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Code of Federal Regulations (Last Updated: May 6, 2024) |
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Title 7 - Agriculture |
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Subtitle B - Regulations of the Department of Agriculture |
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Chapter I - Agricultural Marketing Service (Standards, Inspections, Marketing Practices), Department of Agriculture |
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SubChapter C - Requirements and Standards Under the Agricultural Marketing Act of 1946 and the Egg Products Inspection Act |
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Part 51 - Fresh Fruits, Vegetables, and Other Products (Inspection, Certification, and Standards) |
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Subpart H - United States Standards for Grades of Florida Oranges and Tangelos |
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Standards for Internal Quality of Common Sweet Oranges (Citrus Sinensis (L) Osbeck) |
§ 51.1177 - U.S. Grade A Juice.
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§ 51.1177 U.S. Grade A Juice.
Any lot of oranges, the juice content of which meets the following requirements, may be designated “U.S. Grade A Juice”:
(a) Each lot of fruit shall contain an average of not less than 41⁄2 gallons (17.0 liters) of juice per standard packed box of 13⁄5 bushels.
(b) The average juice content for any lot of fruit shall have not less than 9 percent total soluble solids, and not less than one-half of 1 percent anhydrous citric acid, or more than the permissible maximum acid specified in Table II of § 51.1178.