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APPENDIX VIII: DRAFT STANDARD FOR GRAPEFRUITS (CITRUS PARADISI) (At Step 6)

3. PROVISIONS CONCERNING SIZING

Size is determined by the maximum diameter of the equatorial section of the fruit, in accordance with the following table:

Size Code

Diameter (mm)

1

109-139

2

100-119

3

93-110

4

88-102

5

86-99

6

84-97

7

81-93

8

77-89

9

73-85

10

70-80


Grapefruits of a diameter below 70 mm are excluded.

For fruit in bulk the maximum size difference between the smallest and the largest fruit in the same package must not exceed the range obtained by grouping three consecutive sizes in the size scale.


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