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 Frozen Red Tart Pitted Cherries (§52.801 to §52.812) > 52.804—Ascertaining the grade of a sample unit.

52.804—Ascertaining the grade of a sample unit.

(a) The grade of frozen red tart pitted cherries is determined immediately after thawing to the extent that the cherries may be separated easily and the cherries are free from ice and solidified packing media. The grade is determined by considering in addition to the requirements of the respective grade (including the requirement of the size in U.S. Grade A and U.S. Grade B), the respective ratings of the factors of color, pits, absence of defects, character, the total score, and the limiting rules which may be applicable.
(b) The relative importance of each factor is expressed numerically on a scale of 100. The maximum number of points that may be given each factor is:
Factors Points
Color 30
Freedom from pits 20
Freedom from defects 20
Character 30
Total score 100
(c) Normal flavor means that the flavor is characteristic of frozen red tart pitted cherries and that the product is free from objectionable flavors of any kind.