Purdue Fruit and Vegetable Connection

Illustrated Guides to Grading Vegetables
These webpages are intended to serve as guidelines to help growers better understand vegetable grading standards. Their purpose is to provide a visual interpretation of damage and disorders mentioned in the USDA Grading Standards. We hope that this information will be useful for new vegetable growers or growers new to a specific commodity and its unique grading requirements.
List of Guides
Cantaloupe/Muskmelon
Cucumber
Pepper, Sweet
Pumpkin
Sweet Corn
Tomato
Watermelon
Links
Purdue Produce Quality
USDA/AMS/Fruit & Vegetable/Fresh Product Grading and Quality Certification
Indiana Vegetable Growers' Association
This information is intended to provide a visual interpretation of the USDA grading standards. It is not intended to replace or supersede the USDA grading standards. Any information presented here that you may find to be in conflict with the USDA grading standards, please disregard and defer to the USDA grading standard. Any errors or questions should be referred to emaynard@purdue.edu or gunterc@purdue.edu.
This project made possible by a grant from Indiana's Office of the Commissioner of Agriculture, Value-Added Research Grant Program, to the Indiana Vegetable Growers' Association. C. Gunter and E. Maynard, Purdue University. 2006. Revised 08-01-06.