when were tin cans first used for food

The first use of tin cans for food preservation can be traced back to 1810.

A British merchant named Peter Durand received a patent from King George III of England for this idea in that year. However, it’s important to note that the concept of food preservation in containers wasn’t entirely new. French inventor Nicholas Appert had published his findings on food preservation in glass containers just a year earlier. Durand’s patent focused on using tin cans for this purpose.