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Engineer · **on:** Aug 2, 2018

What are the grade designations for fresh fruits and vegetables and canned fruits and vegetables?

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Question 2

How do fruits and vegetables get their characteristic colors?

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ntsoane kedibone · **Reply #1 on:** Aug 2, 2018

Answer to Question 1

Quality grades for fresh vegetables are U.S. Fancy, U.S. No. 1, and U.S. No. 2 and No. 3
Quality grades for canned vegetables are U.S. Grade A, U.S. Grade B, and U.S. Grade C.
Quality grades for fresh fruit are U.S. Grade A or Fancy, U.S. No. 1, U.S. No. 2 and U.S. No. 3.
Quality grades for canned fruit are U.S. Grade A, U.S. Grade B, and U.S. Grade C.

Answer to Question 2

Fruits and vegetables get their characteristic colors from pigments, such as anthocyanins, anthoxanthins, betalains, carotenoids, and chlorophyll.