102 Classes.*
* The use of a variety name in the designation of the class of beans does not imply any
guarantee of varietal purity.
Beans shall be divided into classes as follows, each of which, except Mixed beans, may contain not more than 2.0 percent of beans of contrasting classes and not more than 15.0 percent of beans of other classes that blend:
103 Grades
Grades shall be the numerical grades, substandard grades, sample grades, and special grades
provided for in 132 through 142.[47 FR 19310, May 5, 1982][62 FR 52967, Oct. 10, 1997]
104 Sound beans
Sound beans shall be beans that are free from defects.
105 Defects
Defects for the classes Baby Lima and Miscellaneous Lima beans shall be damaged beans,
contrasting classes, and foreign material. Defects for all other classes of beans shall be splits, damaged beans, contrasting classes, and foreign material.
106 Splits
Splits shall be pieces of beans that are not damaged, each of which consists of three-fourths or
less of the whole bean, and shall include any sound bean the halves of which are held together
loosely.
107 Damaged beans
Damaged beans shall be beans and pieces of beans that are damaged by frost, weather, disease,
weevils or other insects, or other causes.
108 Badly damaged beans
Badly damaged beans shall be beans and pieces of beans that are materially damaged or
discolored by frost, weather, disease, weevils or other insects, or other causes so as to materially affect the appearance and quality of the beans.
109 Foreign material
Foreign material shall be stones, dirt, weed seeds, cereal grains, lentils, peas, and all matter other than beans. [44 FR 73007, Dec. 17, 1979]
110 Stones
Stones shall be concreted earthy or mineral matter, and other substances of similar hardness that do not disintegrate readily in water.
111 Contrasting classes
Contrasting classes shall be beans of other classes that are of a different color, size, or shape from the beans of the class designated.
112 Classes that blend
Classes that blend shall be sound beans of other classes that are similar in color, size, and shape to the beans of the class designated, and shall include white beans in the class Yelloweye which are similar in size and shape to the Yelloweye beans.
113 Broken beans
Broken beans shall be sound beans with some but less than one-fourth of each bean broken off or
with one-fourth or more of the seedcoat removed.
114 Blistered beans
Blistered beans shall be sound beans with badly blistered or burst seedcoats.
115 Wrinkled beans
Wrinkled beans shall be sound beans that have deeply wrinkled seedcoats and/or are badly
warped or misshapen.
116 Weevily beans
Weevily beans shall be beans that are infested with live weevils or other insects injurious to
stored beans or that contain weevil-bored beans.
117 Clean-cut weevil-bored beans
Clean-cut weevil-bored beans shall be beans from which weevils have emerged, leaving a
clean-cut open cavity free from larvae, webbing, refuse, mold, or stain.
118 Well screened
Well screened, as applied to the general appearance of beans, shall mean that the beans are
uniform in size and are practically free from such small, shriveled, underdeveloped beans, splits, broken beans, large beans, and foreign material that can be removed readily by the ordinary process of milling or screening through the proper use of sieves.
120 30/64 sieve
A 30/64 sieve shall be a metal sieve 0.0319-inch thick perforated with round holes 0.4687
(30/64) inch in diameter which are 11/16 inch from center to center. The perforations of each row shall be staggered in relation to the adjacent rows.
121 28/64 sieve.
A 28/64 sieve shall be a metal sieve 0.0319-inch thick perforated with round holes 0.4375
(28/64) inch in diameter which are 19/32 inch from center to center. The perforations of each row shall be staggered in relation to the adjacent rows. [34 FR 7863, May 17, 1969, as amended at 54 FR 51344, Dec. 14, 1989]
122 24/64 sieve
A 24/64 sieve shall be a metal sieve 0.0319-inch thick perforated with round holes 0.3750
(24/64) inch in diameter which are 17/32 inch from center to center. The perforations of each row shall be staggered in relation to the adjacent rows.
130 Percentages
All percentages shall be determined upon the basis of weight, and shall be stated in terms of
whole, tenths, and hundredths of a percent as required for individual factors. [62 FR 52967, Oct. 10, 1997]
131 Moisture
Moisture shall be determined by the use of equipment and procedures prescribed by the Federal
Grain Inspection Service, U.S. Department of Agriculture, or determined by any method that
gives equivalent results. (Information thereon may be obtained from said Service.)
[34 FR 7863, May 17, 1969, as amended at 47 FR 34516, Aug. 10, 1982][62 FR 52967, Oct. 10, 1997]
Percent Maximum Limits of-- | ||||||||
Foreign Material | ||||||||
Grade | General Appearance | Moisture [1] | Total
Defects (Total damaged, total foreign material, contrasting classes splits) | Total Damaged |
Total (includes stones) | Stones | Contrasting Classes [2] |
Classes that Blend [3] |
U.S. No. 1 U.S. No. 2 U.S. No. 3 U.S. Substandard U.S. Sample grade |
The special grade Off-Color may be applied after the removal of total defects |
18.0 18.0 18.0 18.0 18.0 |
4.0 6.0 8.0 |
2.0 4.0 6.0 |
0.5 1.0 1.5 |
0.2 0.4 0.6 |
0.5 1.0 2.0 |
5.0 10.0 15.0 |
Percent Maximum Limits Of-- | ||||||||
Foreign Material | ||||||||
Special Grade and Grade | General Appearance | Moisture [1] | Total Defects (total damaged, total foreign material, contrasting classes, splits) | Badly Damaged | Total (includes stones) | Stones | Contrasting Classes [2] | Classes that Blend [3] |
U.S. Choice Handpicked U.S. Prime Handpicked U.S. No. 1 U.S. No. 2 U.S. Substandard U.S. Sample grade |
Shall not grade off-color ____________ The special grade Off- color may be applied after the removal of total defects |
18.0 18.0 18.0 18.0 18.0 18.0 |
1.5 3.0 2.0 3.0 |
0.3 0.3 2.0 3.0 |
0.01 0.01 0.4 0.8 |
0.01 0.01 0.2 0.4 |
0.01 0.01 0.5 1.0 |
2.0 2.0 4.0 4.0 |
Percent Maximum Limits Of-- | ||||||||
Foreign Material | ||||||||
Grade | General Appearance | Moisture [1] | Total Defects (DKT, FM, CCL, and SP) | Total Damage | Total (includes stones) | Stones | Contrasting Classes [2] | Classes that Blend [3] |
U.S. No. 1 U.S. No. 2 U.S. No. 3 U.S. Substandard U.S. Sample grade |
The special grade Off-color may be applied after the removal of total defects |
18.0 18.0 18.0 18.0 18.0 |
4.0 6.0 8.0 |
2.0 4.0 6.0 |
0.5 1.0 1.5 |
0.2 0.4 0.6 |
0.5 1.0 2.0 |
5.0 10.0 15.0 |
Percent Maximum Limits of-- | |||||||||
Foreign Material | |||||||||
Grade | General Appearance | Moisture [1] | Total
Defects (total damaged, total foreign material, contrasting classes, splits) | Total Damaged | Total (includes stones) | Stones | Contrasting Classes [2] | Classes that Blend [3] | In
addition to classes that blend, white beans similar in size and shape in the class Yelloweye Beans |
U.S. No. 1 U.S. No. 2 U.S. No. 3 U.S. Substandard U.S. Sample grade |
The special grade Off-Color may be applied after the removal of total defects |
18.0 18.0 18.0 18.0 18.0 |
4.0 6.0 8.0 |
2.0 4.0 6.0 |
0.5 1.0 1.5 |
0.2 0.4 0.6 |
0.5 1.0 2.0 |
5.0 10.0 15.0 |
5.0 5.0 -- |
Percent Maximum Limits of-- | ||||||||
Foreign Material | ||||||||
Grade | General Appearance | Moisture [1] | Total
Defects (total damaged, total foreign material, contrasting classes, splits) | Total Damaged | Total (includes stones) | Stones | Contrasting Classes [2] | Classes that Blend [3] |
U.S. No. 1 U.S. No. 2 U.S. No. 3 U.S. Substandard U.S. Sample grade |
The special grade Off-Color may be applied after the removal of total defects |
18.0 18.0 18.0 18.0 18.0 |
3.0 5.0 7.0 |
3.0 5.0 7.0 |
0.5 1.0 1.5 |
0.2 0.4 0.6 |
0.5 1.0 2.0 |
5.0 10.0 15.0 |
Percent Maximum Limits of-- | ||||||||
Foreign Material | ||||||||
Grade | General Appearance | Moisture [1] | Total
Defects (total damaged, total foreign material, contrasting classes, splits) | Total Damaged | Total (includes stones) | Stones | Contrasting Classes [2] | Classes that Blend [3] |
U.S. No. 1 U.S. No. 2 U.S. No. 3 U.S. Substandard U.S. Sample grade |
The special grade Off-Color may be applied after the removal of total defects |
18.0 18.0 18.0 18.0 18.0 |
2.0 4.0 6.0 |
2.0 4.0 6.0 |
0.5 1.0 1.5 |
0.2 0.4 0.6 |
0.5 1.0 2.0 |
5.0 10.0 15.0 |
Percent Maximum Limits of-- | |||||||||
Foreign Material | |||||||||
Grade | General Appearance |
Moisture [1] | Total
Defects (total damaged, total foreign material, contrasting classes, splits) |
Total Damaged |
Clean Cut Weevil Bored [2] |
Total (includes stones) |
Stones | Contrasting Classes [3] |
Classes that Blend [4] |
U.S. No. 1 U.S. No. 2 U.S. No. 3 U.S. Substandard U.S. Sample grade |
The special grade Off-Color may be applied after the removal of total defects |
18.0 18.0 18.0 18.0 18.0 |
2.0 4.0 6.0 |
2.0 4.0 6.0 |
0.1 0.2 0.5 |
0.5 1.0 1.5 |
0.2 0.4 0.6 |
0.5 1.0 2.0 |
5.0 10.0 15.0 |
Percent Maximum Limits of-- | |||||||||||||
Damaged Beans | Foreign Material | Beans through a Sieve | |||||||||||
Grade | General Appearance | Moisture [1] | Total Blistered, Wrinkled and Defects (blistered, wrinkled, total damaged, total foreign material, contrasting classes, splits) | Total | Badly Damaged | Total (includes stones) | Stones | Contrasting Classes [2] | Splits | Broken | Classes that Blend [3] | 28/64" | 24/64" |
U.S. No. 1 U.S. No. 2 U.S. Sub-standard U.S. Sample grade |
The special grade Off-Color may be applied after the removal of total defects | 18.0 18.0 18.0 18.0 |
6.0 9.0 - - |
2.0 3.0 - - |
0.5 1.0 - - |
0.5 1.0 - - |
0.2 0.3 - - |
0.5 1.0 - - |
3.0 5.0 - - |
5.0 5.0 - - |
5.0 5.0 - - |
25 40 - - |
5 5 - - |
Percent Maximum Limits of-- | ||||||||||
Foreign Material | ||||||||||
Grade | General Appearance | Moisture [1] | Total Defects (total damaged, total foreign material, contrasting classes) | Badly Damaged | Total (includes stones) | Stones | Contrasting Classes [2] | Blistered, Wrinkled, and/or Broken | Splits | Classes that Blend [3] |
U.S. No. 1 U.S. No. 2 U.S. No. 3 U.S. Substandard U.S. Sample Grade |
The special grade Off-Color may be applied after the removal of Total Defects |
18.0 18.0 18.0 18.0 18.0 |
2.0 4.0 6.0 |
1.0 1.5 2.0 |
0.5 1.0 1.5 |
0.2 0.3 0.6 |
0.5 1.0 2.0 |
2.0 4.0 6.0 |
2.0 4.0 6.0 |
5.0 10.0 15.0 |
141 Grade designations
The grade designation for all classes of beans shall include in the following order: (a) The letters "U.S."; (b) the name or number of the grade or the name of any applicable special grade
designation as appears in 142 (a) and (b); (c) the class, and in the case of Mixed beans, the name and percentage of each class in the mixture; and (d) the special grade designations, if applicable, as appears in 142 (c) and (d). In addition, the designation for the grade "U.S. Substandard" shall include the percentage of sound beans. Mixed beans shall be graded according to the grade requirements of the class of beans which predominates in the mixture. The factors of contrasting classes, classes that blend and sieve size requirements in the class Large Lima beans shall be disregarded in Mixed beans. [47 FR 19313, May 5, 1982]
142 Special grade designations
(a) Choice handpicked. The special grade designation "Choice handpicked" shall be
applicable only to the class Pea beans. The "Choice handpicked" designation shall include in the
following order: (1) The letters "U.S."; (2) the words "Choice handpicked"; and (3) "Pea
beans".
(b) Prime handpicked. The special grade designation "Prime handpicked" is applicable only to the class Pea beans. The "Prime handpicked" designation shall include in the following order: (1) The letters "U.S."; (2) the words "Prime handpicked"; and (3) "Pea beans".
(c) High moisture. The special grade designation "High moisture" is applicable to all classes of beans containing over 18.0 percent moisture. The words "high moisture" and the percentage of moisture shall follow the class name.
(d) Off-color. The special grade designation "Off-color" shall be applicable to all classes of beans that upon the removal of total defects, are distinctly off-color due to age or any other natural cause but are not materially weathered. The words "off-color" shall follow the name of the class. The special grades "Choice Handpicked", "Prime Handpicked", and the grade "U.S. No. 1", in the class Pea beans shall not be applied if the beans are determined to be off-color. [47 FR 19313, May 5, 1982]