The indication of a count or calibre is not mandatory under food law, but it helps with orientation and is good business practice to avoid any misunderstandings when purchasing.

So: The calibre of olives, for example, is a measure of how many whole olives there are for a certain weight.

Important: The count always refers to 100 grams of raw product before processing.

You should be aware of this, as the weight and size of the olives change after processing and, if necessary, decoring.

In the trade, extrapolations are made on a kilogramme basis, i.e. multiplied by a factor of 10.

In any case, the lower the count, the larger and higher quality the olives are. Paul M. Müller, for example, uses a count of 26/29 as a short designation for ADRIA tinned goods. This means that there are around 260 to 290 olives per kilogramme of raw product. In the ADRIA jar, for example, we offer a count of 28/32, which means that there are around 280 to 320 olives per kilogramme of raw product. Our popular ADRIA-Queens top product has a count of around 100 to 110 large, intensely flavoured olives.

For whole artichoke hearts, the number of pieces is given in counts. However, the count is counted differently for artichokes. Important: the higher the count, the smaller the artichoke hearts. This means that a count of 30/40 indicates a number of approximately 30 to 40 hearts in the preserve. ADRIA canned artichoke hearts are available in small cans (425 ml) with counts of 5/7 or 8/12 up to a high count of 25/30, 30/40 to 50/60 for large cans (2650 ml). Small hearts are correspondingly more expensive.

The count is counted differently for our agate snails. Here the count is declared in dozens. This means that the 850 ml ADRIA can (30 oz) contains around 12 dozen, i.e. around 144 snails.