Grade

cent 2

or 7 percent 2

Seriously damaged by: scars or disease, sunbum, mechanical injury, other similar defects.

2 Percentages are by count.

3 Not applicable to Style II, Sliced figs.

DEFINITIONS AND EXPLANATIONS OF TERMS

§ 52.1028 Stages of maturity.

(a) Well matured. A "well-matured" dried fig means a dried fig which is well developed and in which the interior shows very good sugary tissue development that is sirupy and gumlike in consistency and texture.

(b) Reasonably well matured. A “reasonably well-matured" dried fig means a dried fig which is reasonably well developed and in which (1) the interior shows good sugary tissue development that is gummy but slightly fibrous in consistency and texture, or (2) onethird or less of the interior of the fig may be entirely lacking in sugary tissue, if the remainder of the interior of the fig is sirupy and gumlike in consistency and texture.

(c) Fairly well matured. A "fairly wellmatured" dried fig means a dried fig which is fairly well developed and in which (1) the sugary tissue in the interior of the fig is gummy and fibrous in consistency and texture, or (2) onethird or less of the interior of the fig may be entirely lacking in sugary tissue, if the remainder of the interior of the fig is gummy but slightly fibrous in consistency and texture, or (3) more than one-third, but less than one-half, of the interior of the fig may be entirely lacking in sugary tissue, if the

remainder of the interior of the fig is sirupy and gum-like in consistency and texture.

§ 52.1029 Degrees of uniformity of size.

Uniformity of size applies to Style I (b), whole, pulled, figs and Style I (c), whole, layered, figs, where the original shape has been materially changed.

(a) Practically uniform in size. "Practically uniform in size" means that not more than a total of 10 percent, by count, of dried figs may be conspicuously larger or smaller than the approximate average size of the dried figs in the container.

(b) Reasonably uniform in size. "Reasonably uniform in size" means that not more than a total of 15 percent, by count, of dried figs may be conspicuously larger or smaller than the approximate average size of the dried figs in the container.

(c) Fairly uniform in size. "Fairly uniform in size" means that not more than a total of 20 percent, by count, of dried figs may be conspicuously larger or smaller than the approximate average size of the dried figs in the container.

§ 52.1030 Degrees of uniformity of color.

(a) White figs—(1) Practically uniform typical color. "Practically uniform typical color" means, with respect to white

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ro Black Fip 1 Parc im typical color. Practically uniform typical color" means, with respect to Black varieties of dried figs, that the color is practically uniform and a typical natoral black or dark reddish-brown color of dried figs and that not more than 10 percent, by count, of the dried figs may be, singly or in combination:

(1) Affected by very light-colored scars which are not calloused and which, singly or in the aggregate on a whole dried fig, are more than oneeighth but less than one-half of the exterior surface of the dried fig; or

(ii) Seriously damaged by scars or disease (as defined in §52.1031(b)) which affect the color of the dried fig.

(2) Reasonably uniform typical color. "Reasonably uniform typical color" means, with respect to Black varieties of dried figs, that the color is reasonably uniform and a typical natural black or dark reddish-brown color of dried figs and that not more than 20 percent, by count, of the dried figs may be, singly or in combination:

(D) damaged daus ordin ease. "Seriously damaged hr war o disease" means that the area of fough or calloused scars, singly or in the ar gregate on a dried fig or portion of a dried fig, is equal to, or exceeds the area of a circle is inch in diameter, Figs which possess very light colored scars that are not calloused are consid ered as "seriously damaged by scars" if such scars, singly or in the aggregate on a whole dried fig, are equal to one half or more of the exterior surface of the dried fig.

(0) Damaged dy sunburn. "Damaged by sunburn" means any substantial damage from excessive heat to the skin evidenced by dry and tough surface areas.

(d) Seriously damaged by sunburn. "Ne riously damaged by sunburn" means any substantial damage from excessive

heat to the skin evidenced by dry and tough surface areas and which damage is accompanied by a lack of sugary tissue affecting one-third or more of the interior of a dried fig.

(e) Damaged by mechanical injury. “Damaged by mechanical injury” in Styles I (a), (b), and (c)-whole loose, whole pulled, and whole layered-dried figs means skin breaks that more than slightly affect the appearance of the product.

(f) Seriously damaged by mechanical injury. "Seriously damaged by mechanical injury" means injury to the styles of whole dried figs as follows: (1) In Style I (a), Whole, loose, figs and Style I (b), Whole, pulled, figs, the seed tissue is mashed out beyond the outer wall or there are excessive skin breaks which affect materially the appearance of the dried figs for the applicable style; (2) in Style I (c), Whole, layered, figs, there are excessive skin breaks (other than the normal splitting for the style) to the extent that a dried fig cannot be identified as a whole, layered, fig.

(g) Damaged by visible sugaring. "Damaged by visible sugaring" means white sugar crystals which form on the exterior surface of a dried fig or portion of a dried fig so as to damage materially the appearance. Units showing a few lightly sugared spots are not considered as "Damaged by visible sugaring" unless singly or in combination with other defective units they affect the appearance or edibil- ity, or both, for the respective grade.

(h) Damaged by other similar defects. "Damaged by other similar defects" includes any exposed (external or cut surface) injury or defect not specifiIcally mentioned (such as abnormally discolored areas other than from scars, disease, or sunburn) which more than slightly affects the appearance,

Size and kind of container

Container mark or identification

Label or brand

Net weight

Color type () White ( ) Black

Style (type of pack)

Size or sizes (whole, loose, figs): ......% Size......;

Moisture content

Varietal characteristics: Similar Mixed.

edibility, or keeping quality of the dried figs, except that stems which attach the fig to the twig of the tree are not considered as "damage by other similar defects."

(i) Seriously damaged by other similar defects. "Seriously damaged by other similar defects" includes any exposed (external or cut surface) injury or defect not specifically mentioned (such as abnormally discolored areas other than from scars, disease, or sunburn) which affects materially the appearance, edibility, or keeping quality of the dried figs, except that stems which attach the fig to the twig of the tree are not considered as "seriously damaged by other similar defects."

§ 52.1032 Degrees of flavor and odor.

(a) Good flavor. “Good flavor” means a clean and distinct dried fig flavor and odor free from any flavors or odors such as are characteristic of scorching or caramelization and free from other slight abnormal flavors or odors.

(b) Reasonably good flavor. "Reasonably good flavor" means a clean and distinct dried fig flavor and odor which may possess very slight flavors or odors such as are characteristic of slight scorching or slight caramelization or may possess other very slight abnormal flavors or odors.

(c) Typical and normal flavor. "Typical and normal flavor” means a clean and distinct dried fig flavor and odor which may possess slight flavors or odors such as are characteristic of scorching or caramelization but may not possess any flavor in amounts resulting in objectionable or off flavors.

WORK SHEET

§ 52.1033 Work sheet for grades of dried figs.

LIQUID MEDIA, FILL OF CONTAINER, AND FILL WEIGHTS

§ 52.1054 Liquid media and Brix measurements.

"Cut-out" requirements for liquid media in canned fruit cocktail are not incorporated in the grades of the finished product since sirup or any other liquid medium, as such, is not a factor of quality for the purposes of these grades. The "cut-out" Brix measurement, as applicable, for the respective designations are as follows:

Designations

"Extra heavy sirup:" or "Extra heavily sweetened fruit juice(s) and water," or "Extra heavily sweetened fruit juice(s).". "Heavy sirup;" or "Heavily sweetened fruit juice(s) and water;" or "Heavily sweetened fruit juice(s).".

"Light sirup;" or "Lightly sweet

ened fruit juice(s) and water;" or "Lightly sweetened fruit juice(s).".

"Slightly sweetened water;" or "Extra light sirup;" or "Slightly sweetened fruit juice(s) and water;" or "Slightly sweetened fruit juice(s).".

"In water"

"In fruit juice(s) and water" "In fruit juice(s)"

"Artificially sweetened"

Brix measurements

22° or more but not more than 35°.

18° or more but less than 22°.

14° or more but less than 18°.

10° or more but less than 14°.

Not applicable.

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[38 FR 13327, May 21, 1973, as amended at 41 FR 15022, Apr. 9, 1976. Redesignated at 42 FR 32514, June 27, 1977 and at 46 FR 63203, Dec. 31, 1981]

$52.1055 Fill of container.

(a) General. The standard of fill of container for canned fruit cocktail is a

fill such that the total weight of drained fruit is not less than 65 percent of the water capacity of the container. Canned fruit cocktail that does not meet this requirement is "Below Standard in Fill".

(b) Method for ascertaining drained weight. The drained weight of canned fruit cocktail is determined by emptying the contents of the container upon a U.S. Standard No. 8 circular sieve of proper diameter containing 8 meshes to the inch (0.0937-inch ±3 percent, square openings) so as to distribute the product evenly, inclining the sieve slightly to facilitate drainage, and allowing to drain for 2 minutes. The drained weight is the weight of the sieve and fruit cocktail less the weight of the dry sieve. The diameter of the sieve is 8 inches if the quantity of the contents of the container is less than 3 pounds, and 12 inches if such quantity is 3 pounds or more.

(c) Definitions of symbols. (1) Xa-the average drained weight of all the sample units in the sample.

(2) LL-lower limit for drained weights of individual sample units.

(d) Compliance with drained weights. A lot of canned fruit cocktail is considered as meeting the minimum drained weight requirements if the following criteria are met:

(1) The average of the drained weights from all the sample units in the sample meet the minimum average drained weight (designated as “Xa” in table II); and

(2) The number of sample units which fail to meet the drained weight lower