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Trading Inherently Similar But Customarily Dissimilar Items Sold By Measurement

May I trade two items sold by measurement that are inherently similar but are customarily regarded as dissimilar?

In cases where two products sold by measurement or counting are inherently similar to one another but the value addition to one makes it something that is customarily regarded as a different product altogether, one item should be denominated in cash before transacting it with the other item. Such as with fruit and fruit juice, where both are inherently similar to one another because the base product is still fruit, but because fruit juice is a different end-product altogether having undergone a degree of value addition, fruit and fruit juice are regarded as substantively different.

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