A USDA Fancy Cantaloupe is:

Very Good Internal Quality 11% Soluble Solids	Uniform Appearance	One Type
		Photo source: USDA/AMS Fruit and Vegetable Programs
Mature	Well Formed	Well Netted

A USDA Fancy Cantaloupe is free from:

Overripe	Soft or wilted	Decay
Wet slip	Sunscald	Liquid in the seed cavity
Sunburn	Hail	Dirt
Photo source: USDA/AMS Fruit and Vegetable Programs
Surface mold or other disease	Aphids or other insects	Scars
Cracks	Sunken Areas	Ground Spot
Bruises	Mechanical or other means

C. Gunter and E. Maynard, Purdue University. 2006. Based on US Standards for Grades of Cantaloupes, 06-30-68 as reprinted 01-97. Page last revised 07-12-06.

This project made possible by financial assistance from Indiana's Office of the Commissioner of Agriculture, Value-Added Research Grant Program.