DEFINITION |
· THIS STANDARD APPLIES TO APRICOTS OF VARIETIES (CULTIVARS) GROWN FROM PRUNUS ARMENIACA L. TO BE SUPPLIED FRESH TO THE CONSUMER, APRICOTS FOR INDUSTRIAL PROCESSING BEING EXCLUDED. |
· VARIETIES OF APRICOTS ARE CHARACTERISED BY |
· SIZE OF THE FRUIT: SMALL, MEDIUM, OR LARGE SIZED FRUIT, WHEN FULLY DEVELOPED, |
· SHAPE OF THE FRUIT: ROUND, ELLIPTICAL, OVAL, TRIANGULAR OR OBLONG, MORE OR LESS SYMMETRICAL AND WITH A MORE OR LESS MARKED SEEM, |
· FLESH COLOUR: BRIGHT OR DARK ORANGE, |
· SKIN COLOUR: BRIGHT OR DARK ORANGE, WITH OR WITHOUT PIGMENTATION / BLUSH |

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