Canned Raspberries Grades and Standards

Grades of Canned Raspberries 

  1. U.S. Grades A or U. S. Fancy is the quality of canned raspberries that posses similar varietal characteristics; that possess a normal flavor; that possess a good color; that (except for canned black raspberries) are practically uniform in size; that are practically free from defects; that possess a good character; and that for those factors which are rated in accordance with the scoring system out-lined in this subpart, the total score is not less than 90 points: Provided, that canned red and reddish purple raspberries may be only reasonably uniform in size, if the total score is not less than 90 points.

  2. U.S. Grade B or U. S. Fancy is the quality of canned raspberries that possess similar varietal characteristics; that possess a normal flavor; that possess a reasonably good color; that (except for canned black raspberries) are reasonably uniform in size; that are reasonably free from defects; that possess a reasonably good character; and that for those factors which are rated in accordance with the scoring system outlined in this subpart, the total score is not less than 80 points: Provided, that canned red and reddish purple raspberries may be only fairly uniform in size, if the total score is not less than 80 points.

  3. U.S. Grade C or U. S. Standard is the quality of canned raspberries that possess similar varietal characteristics; That possess a normal flavor that possess a fairly good color; that (except for canned black raspberries) are fairly uniform in size; that are fairly free from defects; that possess a fairly good character; and that for those factors which are rated in accordance with the scoring system outlined in this subpart, the total score is not less than 70 points: Provided, that canned red and reddish purple raspberries may vary in uniformity of size, if the total score is not less than 70 points. 

  4. Substandard is the quality of canned raspberries that fails to meet the requirements of U.S. Grade C or U.S. Standard.

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