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

Cabbage

Cucumber

Pepper, Sweet

Pumpkin

Sweet Corn

Tomato

Watermelon

Purdue Produce Quality

USDA/AMS/Fruit & Vegetable/Fresh Product Grading and Quality Certification 

Indiana Vegetable Growers' Association