European Stars And Stripes (Newspaper) - April 11, 1986, Darmstadt, Hesse                                Page 16 the stars and stripes Friday april 11, 1986 consumer Witch canned earn from Label by Mary Neth consumer editor w Hen you buy canned or Frozen fruit Sand vegetables Don t take what is on the Label for granted. American fair packaging and Labelling regulations can help you compare Price and Quality. Labels Are required to give the common or usual name of the vegetable in words or pictures and the form of the fruit whole slices or halves plus the net contents in ounces. If the number of Servings is Given the size of the serving also must be stated in common measures ounces or cups. When Servings Aren t listed deciding the size of can or package to buy is sometimes difficult. Canned and Frozen fruits and vegetables Are packed by net weight rather than volume. You can expect the following amount of cooked vegetables from average Container sizes asparagus Cut cans 14 ounces 11/a cups Frozen 10 ounces 1 /4 cups Beans Green or Wax Cut cans 151/z ounces 1% cups Frozen 9 ounces 1 % cups Beans Lima cans 16 ounces 1% cups Frozen 10 ounces 1% cups beets sliced diced or whole cans 16 ounces 13/i cups Broccoli Cut Frozen 10 ounces 1 /2 cups carrots diced or sliced cans 16 ounces 1% cups Frozen 10 ounces 1% cups cauliflower Frozen 10 ounces 1 Viz cups Corn whole Kernel cans 16 ounces 1% cups Frozen 10 ounces 1 /2 cups kale cans 15 ounces 1va cups Frozen 10 ounces 1 vib cups okra cans 15 /2 ounces 1% cups Frozen 10 ounces 1 a cups peas cans 16 ounces 1% cups Frozen 10 ounces 1% cups potatoes French Fried Frozen 9 ounces 1% cups spinach 15 ounces 11/3 cups Frozen 10 ounces 1 / cups summer Squash sliced Frozen 10 ounces 11/3 cups tomatoes cans 16 ounces 1% cups a cup is the serving size commonly used for most cooked vegetables. Small children and Light eaters Are often satisfied with smaller portions one fourth or one third cup. The net weight of canned fruit must include the syrup or liquid in which it is packed. Ingredients such As spices Flavouring colouring and special sweeteners must be listed plus any special Type of treatment. The most popular can sizes for fruit and the average number of Servings Are 8 to 81/4 ounces two Servings 16 to 17 ounces three to four Servings 29 ounces seven Servings. Industry terms for Container sizes Are often Given in recipes. The most common Are As follows 101/2 to 12 ounces picnic 16 to 17 ounces no. 303 20 ounces no. 2 29 ounces no. 21/i 46 ounces no. 3 special. And How does a consumer know when a canned product in t Worth taking a can opener to by the bulge advise military veterinarians. Cans that Are swollen or bulged at either end can indicate spoilage. Small dents in cans do not harm the contents. Badly dented cans however should be avoided. Cans that Are dented across a seam also can be dangerous As the contents can be exposed to outside bacteria. Best Rule of thumb is to avoid All dented canned goods unless they Are being sold at a commissary among the discount priced damaged goods. These dented cans have been checked by the food inspector and judged Safe. To avoid loss of Quality Don t buy packages of Frozen fruit or vegetables that Are Limp wet or  these Are signs that the vegetables have defrosted or Are in the process of doing so. Packages stained by the contents May have been defrosted and re Frozen at some stage in the marketing process. The contents May be Safe to eat but will have lost flavor. Be sure that fruit and vegetables sold in Glass jars with screw on or vacuum sealed lids Are sealed tightly to preserve the contents. If there is any indication the Bijj has been tampered with return the Jar to the store car rentals drop in Price he Dollar has done a nose dive against the German Mark but there is Good news when it comes to the Cost of car rentals. The big six car rental companies in Germany Auto Hansa Avis euro car Hertz interment and sixt budget have been carrying on a three year Price War that is paying off handsomely for Sharp Consumers. In an attempt to capture the Market and drive their competitors out of the Field each of the six has been offering one discount and special after another. In some cases prices have been going Down so fast that there has been no time to get the new Price list to and report the matter to the manager. Most canned and Frozen fruits and vegetables Are packed and priced according to Quality. Grade a or fancy is top Quality. Grade b or extra Standard is made up of slightly mature vegetables with Good flavor and color. The vegetables in Grade c or Standard Are slightly less flavorful and attractive. If you keep canned fruits and vegetables in a place no warmer than 75 degrees f., they usually will keep their Quality for a year or More. Keep in mind that fresh fruits and vegetables still offer the most in nutrition and that Canning is More dependent on chemical additives than most other methods of vegetable handling. Besides Calcium salts which keep vegetables firm under extreme heat and pressure the following chemicals also Are commonly added and must be listed on the Label mag and spices or Flavouring artificial color starch Hydro lived vegetable protein amino acid salts extracted from vegetables which include mag and sodium Chloride and yeast extract. Sugar and dextrose also often Are added and need not be included on the Label. Canning and freezing Are somewhat less damaging to fruit than to vegetables. One reason is the natural Protection of vitamins associated with the High amounts of acid in the fruit. With the exception of the actual amount of sugar added although some indication is Given by the terms Light heavy and extra heavy syr pall the ingredients added must be stated on the Label. Chemical preservatives Are not permitted and artificial colouring is allowed Only in canned pears cherries and the cherries in fruit cocktail. The printers. In february sixt budget German partner of budget rent a car in the United states dropped the daily unlimited mileage rental rate of a Mercedes 190e from 175 Marks to 165 Marks overnight. The fluctuating pricing can mean that sometimes the rental is half the Cost from a dealer Down the Block. For example in a recent Survey a vow Golf that rented for 216 Marks a Day at Hertz could be wheeled away from Auto Hansa for 97 Marks. No one knows How Long the Price War which has resulted in several court cases will last. Right now at least the Competition is a Boon to the consumer.