International Standards for Fruit and Vegetables
Citrus
Electronic version
(English)
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International Standards for Fruit and Vegetables: Citrus Fruits
)UN/ECE Standard text + OECD Interpretation
The text is based on document TRADE/WP.7/GE.1/2004/25/Add.7 (the UN/ECE Standard for Citrus Fruit) as amended in accordance with ECE/TRADE/C/WP.7/2008/3 (the UNECE Standard Layout for Fresh Fruit and Vegetables adopted by the Working Party during its 64th session) and contains the amendments proposed by the OECD Working Group for Citrus.
The official UNECE text of the standard is in blue bold.
The OECD explanatory text is in normal italics.
)Definition of Product Index
)Grading Tables
– Oranges – Easy Peelers – Lemons & Limes – Grapefruit & Pummelos
)Illustrations Index
– Oranges – Easy Peelers – Lemons & Limes – Grapefruit & Pummelos
International Standards for Fruit and Vegetables: Citrus Fruits
UN/ECE Standard + OECD Interpretation
)I. Definition of produce
)II. Quality requirements
A.Minimum requirements
B.Minimum maturity requirements
C.Classification
)III. Sizing
A.Minimum size
B.Size scales
C.Uniformity
)IV. Tolerances
A.Quality tolerances
B.Size tolerances
)V. Presentation
A.Uniformity
B.Packaging
)VI. Marking
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International Standards for Fruit and Vegetables: Citrus Fruits
Illustrations Index
)I. “Definition of Product” )II. Oranges
)II. Easy Peelers
)II. Lemons & Limes
)II. Grapefruit & Pummelos
)III. Sizing
Oranges / Easy Peelers / Lemons and Limes
)V. Presentation
Extra Class / Class I / Class II / Presentation – Other / Sales Packages
)VI. Marking
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International Standards for Fruit and Vegetables: Citrus Fruits
“Definition of Product” Index
)Oranges
–Navel / Washington
–Moro / Blood Orange
–Sanguinelli / Blood Orange
–Shamouti
–Navel – Late
–Navel – Lane Late
)Easy Peelers
–Navelinas
–Or
–Clemenules
–Novas
–Satsumas
)Lemons and Limes
–Eureka Allen
)Grapefruit
–Red / Star Ruby
–Sweetie / Marsh
)Pummelo
–Chandler
–White / Goliath
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International Standards for Fruit and Vegetables: Citrus Fruits
Illustrations Index: Oranges
) External Colour
) Defects in Shape
) Protruding Navels
) Internal Navels
) Ribbed Navels
) Skin texture-smooth/rough ) Scratching
) Rubbing
)Superficial Light Coloured Silver Scurfs **
)Superficial Dark Coloured Silver Scurfs **
) Creasing
) Sunburn
) Hail damage ) Stalks
) Healed injuries ** ) Torn stem-ends
) Sooty Mould ("Unclean")
)Presence of Foreign matter (copper/soiling)
) Spray damage ** ) Pitting (Superficial) ) Torn navels
) Unhealed injuries **
) Oil spotting (Oleocellosis) ) Internal frost damage
) Puffed fruit **
) Stem-end breakdown ** ) Pitting (Non-Superficial)
** NB: Easy Peelers illustration used for this parameter
)Shriveling/Wrinkles (Aging)
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) Chilling injuries **
) Scale insects (presence) ** ) Scale insects (damage) ** ) Rust mite damage
) Thrips damage ) Cicada damage **
) Alternaria damage **
) Fruit fly damage (Infertile) ) Fruit fly damage (Fertile) ** ) Brown rot
) Green mould
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Grading Table: Oranges