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Heavier cans of fruit or vegetables from different companies may not actually contain more food. Some cans might have less food despite being heavier because the fruits and vegetables are packed in water, which can make up more than half the weight. Since some canning companies might add more water than others, heavier cans might not contain more food.

The conclusion is the consumer advocate’s warning that heavier cans of fruit or vegetables may not actually contain more food.

This accurately states the consumer advocate's main conclusion. Since packing companies can add more water to their cans, a heavier can of fruit or vegetables doesn’t always have more food than a lighter one. The heavier can might just have much more water than the lighter can.

This is a premise. The statement that water can make up more than half the weight of a can of fruit or vegetables helps readers understand the consumer advocate's conclusion that heavier cans don't always contain more food—they might just have more water.

This is a premise. The claim that "nothing stops unscrupulous canning companies from including more water per can" supports the consumer advocate's conclusion that heavier cans do not always contain more food. The extra weight could just be from more water, not more food.

This is a necessary assumption of the consumer advocate’s argument. The advocate assumes that some canning companies might add more water and, therefore, less food to their cans. If this assumption is true, then a heavier can could have less food than another can of the same weight.

This is a necessary assumption of the consumer advocate’s argument. The argument relies on the assumption that a heavier can may include more water—and therefore less food—than a lighter can. If this is true, then a heavier can doesn’t necessarily contain more food.

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