7 CFR § 51.776 - Slightly rough texture.

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title: "7 CFR § 51.776 - Slightly rough texture."
title_number: 7
title_name: "Agriculture"
section_number: "51.776"
section_name: "Slightly rough texture."
chapter_name: "AGRICULTURAL MARKETING SERVICE (STANDARDS, INSPECTIONS, MARKETING PRACTICES), DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE"
subchapter_number: "C"
subchapter_name: "REQUIREMENTS AND STANDARDS UNDER THE AGRICULTURAL MARKETING ACT OF 1946 AND THE EGG PRODUCTS INSPECTION ACT"
part_number: "51"
part_name: "FRESH FRUITS, VEGETABLES, AND OTHER PRODUCTS (INSPECTION, CERTIFICATION, AND STANDARDS)"
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currency: "2026-04-05"
last_updated: "2026-04-05"
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authority: "7 U.S.C. 1621-1627."
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# 51.776 Slightly rough texture.

*Slightly rough texture* means that the skin may be slightly thick but not excessively thick, materially ridged or grooved. “Slightly thick” means that the skin thickness does not average more than 
5/8 inch (15.9 mm), on a central cross section, on a grapefruit 4
1/8 inches (104.8 mm) in diameter.