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Correction for the weight of a Jelly Bean

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How heavy is 681 fluid drams (ʒ)?
It's about 2,500 times as heavy as a Jelly Bean
The weight of a Jelly Bean is about 0.280 fluid drams (ʒ).
(for Jelly Belly beans; approximate)
Made of sugar, corn syrup, and pectin, a single jelly bean weighs about 0.290 fluid drams (ʒ). President Ronald Reagan cited jelly beans as his favorite candy and 820,000 fluid drams (ʒ) of the candies were served at his first inauguration in 1981.
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