Nuts may be considered as meeting a size designation specified in Table IV or a range in number of nuts per ounce, provided, the weight of 10 percent, by count, of the largest nuts in a sample does not exceed 1.50 times the weight of 10 percent, by count, of the smallest and the average number of nuts per ounce is not more than one-half nut above or below the extremes of the range specified.
Table IV--Nut Size------------------------------------------------------------------------
Average number of nuts per
Size designations ounce \1\------------------------------------------------------------------------Colossal............................... Less than 18.Extra Large............................ 18 to 20.Large.................................. 21 to 25.Medium................................. 26 to 30.Small.................................. More than 30.------------------------------------------------------------------------\1\ Before Roasting. [68 FR 50684, Aug. 22, 2003]