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  2. Title 7 - Agriculture
  3. Subtitle B - REGULATIONS OF THE DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE
  4. Chapter I - AGRICULTURAL MARKETING SERVICE (STANDARDS, INSPECTIONS, MARKETING PRACTICES), DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE
  5. Subchapter C - REQUIREMENTS AND STANDARDS UNDER THE AGRICULTURAL MARKETING ACT OF 1946 AND THE EGG PRODUCTS INSPECTION ACT
  6. Part 51 - FRESH FRUITS, VEGETABLES, AND OTHER PRODUCTS (INSPECTION, CERTIFICATION, AND STANDARDS)
  7. Subpart M - United States Standards for Grades of Pecans in the Shell
  8. Topic - Size Classification
  9. 7 CFR § 51.1402
7 CFR § 51.1402
Size classification
July 6, 2020
CFR

Size of pecans may be specified in connection with the grade in accordance with one of the following classifications. To meet the requirements for any one of these classifications, the lot must conform to both the specified number of nuts per pound and the weight of the 10 smallest nuts per 100 nut sample.

Open Table
Size classification Number of nuts per pound Minimum weight of the 10 smallest nuts in a 100-nut sample
Oversize
Extra large
Large
Medium
Small		 55 or less
56 to 63
64 to 77
78 to 95
96 to 120		 In each classification, the 10 smallest nuts per 100 must weigh at least 7 pct of the total weight of a 100-nut sample.

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