APPLE GRADING (OCED)

DEFINITION OF PRODUCE

·       THIS STANDARD APPLIES TO APPLES OF VARIETIES (CULTIVARS) GROWN FROM MALUS DOMESTICA BORKH. TO BE SUPPLIED FRESH TO THE CONSUMER, APPLES FOR INDUSTRIAL PROCESSING BEING EXCLUDED.

THE DIFFERENT VARIETIES OF APPLES MAY BE CLASSIFIED INTO THE FOLLOWING TYPES:

·       RED COLOURED VARIETIES

·       MIXED RED COLOURED VARIETIES

·       SLIGHTLY RED COLOURED, BLUSHED OR STRIPED VARIETIES

·       YELLOW OR GREEN VARIETIES WITHOUT SURFACE COLOUR

·       VARIETIES WITH CHARACTERISTIC RUSSETING.

NAME OF THE APPLE

VARIETY RED COLOURED: RED DELICIOUS

VARIETY MIXED RED COLOURED: BRAEBURN

VARIETY SLIGHTLY RED COLOURED, BLUSHED OR STRIPED: PINOVA

VARIETY WITHOUT SURFACE COLOUR: GOLDEN DELICIOUS

VARIETY WITHOUT SURFACE COLOUR: GRANNY SMITH

VARIETY WITH TYPICAL RUSSETING: RED BOSKOOP