Apricots
Dried apricots are the halved and pitted fruit of the apricot tree (Prunus armeniaca) from which the greater portion of moisture has been removed. Before packing, the dried fruit is processed to cleanse the fruit and may be sulfured sufficiently to retain a characteristic color. Moisture.
Federal inspection certificates shall indicate the moisture content of the finished product which shall be not more than 26 percent, by weight, for sizes No. 1, No. 2, and No. 3, and for slabs, and not more than 25 percent, by weight, for other sizes.
Federal inspection certificates shall indicate the moisture content of the finished product which shall be not more than 26 percent, by weight, for sizes No. 1, No. 2, and No. 3, and for slabs, and not more than 25 percent, by weight, for other sizes.
Sizes.
No. 1 Size (Jumbo Size) . . . . . . . . . . . 1-3/8 inches, or larger in diameter.
No. 2 Size (Extra Fancy) . . . . . . 1-1/4 inches to 1-3/8 inches in diameter.
No. 3 Size (Fancy Size) . . . . . . . 1-1/8 inches to 1-1/4 inches in diameter.
No. 4 Size (Extra Choice Size) . . . . . . 1 inch to 1-1/8 inches in diameter.
No. 5 Size (Choice Size) . . . . . . . . . . . . . 13/16 inch to 1 inch in diameter.
No. 6 Size (Standard Size) . . . . . . . . . . Less than 13/16 inch in diameter
No. 1 Size (Jumbo Size) . . . . . . . . . . . 1-3/8 inches, or larger in diameter.
No. 2 Size (Extra Fancy) . . . . . . 1-1/4 inches to 1-3/8 inches in diameter.
No. 3 Size (Fancy Size) . . . . . . . 1-1/8 inches to 1-1/4 inches in diameter.
No. 4 Size (Extra Choice Size) . . . . . . 1 inch to 1-1/8 inches in diameter.
No. 5 Size (Choice Size) . . . . . . . . . . . . . 13/16 inch to 1 inch in diameter.
No. 6 Size (Standard Size) . . . . . . . . . . Less than 13/16 inch in diameter