Grades of Frozen Peaches
- U.S. Grade A or U.S. Fancy is the quality of frozen peaches that (1) possess similar varietal characteristics, (2) have a normal flavor, (3) have a good color, (4) are practically uniform or reasonably uniform in size and symmetry for the applicable style, (5) are practically free from defects, (6) possess a good character within one of the following categories: I, soft-ripe fruit or II, firm-ripe fruit, and (7) score not less than 90 points when scored in accordance with the scoring system outlined in this subpart.
- U.S. Grade B or U.S. Choice is the quality of frozen peaches that (1) possess similar varietal characteristics, (2) have a normal flavor, (3) have a reasonably good color, (4) are reasonably uniform, or fairly uniform, in size and symmetry for the applicable style, (5) are reasonably free from defects, (6) possess a reasonably good character within one of the following categories: I, soft-ripe fruit or II, firm-ripe fruit, and (7) score not less than 80 points when scored in accordance with the scoring system outlined in this subpart.
- U.S. Grade C or U.S. Standard is the quality of frozen peaches that (1) possess similar varietal characteristics, (2) have a normal flavor, (3) have a fairly good color, (4) are fairly uniform in size and symmetry for the applicable style, (5) are fairly free from defects, (6) possess a fairly good character within one of the following categories: I, soft-ripe fruit, II, firm-ripe fruit, or III, mixed soft-ripe and firm-ripe fruit, and (7) score not less than 70 points when scored in accordance with the scoring system outlined in this subpart.
- Substandard is the quality of frozen peaches that fail to meet the requirements of U.S. Grade C.
Inspection Aid
- IA #30A Area Measurement Guide, 8 x 10 in English Units
- IA #30C Area Measurement Guide