What are Class 1 Oranges?

Ales

Hi all,

Can anyone tell me what is a class 1 orange? I bought some from a supermarket who shaln't be named (rhymes with Bo-op) but i have no idea what the class means? Can you even buy class 2 oranges? what's the difference?

thanks

sarah1972

Ales wrote: »

Hi all,

Can anyone tell me what is a class 1 orange? I bought some from a supermarket who shaln't be named (rhymes with Bo-op) but i have no idea what the class means? Can you even buy class 2 oranges? what's the difference?

thanks

Class 1
standards for size (e.g. ‘large’ apples must be at least 65mm diameter), colour, (e.g. red varieties
must have at least half of the surface of the fruit red coloured) and blemishes (must not exceed 1cm squared).

Bit more here http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/7724347.stm

dlusman

Ales wrote: »

Hi all,

Can anyone tell me what is a class 1 orange? I bought some from a supermarket who shaln't be named (rhymes with Bo-op) but i have no idea what the class means? Can you even buy class 2 oranges? what's the difference?

thanks

would appear to be an "extra" class , then class 1 and class 2
http://www.unece.org/fileadmin/DAM/trade/agr/promotion/2011_Mexico/CitrusFruitUNECE_Codex.pdf