Defects Injury Damage Serious damage------------------------------------------------------------------------Bruises........ When any slight When surface of When surface of
indentation of fruit is the fruit is
the fruit or indented and indented and
discoloration of discoloration of discoloration of
the flesh the flesh the flesh
extends more extends deeper extends deeper
than \1/16\ inch than \1/8\ inch than \1/4\ inch
(1.6 mm) in (3.2 mm), or (6.4 mm), or
depth. causing slight causing
discoloration discoloration
exceeding the exceeding the
area of a circle area of a circle
\3/8\ inch (9.5 \1/2\ inch (12.7
mm) in diameter, mm) in diameter,
or lesser or lesser
bruises bruises which
aggregating an seriously
area of a circle detract from the
\3/8\ inch (9.5 appearance,
mm) in diameter edible or
which materially shipping
detract from the quality.
appearance,
edible or
shipping quality.Leaf or When not smooth, When not smooth, When smooth and
Limbrubs. or not light or not light light colored
colored, or colored, or and aggregating
aggregating more aggregating more more than the
than the area of than the area of area of a circle
a circle \3/8\ a circle \1/2\ 1-\1/2\ inches
inch (9.5 mm) in inch (12.7 mm) (38.1 mm) in
diameter. in diameter. diameter, or
dark or slightly
rough and
barklike scars
aggregating more
than the area of
a circle \3/4\
inch (19.1 mm)
in diameter.Discoloration.. When color and When color and When color and
pattern causes a pattern causes pattern causes a
distinct an unattractive distinct
noticeable appearance unattractive
appearance (except for appearance
(except for water staining) (except for
water staining) affecting more water staining)
affecting more than 10% of affecting more
than 5% of surface. than 25% of
surface. surface.Hail Injury.... When unhealed or When unhealed or When unhealed or
deep, or deep, or deep, or
aggregating more aggregating more aggregating more
than the area of than the area of than the area of
a circle \1/16\ a circle \1/4\ a circle \1/2\
inch (1.6 mm) in inch (6.4 mm) in inch (12.7 mm)
diameter. diameter. in diameter.Growth Cracks.. When not healed, When not healed, When not healed
or more than one or more than one and more than \1/
in number, or in number, or 8\ inch (3.2 mm)
more than \1/8\ more than \1/8\ in length or
inch (3.2 mm) in inch (3.2 mm) in depth, or healed
length or depth. depth, or more and more than \3/
than \3/8\ inch 16\ inch (4.8
(9.5 mm) in mm) in depth, or
length if within healed and
the stem cavity, aggregating more
or more than \1/ than \5/8\ inch
4\ inch (6.4 mm) (15.9 mm) in
in length if length if within
outside the stem the stem cavity,
cavity. or healed and
aggregating more
than \1/2\ inch
(12.7 mm) in
length if
outside the stem
cavity.Scab........... When cracked, or When cracked, or When the
the aggregate the aggregate aggregate area
area exceeds area exceeds exceeds that of
that of a circle that of a cricle a circle \1/2\
\1/8\ inch (3.2 \1/4\ inch (6.4 inch (12.7 mm)
mm) in diameter. mm) in diameter. in diameter.Scars.......... When not smooth, When not smooth, When the surface
or surface of or surface of of the fruit is
the fruit is the fruit is depressed more
depressed more depressed more than \3/16\ inch
than \1/32\ inch than \1/16\ inch (4.8 mm), or
(.8 mm), or not (1.6 mm), or when exceeding
light in color, when exceeding any of the
or when any of the following
exceeding any of following aggregate areas,
the following aggregate areas, or a combination
aggregate areas, or a combination of two or more
or a combination of two or more types of scars,
of two or more types of scars, the seriousness
types of scars, the seriousness of which exceeds
the seriousness of which exceeds the maximum
of which exceeds the maximum allowed for any
the maximum allowed for any one type: (1)
allowed for any one type: (1) Dark or rough
one type: (1) Dark or rough scars when the
Dark or rough scars when the area exceeds
scars when the area exceeds that of a circle
area exceeds that of a circle \3/4\ inch (19.1
that of a circle \1/4\ inch (6.4 mm) in diameter;
\1/8\ inch (3.2 mm) in diameter; (2) Not dark or
mm) in diameter; (2) Fairly light rough when the
(2) Fairly light colored, fairly area exceeds one-
colored, fairly smooth scars fourth of the
smooth scars when the area fruit surface.
when the area exceeds that of
exceeds that of a circle \1/2\
a circle \1/4\ inch (12.7 mm)
inch (6.4 mm) in in diameter; (3)
diameter; (3) Light colored,
Light colored, smooth scars
smooth scars when the area
when the area exceeds that of
exceeds that of a circle \3/4\
a circle \1/2\ inch (19.1 mm)
inch (12.7 mm) in diameter.
in diameter.Heat, Sprayburn When the normal When the skin is When the skin is
and Sunburn. color of the blistered, blistered,
skin or flesh is cracked or cracked or
more than decidedly decidedly
slightly flattened, or flattened, or
changed, or any the normal color causing any dark
indentation is of the skin or discoloration of
present. flesh has the flesh, or
materially more than two
changed, or more indentations are
than one present, or the
indentation, or aggregate area
indentation of indentations
exceeds \3/16\ exceeds that of
inch (4.8 mm) in a circle \3/8\
diameter. inch (9.5 mm) in
diameter, or
when causing a
noticeable
brownish or
darker
discoloration
over more than
one-fourth of
surface.
Scale or Scale When more than When the When the
Marks. one large scale aggregate area aggregate area
or scale mark or exceds that of a exceeds that of
more than three circle \1/4\ a circle \3/8\
scales or scale inch (6.4 mm) in inch (9.5 mm) in
marks of any diameter. diameter.
size are present.Insects........ When feeding When feeding When feeding
injury is injury injury seriously
evident on fruit materially detracts from
or any insect is detracts from appearance or
present in fruit. appearance or any insect is
any insect is present in
present in fruit. fruit.------------------------------------------------------------------------Classification of defects guidelines are based on fruit 2 inches or
smaller in diameter. Accordingly, larger fruit are permitted to have
defects relative to their size.