Supplier:

Product

Variety

Country of Origin:

Temperature at time of Inspection

Visual Appearance
With Brit bloom; calyx removed; seeds in clear reddish gel; no foreign smells or taste

Shape,
Approximately round with protruding calyx at base

Maturity:- Skin should be highly coloured, tough and unbroken, not pale or split;6 fruit should sound hollow when tapped, minimum Brix >13

Colour:- Deep pink to dark red skin, bright red, fleshy seeds

Sensory:- Thin, leathery skin, somewhat glossy skin, white walls containing sacs of pulpy seeds, small, soft seeds surrounded by a layer of juicy flesh, no off odours or tastes

Actual Count / Net Weight in kg

Pallets, carton, and labels

Minor Defects

Minor bruises, eg flat or sunken areas, slightly darker thanks kin colour, affecting >sq cm
With hail marks eg healed skin depressions affecting in aggregate >5sq cm
With healed limb rubs>5 sq cm. No unhealed injuries
With irregular brown/black scars at blossom end affecting>0.5sq cm
With healed stems end cracks > 1 cm long and or > 2mm width no wounds
With persistent green shoulders affecting > 2 sq cm

Major Defects
With evidence of live insects. With fungal or bacterial rots.
With cuts, holes splits or cracks that break the skin. Severe bruising or crushed areas
With dry softened skin (dehydration)
With skin discolouration (sun burn)
With skin pitting/discolouration and internal browning (chilling injury)
With softened presume, pitted skin, or failure to develop normal colour ( chill injury)
With circular or star shaped cracking around the stem attached or blossom scar
With soft skin or wrinkled appearance (dehydration)
With blotchy, orange toned skin (heat damage)
With bleached, flattened areas on the fruit skin (sunburn)