Dial Gauge and Weight Gauge Charts for Fruit
Table 1 provides the process times for some acid foods in a dial-guage presure canner. Table 2 provides process times for some acid foods in a weighted-gauge pressure canner.
| Table 1. Process Times for Some Acid Foods in a Dial-Gauge Pressure Canner. |
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Canner Pressure (PSI) at Altitudes of |
Type of Fruit |
Style of Pack |
Jar Size |
Process Time (Min) |
0 - 2,000 ft |
2,001 - 4,000 ft |
4,001 - 6,000 ft |
6,001 - 8,000 ft |
| Applesauce |
Hot |
Pints Quarts |
8 10 |
6 lb 6 |
7 lb 7 |
8 lb 8 |
9 lb 9 |
| Apples, sliced |
Hot |
Pints or Quarts |
8 |
6 |
7 |
8 |
9 |
| Berries, whole |
Hot |
Pints or Quarts |
8 |
6 |
7 |
8 |
9 |
Raw Raw |
Pints Quarts |
8 10 |
6 6 |
7 7 |
8 8 |
9 9 |
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| Cherries, sour or sweet |
Hot |
Pints Quarts |
8 10 |
6 6 |
7 7 |
8 8 |
9 9 |
| Raw |
Pints or Quarts |
10 |
6 |
7 |
8 |
9 |
| Fruit Purees |
Hot |
Pints or Quarts |
8 |
6 |
7 |
8 |
9 |
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| Grapefruit and Orange Sections |
Hot |
Pints or Quarts |
8 |
6 |
7 |
8 |
9 |
| Raw |
Pints Quarts |
8 10 |
6 6 |
7 7 |
8 8 |
9 9 |
| Peaches, Apricots, and Nectarines |
Hot and Raw |
Pints or Quarts |
10 |
6 |
7 |
8 |
9 |
| Pears |
|
| Hot |
Pints or Quarts |
10 |
6 |
7 |
8 |
9 |
| Plums |
Hot and Raw |
Pints or Quarts |
10 |
6 |
7 |
8 |
9 |
| Rhubarb |
Hot |
Pints or Quarts |
8 |
6 |
7 |
8 |
9 |
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| Table 2. Process Times for Some Acid Foods in a Weighted-Gauge Pressure
Canner. |
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Canner Pressure (PSI) at Altitudes of |
| Type of Fruit |
Style of Pack |
Jar Size |
Process Time (Min) |
0 - 1,000 ft |
Above 1,000 ft |
| Applesauce |
Hot Hot |
Pints Quarts |
8 10 |
5 lb 5 |
10 lb 10 |
| Apples, sliced |
Hot |
Pints or Quarts |
8 |
5 |
10 |
| Berries, whole |
| Hot |
Pints or Quarts |
8 |
5 |
10 |
Raw Raw |
Pints Quarts |
8 10 |
5 5 |
10 10 |
| Cherries, sour or sweet |
Hot Hot |
Pints Quarts |
8 10 |
5 5 |
10 10 |
| Raw |
Pints or Quarts |
10 |
5 |
10 |
| Fruit Purees |
Hot |
|
| Pints or Quarts |
8 |
5 |
10 |
| Grapefruit and Orange Sections |
Hot |
Pints or Quarts |
8 |
5 |
10 |
Raw Raw |
Pints Quarts |
8 10 |
5 5 |
10 10 |
| Peaches, Apricots, and Nectarines |
Hot and Raw |
Pints or Quarts |
10 |
5 |
10 |
| Pears |
Hot |
|
| Pints or Quarts |
10 |
5 |
10 |
| Plums |
Hot and Raw |
Pints or Quarts |
10 |
5 |
10 |
| Rhubarb |
Hot |
Pints or Quarts |
8 |
5 |
10 |
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