, and the math would work out for the
clever ones.

leo