Chicken in 2.5 oz. pouches

[MuddyWaters]

Just an observation regarding pouches vs. cans. I've weighed some of the larger pouches and they actually weigh about the same or even more than cans of similar quantity. Not sure about the smaller ones. But there's very little if any weight savings between pouches vs. cans. But pouches are usually quite a bit more expensive. There is less fluid in the pouches, but for something like tuna in olive oil, the oil is high in needed calories anyway, and the higher quality cans of solid white Albacore have mostly tuna and less oil than the less expensive chunk white and even cheaper chunk light. Being an OG, I always have a trusty GI can opener with me (not all cans have pull tabs). Environmentally, cans are easily recyclable but pouches aren't, but cans take more energy to produce and transport, so that's probably a wash.

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Cans arent heavy, they are light aluminum
And your heel flattens them to not take up much room in garbage.
Chicken is packed in a lot of water in either.

I also like cans of ham. Not spam, which is awful. Can be hard to find. Perfect in red beans and rice.

[4eyedbuzzard]

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Cans arent heavy, they are light aluminum
And your heel flattens them to not take up much room in garbage.
Chicken is packed in a lot of water in either.

And just to add, you can't make a mouse trapeze, alcohol stove, or candle holder out of a used pouch.

[MuddyWaters]

And just to add, you can't make a mouse trapeze, alcohol stove, or candle holder out of a used pouch.

And albertsons has sweet sue 3 oz cans

[One Half]

I know SOMEONE around here has weighed a can and a pouch. What's the difference in weight for a 3oz can vs 3oz pouch?

[Dogwood]

The clean pouch weighs slightly less than the clean can when contents are tuna in the same amount of food as measured by caloric content or dry wt. But tuna cans are Sn not Al. Never saw a discarded pouch in a fire ring while cans....

[MuddyWaters]

Never saw a discarded pouch in a fire ring while cans....

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Ive seen many
But many cans too...
They leave a light thin foil behind after burning often
Not sure why it dont melt, but it often doesnt and its mixed up in ash

I weighed them years ago...then quit worrying. Dont recall exactly what, but Its a fraction of oz. The difference for several would add up to under half oz.

[4eyedbuzzard]

The clean pouch weighs slightly less than the clean can when contents are tuna in the same amount of food as measured by caloric content or dry wt. But tuna cans are Sn not Al. Never saw a discarded pouch in a fire ring while cans....

Sn, Tin, is not used for most modern cans except for the thin electroplating of the steel when a tin plated can is called for. Tin is pretty expensive relative to Al or steel. Most modern cans are either aluminum or steel alloys (steel could be tin plated), and most are coated with plastic on the inside.

A lot of the pouches are multi-layer laminates and have a thin layer of metal foil in them, usually between plastic layers. There is also the mylar type stuff where a very thin layer of aluminum (< 1 micron) is deposited on the polyester/mylar. If the fire isn't hot enough, the foil will be left behind.