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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.
内容量は500ミリリットルです。
The net content is 500 milliliters.
ラベルに内容量が表示されている。
The net content is displayed on the label.
パッケージのデザインは変わったが、内容量は以前と同じ200グラムのままだ。
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). When companies reduce the amount of product while keeping the price the same (a practice called shrinkflation), consumers often check the 内容量 to notice the change.
COMMON COLLOCATIONS:
- 内容量の表示 (net content labeling)
- 内容量を確認する (to check the net content)
- 内容量が減る (the net content decreases)