Grades of Juice Grapes (European or Vinifera Type)
- U.S. No. 1 Juice Grapes consists of bunches of well developed grapes of one variety2 which are fairly well colored and mature, which are not weak, loose at capstems, shattered, split, crushed, or wet; which are free from waterberry, redberry, mold, or decay, and from damage caused by freezing, heat, sunburn, mildew or other disease, insects, or other means: Provided, That there shall be no color requirement in this grade for white varieties when the grapes test not less than 20 percent soluble solids in juice. Not more than a total of 15 percent, by weight, of the berries in any container may be raisining or raisined but not more than 5 percent may be raisined, except that any amount of raisining may be permitted if the percentage of raisining is specified in connection with the grade.
a. Bunches shall not be excessively straggly, or damaged by dried berries, or by immature shot berries.
b. Stems shall not be moldy, or damaged by freezing.
c. In order to allow for variations incident to proper handling, not more than 10 percent, by weight, of the grapes in any container may be below the requirements of this grade, but not more than a total of 5 percent, by weight, may be seriously damaged, and not more than two-fifths of this amount, or 2 percent, may be affected by decay, but in no case shall more than 15 percent, by weight, of the bunches in any container have spots of decay affecting three or more contiguous berries: And provided further, That an additional tolerance of not more than a total of 10 percent, by weight, of the bunches in any container may be damaged by dried berries and/or immature shot berries. No part of this tolerance shall be allowed for berries which are raisining or raisined.
- U.S. No. 1 Mixed Juice Grapes consists of grapes of mixed varieties of the same color which meet the remaining requirements of U.S. No. 1 Juice Grapes.
- U.S. No. 2 Juice Grapes consists of grapes of one variety2 which are mature; which are not detached from the capstems, split, crushed, or wet; which are free from raisined berries, sunburned, or dried berries, waterberry, redberry, mold or decay, and from serious damage caused by heat, freezing, or other means.
a. In order to allow for variations incident to proper handling, not more than 15 percent, by weight, of the grapes in any container may be raisined, and in addition not more than 10 percent, by weight, of the grapes in any container may be below the remaining requirements of this grade, but not more than a total of 5 percent, by weight, may be affected by decay.
- U.S. No. 2 Mixed Juice Grapes consists of mixed varieties of the same color which meet the remaining requirements of U.S. No. 2 Juice Grapes.
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