U.S. Utility grades

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United States produce quality grade agricultural grade classification

U.S. Utility grades are lower-quality commercial classifications for fruits and vegetables that are still usable for processing or non-premium markets but do not meet higher U.S. grade standards for appearance or condition.

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Predicate Object
instanceOf United States produce quality grade ⓘ
agricultural grade classification ⓘ
administeredBy USDA Agricultural Marketing Service NERFINISHED ⓘ
United States Department of Agriculture ⓘ
allows greater misshapen produce ⓘ
more size variation ⓘ
more surface blemishes ⓘ
appliesTo fruits ⓘ
vegetables ⓘ
appliesToAspect appearance ⓘ
condition ⓘ
defect tolerance ⓘ
maturity ⓘ
appliesToForm fresh produce ⓘ
some processed-ingredient specifications ⓘ
basedOn USDA grade standards for specific commodities ⓘ
contrastWith U.S. Extra Fancy grades ⓘ
U.S. Fancy grades ⓘ
U.S. No. 1 grades ⓘ
country United States of America ⓘ
surface form: United States
distinguishedFrom cull grade ⓘ
unclassified produce ⓘ
goal reduction of food waste in commercial channels ⓘ
utilization of otherwise non-premium produce ⓘ
intendedUse canning ⓘ
freezing ⓘ
further processing ⓘ
manufacturing of food products ⓘ
marketSegment food processors ⓘ
industrial food users ⓘ
institutional buyers ⓘ
notedFor more defects allowed ⓘ
reduced appearance standards ⓘ
still usable edible product ⓘ
partOf U.S. standards for grades of fruits and vegetables ⓘ
primaryCriterion fitness for processing rather than fresh-market appearance ⓘ
qualityLevel below U.S. Fancy ⓘ
below U.S. No. 1 ⓘ
regulates minimum quality for processing use ⓘ
usedFor lower-quality commercial classifications ⓘ
non-premium markets ⓘ
produce used for processing ⓘ
usedIn commodity procurement contracts ⓘ
government and institutional purchasing specifications ⓘ
wholesale produce trade ⓘ

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United States Standards for Grades of Fruits and Vegetables → includes → U.S. Utility grades ⓘ