Canned Succotash Grades and Standards

Canned Succotash Grades & Standards

Canned succotash is composed of cream-style or whole-grain corn and lima beans or snap beans, with or without tomatoes; may be packed with the addition of water, with or without the addition of sugar or salt; and is sufficiently processed by heat to assure preservation of the product in hermetically sealed containers

Grades of Canned Succotash

1. U.S. Grade A canned succotash consists of cream-style or whole-grain sweet corn and lima or snap beans, which meet the requirements of U.S. Grade A, for the respective canned or frozen commodities. If tomatoes are an ingredient, they must meet the requirements of U.S. Grade A canned tomatoes for color and absence of defects.
2. U.S. Grade B canned succotash consists of cream-style or whole grained sweet corn and lima or snap beans which meet the requirements of U.S. Grade B for the respective canned or frozen commodities. If tomatoes are an ingredient, they must meet the requirements of U.S. grade B canned tomatoes for color and absence of defects..
3. U.S. Grade C canned succotash consists of cream-style or whole-grain sweet corn and lima or snap beans which meet the requirements of U.S. Grade C for the respective canned or frozen commodities. If tomatoes are an ingredient, they must meet the requirements of U.S. Grade C canned tomatoes for color and absence of defects.
4. Grade D canned succotash is succotash that fails to meet the requirements of U.S. Grade C.

Inspection Aids

• Headspace gauge
• Instructions for Use and Care of the Visual Color Standards Statement (pdf)
• Photo-Guide PG-13 Interpretive Guide Illustrating Discolored Kernels or Pieces of Kernels in Canned and Frozen Corn (pdf) 
• Universal Sizer, IA#106
• USDA Color Standards for Canned Lima Beans (pdf)
• USDA Color Standards for Canned Tomatoes (pdf)

See How to Purchase Visual Aids for more details.

Detailed standards, Inspection Instructions & Other Resources:

• U.S. Grade Standards for Canned Succotash (pdf)
• AOAC Official Method 945.90 Mold in Canned Tomatoes
• AOAC Official Method 945.75 Extraneous Materials (Foreign Matter) in Products
• AOAC Official Method 955.46 Filth in Tomato Products
• AOAC Official Method 984.29 Howard Mold Counting Procedures
• Certification Manual
• Condition of Container Manual
• FDA Food Defect Action Levels
• Foreign Material Manual
• General Procedures Manual 
• Safety Manual
• Sampling Manual
• Sanitation Manual
• SC-364-66 Score Sheet for Canned Succotash
• Technical Procedures Manual