California Code of Regulations › Title 3 - Food and Agriculture › Division 3 - Economics › Chapter 1 - Fruit and Vegetable Standardization › Subchapter 4 - Fresh Fruits, Nuts and Vegetables › Article 7 - Apples › Section 1400.19 - Apples, Color Requirements for California Extra Fancy and Fancy Grades

Current through Register 2024 Notice Reg. No. 28, July 12, 2024
Apples of Extra Fancy and Fancy grades shall have the
						percentage of color specified for the variety in Table 1 appearing in this
						section. For the solid red or striped red varieties, the percentage stated
						refers to the area of the surface which must be covered with a good shade of
						solid red or striped red characteristic of the variety. However, a lighter
						shade of solid red or striped red may be acceptable for the variety and grade,
						provided a larger percentage of the surface area is covered by the lighter
						shade. Sufficient additional area must be covered so that the apple has as good
						an appearance as one with the minimum percentage of good red characteristic of
						the variety and required for the grade. For the striped red varieties, the
						percentage stated refers to the area of the surface in which the stripes of a
						good shade of red characteristic of the variety shall predominate over stripes
						of lighter red, green, or yellow. Faded brown stripes shall not be considered
						as color except in the case of the Gray Baldwin variety.
TABLE I--COLOR REQUIREMENTS FOR APPLES BY
						VARIETIES
Variety
Extra Fancy
								  (Percent)
Fancy
								  (Percent)
Solid red:
Winesap..........................
..........................40
25
Other Similar
								Varieties1..........................
..........................40
25
Red Sport
								varieties2..........................
..........................40
25
Striped or partially red:
Jonathan..........................
..........................33
25
McIntosh..........................
..........................33
25
Other similar
								varieties3..........................
..........................33
25
Rome Beauty..........................
..........................33
15
Baldwin..........................
..........................25
15
Delicious..........................
..........................25
15
Black Twig..........................
..........................25
15
Other similar
								varieties4..........................
..........................25
15
Red Gravenstein..........................
..........................15
5
Gravenstein..........................
..........................10
8
Other similar
								varieties6..........................
..........................10
5
Red cheeked or blushed:
Winter Banana..........................
.......................... 
								5
8
Other similar
								varieties7..........................
.......................... 
								5
8
Green
								varieties..........................
.......................... 
								9
9
Yellow
								varieties..........................
.......................... 
								9
9
Golden Delicious..........................
.......................... 
								10
9
1
Arkansas Black, Beacon, Black
						Ben, Gano, King David.
2
When Red Sport varieties are
						specified as such, they shall meet the color requirements specified for Red
						Sport varieties.
3
July Red, Snow
						(Fameuse).
4
Ben Davis, Northern Spy,
						Wagener, Wealthy, York Imperial.
5
Tinge of color.
6
Red Astrachan, Duchess.
7
Maiden Blush.
8
None.
9
Characteristic ground
						color.
10
75 percent or more of the
						surface of the apple shall show white or light green predominating over the
						green color.
1. New
						section filed 7-7-55; effective thirtieth day thereafter (Register 55, No.
						10).
2. Amendment filed 1-9-68; effective thirtieth day thereafter
						(Register 68, No. 2).
3. Renumbering from Section
						1391 filed 1-21-75; effective
						thirtieth day thereafter (Register 75, No. 4).
4. Amendment filed
						6-5-81; effective thirtieth day thereafter (Register 81, No. 23).
5.
						Editorial correction (Register 81, No. 34).
6. Amendment filed
						2-22-85; effective thirtieth day thereafter (Register 85, No. 8).
Note: Authority cited: Sections
						  407
						  and
						  42684,
						  Food and Agricultural Code. Reference: Section
						  42941,
						  Food and Agricultural Code.