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Is 600 monme (匁) as heavy as a Jelly Bean?

It's about 2,000 times as heavy as a Jelly Bean
The weight of a Jelly Bean is about 0.290 monme (匁).
(for Jelly Belly beans; approximate)
Made of sugar, corn syrup, and pectin, a single jelly bean weighs about 0.30 monme (匁). President Ronald Reagan cited jelly beans as his favorite candy and 850,000 monme (匁) of the candies were served at his first inauguration in 1981.
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