内容量(ないようりょう)

ないようりょう
noun
net content; net weight/volume
quantitybusiness
1. net content; net weight; net volume
The amount of product inside a package, excluding the weight of the container or packaging itself. Printed on food labels, beverage bottles, and product packaging as required by law.
内容量(ないようりょう)は500ミリリットルです。
The net content is 500 milliliters.
ラベルに内容量(ないようりょう)が表示(ひょうじ)されている。
The net content is displayed on the label.
The package design changed, but the net content remains the same 200 grams as before.

Usage

A standard term found on virtually all food and beverage product labels in Japan. Required by the Measurement Act (計量法(けいりょうほう)). When companies reduce the amount of product while keeping the price the same (a practice called shrinkflation), consumers often check the 内容量(ないようりょう) to notice the change.

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