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Correction for the weight of a Jelly Bean

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How heavy is 2,500 miligrams?
It's about two-and-a-half times as heavy as a Jelly Bean
The weight of a Jelly Bean is about 1,100 miligrams.
(for Jelly Belly beans; approximate)
Made of sugar, corn syrup, and pectin, a single jelly bean weighs about 1,100 miligrams. President Ronald Reagan cited jelly beans as his favorite candy and 3,200,000,000 miligrams of the candies were served at his first inauguration in 1981.
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