| Department of Food and Nutritional Sciences, The University of Reading
Food Labelling in the UK - A supporting material page |
These are two examples - both are from cans of Fruit in juice or syrup: The requirement is that: 'where a solid food is presented in a liquid medium, the drained net weight of the food shall also be indicated.'
In the first example label, this statement provides the 'net drained weight first, 240g, followed by the total weight, 410g.
In the second example label, the total net weight is given first, 420g, followed by the drained weight, 240g:
