Table 1-Whole and Pitted Style
[Defects by count per 50 olives]
FLAVOR | Reasonably good; no "off" flavor |
FLAVOR (Green Ripe Type) | Free from objectionable flavors of any kind |
SALOMETER | Acceptable range in degrees: 3.0 to 14.0 |
COLOR | Reasonably uniform with not less than 60% having a color equal or darker than the USDA Composite Color Standard for Ripe Type |
CHARACTER | Not more than 5 soft units or 2 excessively soft units |
UNIFORMITY OF SIZE | 60%, by visual inspection, of the most uniform in size. The diameter of the largest does not exceed the smallest by more than 4mm |
DEFECTS: | |
Pitter Damage (Pitted Style Only) | 15 |
Major Blemishes | 5 |
Major Wrinkles | 5 |
Pits and Pit Fragments (Pitted Style Only) | Not more than 1.3% average by count |
Major Stems | Not more than 3 |
HEVM | Not more than 1 unit per sample |
Mutilated | Not more than 3 |
Mechanical Damage | Not more than 5 |
Split Pits or Misshapen | Not more than 5 |
Table 2-Sliced, Segmented (Wedged), and Halved Styles
[Defects by count per 255]
FLAVOR | Reasonably good; no "off" flavor |
SALOMETER | Acceptable range in degrees: 3.0 to 14.0 |
COLOR | Reasonably uniform with no units lighter than the USDA Composite Color Standard for Ripe Type |
CHARACTER | Not more than 13 grams excessively soft |
DEFECTS: | |
Pits and Pit Fragments | Average of not more than 1 by count per 300 grams |
Major Stems | Not more than 3 |
HEVM | Not more than 2 units per sample |
Broken Pieces and End Caps | Not more than 125 grams by weight |
Table 3-Chopped Style
[Defects by count per 255 grams]
FLAVOR | Reasonably good; no "off" flavor |
SALOMETER | Acceptable range in degrees: 3.0 to 14.0 |
COLOR | Reasonably uniform with no units lighter than the USDA Composite Color Standard for Ripe Type |
DEFECTS: | |
Pits and Pit Fragments | Average of not more than 1 by count per 300 grams |
Major Stems | Not more than 3 |
HEVM | Not more than 2 units per sample |
Table 4-Broken Pitted Style
[Defects by count per 255 grams]
FLAVOR | Reasonably good; no "off" flavor |
SALOMETER | Acceptable range in degrees: 3.0 to 14.0 |
COLOR | Reasonably uniform with no units lighter than the USDA Composite Color Standard for Ripe Type |
CHARACTER | Not more than 13 grams excessively soft |
DEFECTS: | |
Pits and Pit Fragments | Average of not more than 1 by count per 300 grams |
Major Stems | Not more than 3 |
HEVM | Not more than 2 units per sample |
7 C.F.R. §944.401