CFR > Title 7 - Agriculture > SUBTITLE B—Regulations of the Department of Agriculture > CHAPTER I—AGRICULTURAL MARKETING SERVICE (Standards, Inspections, Marketing Practices), DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE (parts 27 to 206) > SUBCHAPTER C—REGULATIONS AND STANDARDS UNDER THE AGRICULTURAL MARKETING ACT OF 1946 (parts 51 to 75) > PART 51—FRESH FRUITS, VEGETABLES AND OTHER PRODUCTS 1,2 (INSPECTION, CERTIFICATION, AND STANDARDS) > SUBPART —United States Standards for Grades of Oranges (Texas and States Other Than Florida, California, and Arizona) (§51.680 to §51.714) > 51.686—U.S. No. 2.

51.686—U.S. No. 2.

“U.S. No. 2” consists of oranges which meet the following requirements:
(a) Basic requirements:
(1) Discoloration:
(i) Not more than one-half of the surface, in the aggregate, may be affected by discoloration. (See § 51.700.)
(2) Fairly firm;
(3) Mature;
(4) Similar varietal characteristics;
(5) Reasonably well colored;
(6) Not more than slightly misshapen, and,
(7) Not more than slightly rough.
(b) Free from:
(1) Bruises;
(2) Cuts not healed;
(3) Decay;
(4) Growth cracks; and,
(5) Wormy fruit.
(c) Not seriously damaged by any other cause.
(d) For tolerances see § 51.689.