Grade designation | Grade Requirements | Provision concerning sizing | Grade tolerances |
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Extra class | Ribbed celery shall be of quality, in shape and free of traces of disease on leaves and leaf stalks. The leaf stalk shall not be broken, stringy, crushed or split. In the case of balanced ribbed celery, the leaf stalk shall be white to yellowish white or greenish white in colour for atleast half of their length. | As per Table ‘A’ | 5% by number of ribbed celery not satisfying the requirements of the grade, but meeting the requirements for Class I grade. |
Class I | Ribbed celery must be of good quality, regular in shape and free of traces of disease on leaves and leaf stalks. The leaf stalk shall not be broken, stringy, crushed or split. In the case of blanched ribbed celery, the leaf stalk shall be white to yellowish white or greenish white in colour for | As per Table ‘A’ | 10% by number of ribbed celery not satisfying the requirements of the grade, but meeting the requirements for Class II grade. |
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Class II | Ribbed celery in this grade may have slight traces of rust, deformation or slight bruises and have not more than two leaf stalk that are broken, crushed or split. In the case of blanched ribbed celery, the leaf stalk shall be white to yellowish white or greenish white in colour for atleast one third of their length. | As per Table ‘A’ | 10% by number of ribbed celery not satisfying the requirements of the grade but meeting the minimum requirements. |
- fresh in appearance;
- clean and free of any visible foreign matter;
- free from damage caused by frost;
- free from cavities, suckers and flower stems;
- free from pests and damage caused by pests;
- free of excessive external moisture, properly dried if washed;
- free of any foreign smell and/or taste;