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 52—PROCESSED FRUITS AND VEGETABLES, PROCESSED PRODUCTS THEREOF, AND CERTAIN OTHER PROCESSED FOOD PRODUCTS 1 > SUBPART —United States Standards for Grades of Canned Red Tart Pitted Cherries 1 (§52.771 to §52.784) > 52.772—Grades.

52.772—Grades.

(a) “U.S. Grade A” (or “U.S. Fancy”) is the quality of canned red tart pitted cherries that have at least the following attributes:
(1) At least a reasonably good color;
(2) Practically free from pits;
(3) Practically free from defects;
(4) Good character;
(5) Normal flavor and odor; and
(6) Score not less than 90 points when scored in accordance with the scoring system outlined in this subpart.
Canned red tart pitted cherries of this grade may contain not more than eight cherries per sample unit that are less than 9/16 inch (14 mm) in diameter.
(b) “U.S. Grade B” (or “U.S. Choice”) is the quality of canned red tart pitted cherries that have at least the following attributes:
(1) Reasonably good color;
(2) Reasonably free from pits;
(3) Reasonably free from defects;
(4) Reasonably good character;
(5) Normal flavor and odor; and
(6) Score not less than 80 points when scored in accordance with the scoring system outlined in this subpart.

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Canned red tart pitted cherries of this grade may contain not more than 15 cherries per sample unit that are less than 9/16 inch (14 mm) in diameter.
(c) “U.S. Grade C” (or “U.S. Standard”) is the quality of canned red tart pitted cherries that have at least the following attributes:
(1) Fairly good color;
(2) Fairly free from pits;
(3) Fairly free from defects;
(4) Fairly good character;
(5) Normal flavor and odor; and
(6) Score not less than 70 points when scored in accordance with the scoring system outlined in this subpart.
There is no size requirement for canned red tart pitted cherries of this grade.
(d) “Substandard” is the quality of canned red tart pitted cherries that fail to meet the requirements of “U.S. Grade C.”