CODEX STAN 310-2013 Standard for Pomegranates

1. DEFINITION OF PRODUCE
This Standard applies to fruits of commercial varieties of pomegranates grown from Punica granatum L., of the Punicaceae family, to be supplied fresh to the consumer after preparation and packaging. Pomegranates for industrial processing are excluded.
2. PROVISIONS CONCERNING QUALITY
2.1 MINIMUM REQUIREMENTS
In all classes, subject to the special provisions for each class and the tolerances allowed, the pomegranates must be:
whole;
sound; produce affected by rotting or deterioration such as to make it unfit for consumption is excluded;
clean, free of any visible foreign matter;
free of pests and damage caused by them affecting the general appearance of the produce;
free of abnormal external moisture, excluding condensation following removal from cold storage;
free of any foreign smell and/or taste;
free of damage caused by frost;
free of damage caused by low and/or high temperatures;
free of sunburns affecting the arils of the fruit.