Cal. Code Regs. tit. 3 § 1400.19

Current through Register 2024 Notice Reg. No. 24, June 14, 2024

Section 1400.19 - Apples, Color Requirements for California Extra Fancy and Fancy Grades

Apples of Extra Fancy and Fancy grades shall have the percentage of color specified for the variety in Table 1 appearing in this section. For the solid red or striped red varieties, the percentage stated refers to the area of the surface which must be covered with a good shade of solid red or striped red characteristic of the variety. However, a lighter shade of solid red or striped red may be acceptable for the variety and grade, provided a larger percentage of the surface area is covered by the lighter shade. Sufficient additional area must be covered so that the apple has as good an appearance as one with the minimum percentage of good red characteristic of the variety and required for the grade. For the striped red varieties, the percentage stated refers to the area of the surface in which the stripes of a good shade of red characteristic of the variety shall predominate over stripes of lighter red, green, or yellow. Faded brown stripes shall not be considered as color except in the case of the Gray Baldwin variety.

TABLE I--COLOR REQUIREMENTS FOR APPLES BY VARIETIES

Variety		Extra Fancy (Percent)	Fancy (Percent)
Solid red:
	Winesap..........................	..........................40	25
	Other Similar Varieties¹..........................	..........................40	25
	Red Sport varieties²..........................	..........................40	25
Striped or partially red:
	Jonathan..........................	..........................33	25
	McIntosh..........................	..........................33	25
	Other similar varieties³..........................	..........................33	25
	Rome Beauty..........................	..........................33	15
	Baldwin..........................	..........................25	15
	Delicious..........................	..........................25	15
	Black Twig..........................	..........................25	15
	Other similar varieties⁴..........................	..........................25	15
	Red Gravenstein..........................	..........................15	⁵
	Gravenstein..........................	..........................10	⁸
	Other similar varieties⁶..........................	..........................10	⁵
Red cheeked or blushed:
	Winter Banana..........................	.......................... ⁵	⁸
	Other similar varieties⁷..........................	.......................... ⁵	⁸
Green varieties..........................		.......................... ⁹	⁹
Yellow varieties..........................		.......................... ⁹	⁹
	Golden Delicious..........................	.......................... ¹⁰	⁹

1 Arkansas Black, Beacon, Black Ben, Gano, King David.

2 When Red Sport varieties are specified as such, they shall meet the color requirements specified for Red Sport varieties.

3 July Red, Snow (Fameuse).

4 Ben Davis, Northern Spy, Wagener, Wealthy, York Imperial.

5 Tinge of color.

6 Red Astrachan, Duchess.

7 Maiden Blush.

8 None.

9 Characteristic ground color.

10 75 percent or more of the surface of the apple shall show white or light green predominating over the green color.

Cal. Code Regs. Tit. 3, § 1400.19

1. New section filed 7-7-55; effective thirtieth day thereafter (Register 55, No. 10).
2. Amendment filed 1-9-68; effective thirtieth day thereafter (Register 68, No. 2).
3. Renumbering from Section 1391 filed 1-21-75; effective thirtieth day thereafter (Register 75, No. 4).
4. Amendment filed 6-5-81; effective thirtieth day thereafter (Register 81, No. 23).
5. Editorial correction (Register 81, No. 34).
6. Amendment filed 2-22-85; effective thirtieth day thereafter (Register 85, No. 8).

Note: Authority cited: Sections 407 and 42684, Food and Agricultural Code. Reference: Section 42941, Food and Agricultural Code.