{"data":{"id":"us/7-cfr-51.713","jurisdiction":"us","citation":"7 CFR 51.713","heading":"Classification of defects.","body":"All references to area or aggregate area, or length in this standard are based on an orange 2 7/8 inches in diameter, allowing proportionately greater areas on larger fruit and lesser areas on smaller fruit.\nTable 1 to § 51.713\nFactor Injury Damage Serious damage Very serious damage\nAmmoniation Not occurring as light speck type Scars are cracked or dark and aggregating more than a circle 3⁄4 inch in diameter or light colored and aggregating more than a circle 11⁄4 inches in diameter Aggregating more than 25 percent of the surface.\nBuckskin Aggregating more than a circle 1 inch in diameter Aggregating more than 25 percent of the surface Aggregating more than 50 percent of the surface.\nCaked melanose Aggregating more than a circle 3⁄4 inch in diameter Aggregating more than 25 percent of the surface.\nCreasing Materially weakens the skin, or extends over more than one-third of the surface Seriously weakens the skin, or extends over more than one-half of the surface Very seriously weakens the skin, or is distributed over practically the entire surface.\nDryness or mushy condition Affecting all segments more than 1⁄4 inch at stem end, or the equivalent of this amount, by volume, when occurring in other portions of the fruit Affecting all segments more than 1⁄2 inch at stem end, or the equivalent of this amount, by volume, when occurring in other portions of the fruit Affecting all segments more than 3⁄4 inch at stem end, or the equivalent of this amount, by volume, when occurring in other portions of the fruit.\nGreen spots or oil spots More than slightly affecting appearance Aggregating more than a circle 7⁄8 inch in diameter Aggregating more than a circle 11⁄4 inches in diameter.\nHail Not well healed, or aggregating more than a circle 1⁄4 inch in diameter Not well healed, or aggregating more than a circle 3⁄8 inch in diameter Not well healed, or aggregating more than a circle 1⁄2 inch in diameter Not well healed, or aggregating more than a circle 3⁄4 inch in diameter.\nScab Materially detracts from the shape or texture, or aggregating more than a circle 5⁄8 inch in diameter Seriously detracts from the shape or texture, or aggregating more than a circle 3⁄4 inch in diameter Aggregating more than 25 percent of the surface.\nScale More than a few adjacent to the “button” at the stem end, or more than 6 scattered on other portions of the fruit Aggregating more than a circle 5⁄8 inch in diameter Aggregating more than a circle 3⁄4 inch in diameter Aggregating more than 25 percent of the surface.\nScars Depressed, not smooth, or detracts from appearance more than the amount of discoloration permitted in the grade Deep, rough or hard aggregating more than a circle 1⁄4 inch in diameter; slightly rough with slight depth aggregating more than a circle 7⁄8 inch in diameter; smooth or fairly smooth with slight depth aggregating more than a circle 11⁄4 inches in diameter Deep, rough aggregating more than a circle 1⁄2 inch in diameter; slightly rough with slight depth aggregating more than a circle 11⁄4 inches in diameter Deep, rough or unsightly that appearance is very seriously affected.\nSkin breakdown Aggregating more than a circle 1⁄4 inch in diameter Aggregating more than a circle 5⁄8 inch in diameter Aggregating more than 25 percent of the surface.\nSunburn Skin is flattened, dry, darkened or hard, aggregating more than 25 percent of the surface Affecting more than one-third of the surface, hard, decidedly one-sided, or light brown and aggregating more than a circle 11⁄4 inches in diameter Aggregating more than 50 percent of the surface.\nSprayburn Hard, or aggregating more than a circle 11⁄4 inches in diameter Aggregating more than 25 percent of the surface.\nSplit, rough or protruding navels Split is unhealed; navel protrudes beyond general contour; opening is so wide, growth so folded and ridged that it detracts noticeably from appearance Split is unhealed, or more than 1⁄4 inch in length, or more than 3 well healed splits, or navel protrudes beyond the general contour, and opening is so wide, folded or ridged that it detracts materially from appearance Split is unhealed, or more than 1⁄2 inch in length, or aggregate length of all splits exceed 1 inch, or navel protrudes beyond general contour, and opening is so wide, folded and ridged that it seriously detracts from appearance Split is unhealed or fruit is seriously weakened.\nThorn scratches Not slight, not well healed, or more unsightly than discoloration permitted in the grade Not well healed, or hard concentrated thorn injury aggregating more than a circle 5⁄8 inch in diameter Not well healed, or hard concentrated thorn injury aggregating more than a circle 3⁄4 inch in diameter Aggregating more than 25 percent of the surface.","path":["Title 7—Agriculture","Subtitle B—Regulations of the Department of Agriculture","CHAPTER I—AGRICULTURAL MARKETING SERVICE (STANDARDS, INSPECTIONS, MARKETING PRACTICES), DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE","SUBCHAPTER C—REQUIREMENTS AND STANDARDS UNDER THE AGRICULTURAL MARKETING ACT OF 1946 AND THE EGG PRODUCTS INSPECTION ACT","PART 51—FRESH FRUITS, VEGETABLES, AND OTHER PRODUCTS (INSPECTION, CERTIFICATION, AND STANDARDS)","Subpart E—Application of Tolerances"],"source_url":"https://www.ecfr.gov/api/versioner/v1/full/2026-08-25/title-7.xml","current_through":"2026-08-25","vintage":"","retrieved_at":"2026-08-27T02:24:01Z","sha256":"b8532313c412eefbf79f4c4eb9bad2f755889bc9763d3b726764a6c7f4389f41","source_id":"us-cfr","stale":true,"prev":"us/7-cfr-51.712","next":"us/7-cfr-51.714"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. 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