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:
Size classification pound | Number of Minimum weight of the nuts per 10 smallest nuts in a 100-nut sample | ||
Oversize | 55 or less | In each classification, the 10 smallest nuts per 100 must weigh at least 7 percent of the total weight of the 100-nut sample. | |
Extra large | 56 to 63 | ||
Large | 64 to 77 | ||
Medium | 78 to 95 | ||
Small | 96 to 120 |
Ga. Comp. R. & Regs. R. 40-7-7-.13
Ga. L. 1956 as amended; O.C.G.A. Sec. 26-2.1et seq.