Frozen Raspberries Grades and Standards

Grades of Frozen Raspberries

  1. U.S. Grade A or U.S. Fancy is the quality of frozen raspberries that possess similar varietal characteristics; possess a bright, practically uniform, typical color; are practically free from defects; possess a good character; possess a normal flavor and odor; and score not less than 85 points when scored in accordance with the scoring system outlined in this subpart.

  2. U.S. Grade B or U.S. Choice is the quality of frozen raspberries that possess similar varietal characteristics; possess a reasonably bright, reasonably uniform, typical color; are reasonably free from defects; possess a reasonably good character; possess a normal flavor and odor; and score not less than 70 points when scored in accordance with the scoring system outlined in this subpart.

  3. U.S. Grade D or Substandard is the quality of frozen raspberries that fail to meet the requirements of U. S. Grade B or U. S. Choice.

Grades of Frozen Raspberries for Manufacturing

  1. U.S. Grade A for Manufacturing or U.S. Fancy for Manufacturing is the quality of frozen raspberries that possess similar varietal characteristics; that possess a bright, practically uniform, typical color; that are practically free from defects for the purposes of manufacturing; that possess a good character for the purposes of manufacturing; and that possess a normal flavor and odor.

  2. U. S. Grade B for Manufacturing or U. S. Choice for Manufacturing is the quality of frozen raspberries that possess similar varietal characteristics; that possess a reasonably bright, reasonably uniform, typical color; that are reasonably free from defects for the purposes of manufacturing; that possess a reasonably good character for the purposes of manufacturing; and that possess a normal flavor and odor.

  3. U. S. Grade D for Manufacturing or Substandard for Manufacturing is the quality of frozen raspberries that fail to meet the requirements of U.S. Grade B for Manufacturing or U.S. Choice for Manufacturing

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