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| Definitions | 51.631 – 51.652 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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34 FR 13905, Aug. 30, 1969, unless otherwise noted. Redesignated at 42 FR 32514, June 27, 1977, and further redesignated at 46 FR 63203, Dec. 31, 1981.
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Mature shall have the same meaning currently assigned that term in the laws and regulations of the State in which the grapefruit is grown; or as the definition of such term may hereafter be amended.
Similar varietal characteristics means that the fruits in any container are similar in color and shape.
Well colored means that the fruit is yellow in color with practically no trace of green color.
Firm means that the fruit is not soft, or noticeably wilted or flabby, and the skin is not spongy or puffy.
Well formed means that the fruit has the shape characteristic of the variety.
Smooth texture means that the skin is thin and smooth for the variety and size of the fruit.
Injury means any specific defect described in Table 1 to § 51.652; or an equally objectionable variation of any one of these defects, any other defect, or any combination of defects, which slightly detracts from the appearance, or the edible or marketing quality of the fruit.
[85 FR 68424, Oct. 29, 2020]
Discoloration means russeting of light shade of golden brown caused by rust mite or other means. Lighter shades of discoloration caused by smooth or fairly smooth, superficial scars or other means may be allowed on a greater area, or darker shades may be allowed on a lesser area, provided no discoloration caused by speck type melanose or other means may detract from the appearance of the fruit to a greater extent than the shade and amount of discoloration allowed in the grade.
Fairly well colored means that except for a 1-inch circle in the aggregate of green color, the yellow color predominates over the green color on that part of the fruit which is not discolored.
Fairly well formed means that the fruit may not have the shape characteristic of the variety but is not elongated or pointed or otherwise deformed.
Fairly smooth texture means that the skin is not materially rough or coarse and that the skin is not thick for the variety.
Damage means any specific defect described in Table 1 to § 51.652; or an equally objectionable variation of any one of these defects, any other defect, or any combination of defects, which materially detracts from the appearance, or the edible or marketing quality of the fruit.
[85 FR 68424, Oct. 29, 2020]
Fairly firm means that the fruit may be slightly soft, but not bruised, and the skin is not spongy or puffy.
Slightly misshapen means that the fruit is not of the shape characteristic of the variety but is not appreciably elongated or pointed or otherwise deformed.
Slightly rough texture means that the skin is not smooth or fairly smooth but is not excessively rough or excessively thick, or materially ridged, grooved or wrinkled.
Serious damage means any specific defect described in Table 1 to § 51.652; or an equally objectionable variation of any one of these defects, any other defect, or any combination of defects, which seriously detracts from the appearance, or the edible or marketing quality of the fruit.
[85 FR 68424, Oct. 29, 2020]
Slightly colored means that, except for a 2-inch circle in the aggregate of green color, the portion of the fruit surface which is not discolored shows some yellow color.
Misshapen means that the fruit is decidedly elongated, pointed or flat sided.
Slightly spongy means that the fruit is puffy or slightly wilted but not flabby.
Very serious damage means any specific defect described in Table 1 to § 51.652; or an equally objectionable variation of any one of these defects, any other defect, or any combination of defects, which very seriously detracts from the appearance, or the edible or marketing quality of the fruit.
[85 FR 68424, Oct. 29, 2020]
Diameter means the greatest dimension measured at right angles to a line from stem to blossom end.
All references to area or aggregate area, or length in this standard are based on a grapefruit 41⁄8 inches in diameter, allowing proportionately greater areas on larger fruit and lesser areas on smaller fruit.
| Factor | Injury | Damage | Serious damage | Very serious damage |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Ammoniation | Not occurring as light speck type | Scars are cracked or dark and aggregating more than a circle 3⁄4 inch in diameter | Aggregating more than 25 percent of the surface. | |
| Buckskin | Aggregating more than a circle 11⁄4 inches in diameter | Aggregating more than 25 percent of the surface | Aggregating more than 50 percent of the surface. | |
| Caked melanose | Aggregating more than a circle 1 inch in diameter | Aggregating more than 25 percent of the surface. | ||
| Dryness or mushy condition | Affecting all segments more than 1⁄4 inch at stem end, or the equivalent of this amount, by volume, when occurring in other portions of the fruit | Affecting all segments more than 1⁄2 inch at stem end, or the equivalent of this amount, by volume, when occurring in other portions of the fruit | Affecting all segments more than 3⁄4 inch at stem end, or the equivalent of this amount, by volume, when occurring in other portions of the fruit. | |
| Green spots or oil spots | More than slightly affecting appearance | Aggregating more than a circle 1 inch in diameter | Aggregating more than a circle 11⁄2 inches in diameter. | |
| Hail | Not well healed, or aggregating more than a circle 3⁄8 inch in diameter | Not well healed, or aggregating more than a circle 1⁄2 inch in diameter | Not well healed, or aggregating more than a circle 5⁄8 inch in diameter | Not well healed, or aggregating more than a circle 1 inch in diameter. |
| Scab | Materially detracts from the shape or texture, or aggregating more than a circle 3⁄4 inch in diameter | Seriously detracts from the shape or texture, or aggregating more than a circle 1 inch in diameter | Aggregating more than 25 percent of the surface. | |
| Scale | More than a few adjacent to the “button” at the stem end, or more than 6 scattered on other portions of the fruit | Blotch aggregating more than a circle 3⁄4 inch in diameter, or occurring as a ring more than a circle 1 1⁄4 inches in diameter | Blotch aggregating more than a circle 1 inch in diameter, or occurring as a ring more than a circle 11⁄2 inches in diameter | Aggregating more than 25 percent of the surface. |
| Scars | Depressed, not smooth, or detracts from appearance more than the amount of discoloration permitted in the grade | Very deep or very rough aggregating more than a circle 1⁄2 inch in diameter; deep or rough aggregating more than 1 inch in diameter; slightly rough or of slight depth aggregating more than 10 percent of surface | Very deep or very rough aggregating more than a circle 1 inch in diameter; deep or rough aggregating more than 5 percent of the fruit surface; slight depth or slightly rough aggregating more than 15 percent of surface | Very deep or very rough or unsightly that appearance is very seriously affected. |
| Skin Breakdown | Aggregating more than a circle 3⁄8 inch in diameter | Aggregating more than a circle 5⁄8 inch in diameter | Aggregating more than a circle 11⁄4 inches in diameter. | |
| Sprayburn | Hard or aggregating more than a circle 11⁄4 inches in diameter | Aggregating more than 25 percent of the surface. | ||
| Sprouting | More than 6 seeds are sprouted, including not more than 1 sprout extending to the rind, remainder average not over 1⁄4 inch in length | More than 6 seeds are sprouted, including not more than 2 sprouts extending to the rind, remainder average not over 1⁄2 inch in length | More than 6 seeds are sprouted, including not more than 3 sprouts extending to the rind, remainder average not over 3⁄4 inch in length. | |
| Sunburn | Skin is flattened, dry, darkened, or hard, aggregating more than 25 percent of surface | Skin is hard, fruit is decidedly one-sided, aggregating more than one-third of surface | Aggregating more than 50 percent of fruit surface. | |
| Thorn scratches | Not well healed, or more unsightly than discoloration permitted in the grade | Not well healed, hard concentrated thorn injury aggregating more than a circle 3⁄4 inch in diameter, or slight scratches aggregating more than a circle 1 inch in diameter | Not well healed, hard concentrated thorn injury aggregating more than a circle 7⁄8 inch in diameter, or slight scratches aggregating more than a circle 1 1⁄4 inches in diameter | Aggregating more than 25 percent of the surface. |
[85 FR 68424, Oct. 29, 2020]