Minimum Quality Standards-Peanuts for Human Consumption
[Whole kernels and splits: Maximum limitations]
Type and grade category | Unshelled peanuts and damaged kernels and minor defects (percent) | Total fall through sound whole kernels and/or sound split and broken kernels | Foreign materials (percent) | Moisture (percent) |
Excluding Lots of "splits" | ||||
Runner | 3.50 | 6.00%; 17/64 inch round screen | .20 | 9.00 |
Virginia (except No. 2) | 3.50 | 6.00%; 17/64 inch round screen | .20 | 9.00 |
Spanish and Valencia | 3.50 | 6.00%; 16/64 inch round screen | .20 | 9.00 |
No. 2 Virginia | 3.50 | 6.00%; 17/64 inch round screen | .20 | 9.00 |
Runner with splits (not more than 15% sound splits) | 3.50 | 6.00%; 17/64 inch round screen | .20 | 9.00 |
Virginia with splits (not more than 15% sound splits) | 3.50 | 6.00%; 17/64 inch round screen | .20 | 9.00 |
Spanish and Valencia with splits (not more than 15% sound splits) | 3.50 | 6.00%; 16/64 inch round screen | .20 | 9.00 |
Lots of "splits" | ||||
Runner (not less than 90% splits) | 3.50 | 6.00%; 17/64 inch round screen | .20 | 9.00 |
Virginia (not less than 90% splits) | 3.50 | 6.00%; 17/64 inch round screen | .20 | 9.00 |
Spanish and Valencia (not less than 90% splits) | 3.50 | 6.00%; 16/64 inch round screen | .20 | 9.00 |
7 C.F.R. §996.31