Regulations last checked for updates: May 31, 2024

Title 7 - Agriculture last revised: Nov 16, 2024
§ 52.784 - Score sheet for canned red tart pitted cherries.
Size and kind of container
Container mark or identification
Label
Net weight (ounces)
Vacuum (inches)
Drained weight (ounces)
Sirup designation (extra heavy, heavy, etc.)
Brix measurement
Size 1
Factors
Score points
Color20(A)18-20
(B)16-17
(C) 2 14-15
(SStd.) 2 0-13
Freedom from pits20(A)
(b)
(C)
(SStd.)
18-20
2 16-17
2 14-15
2 0-13
Freedom from defects30(A)
(B)
(C)
(SStd.)
27-30
2 24-26
2 21-23
2 0-20
Character30(A)27-30
(B) 2 24-26
(C) 2 21-23
(SStd.) 2 0-20
Total score100
Normal flavor
Grade

1 See size limitation for U.S. Grade A and U.S. Grade B.

2 Indicates limiting rule.

authority: 7 U.S.C. 1621-1627.
cite as: 7 CFR 52.784