Grapefruit, California Arizona

Grades

U.S. Fancy.

U.S. No. 1.

U.S. No. 2.

U.S. Combination grade.

U.S. No. 3.

Tolerances

U.S. Fancy, U.S. No. 1, and U.S. No. 2 grades.

For defects en route or at destination. 10%, failing to meet the requirements relating to color. In addition, not more than 12% total, including 10% for fruit having permanent defects; or 7% for defects causing very serious damage, including 5% for very serious damage by permanent defects and not more than 3% for decay.

Good Delivery Guidelines:
15% total, including 8% very serious damage, including 5% decay

Common Defects:

Damage by:

(a) Dryness or mushy condition, when affecting all segments more than one-fourth of an inch at the stem end, or the equivalent of this amount by volume, when occurring in other portions of the fruit.

(b) Scars which are very deep; or scars which are very rough or very dark and aggregate more than one-half of an inch in diameter.

(d) Scars which are fairly light in color, slightly rough, or of slight depth and aggregate more than 10% of the fruit surface.

(e) Scars which are light colored, fairly smooth, with no depth and aggregate more than 15% of the fruit surface.

(f) Skin breakdown when exceeding that of a circle 3/8 inch in diameter.

Serious damage by:

(a) Dryness or mushy condition, when affecting all segments more than one-half of an inch at the stem end, or the equivalent of this amount by volume, when occurring in other portions of the fruit.

(b) Scars which are very deep; or scars which are very rough or very dark and aggregate more than one inch in diameter.

(d) Scars which are fairly light in color, slightly rough or of slight depth and aggregate more than 15% of the fruit surface.

(e) Scars which are light colored, fairly smooth, with no depth and aggregate more than 25% of the fruit surface.

(f) Skin breakdown when exceeding that of a circle 5/8 inch in diameter.

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