---
kind: "section"
citation: "7 C.F.R. § 51.2541"
title: "7"
number: "51.2541"
heading: "U.S. Fancy, U.S. Extra No. 1, U.S. No. 1 And U.S. Select Grades."
url: "https://uscodex.org/cfr/7/51.2541"
---

# §51.2541. U.S. Fancy, U.S. Extra No. 1, U.S. No. 1 And U.S. Select Grades.


“U.S. Fancy,” “U.S. Extra No. 1,” “U.S. No. 1,” and “U.S. Select” consists of pistachio nuts in the shell which meet the following requirements:

- (a) **Basic requirements—**
  - (1) **Free from—**
    - (i) Foreign material;
    - (ii) Loose kernels;
    - (iii) Shell pieces;
    - (iv) Particles and dust; and,
    - (v) **Blanks.**
- (b) **Shells—**
  - (1) **Free from—**
    - (i) Non-split shells; and,
    - (ii) **Shells not split on suture.**
  - (2) **Free from damage by—**
    - (i) Adhering hull material;
    - (ii) Light stained;
    - (iii) Dark stained; and,
    - (iv) **Other External (shell) defects.**
- (c) **Kernels—**
  - (1) **Well dried, or, very well dried when specified in connection with the grade.**
  - (2) **Free from damage by—**
    - (i) Immature kernels;
    - (ii) Kernel spotting; and,
    - (iii) **Other Internal (kernel) defects.**
  - (3) **Free from serious damage by—**
    - (i) Minor insect or vertebrate injury;
    - (ii) Insect damage;
    - (iii) Mold;
    - (iv) Rancidity;
    - (v) Decay; and,
    - (vi) **Other Internal (kernel) defects.**
- (d) **The nuts are of a size not less than 30/64 inch in diameter as measured by a round hole screen.**
- (e) For tolerances, see [§ 51.2544](/cfr/7/51.2544.md).

## Notes

### Amendments

[68 FR 50682, Aug. 22, 2003]

### Source

Source: 51 FR 27814, Aug. 4, 1986, unless otherwise noted.

### Authority

Authority: 7 U.S.C. 1621-1627.

### Amendments

[68 FR 50682, Aug. 22, 2003]