Interpreting Fruit Data

Rind Color:

Numerical Scale:
4 = Dark Green
5 = Light Green with some break to Yellow
6 = Green-Yellow
8-10 = Yellow
11 = Yellow-Orange
12 = Orange
13 = Red-Orange


Letter Rating: (For Navels only as stated in California Department of Food and Agriculture Code):

A = 90% of the oranges in a given lot must have obtained a 25% color break from light green to yellow and must have a minimum sugar to acid ratio of 8:1. Numerically a 5 color.

B = 90% of the oranges in a given lot must have obtained a 25% color break from dark green to light green and must have a minimum sugar to acid ratio of 10:1. Numerically a 4.5 color.

X = Does not meet minimum standards for "B" color.

Rind Texture:

Higher numbers indicate rougher rind texture.