Onions
La Tulipe Onions in good quality. Their characteristics typical of the
variety and it is :
Specification:
- firm and compact
- unsprouted (free from externally visible shoots)
- free from swelling caused by abnormal vegetative development
- practically free of root tufts; however, for onions harvested before
- complete maturity. root tufts are allowed.
- Intact.
- sound produce affected by rotting or deterioration such as to make
it unfit for consumption is excluded.
- clean practically free of any visible foreign matter
- free from damage due to frost
- sufficiently dry for the intended use (in the case of pickling onions.
at least the first two outer skins and the stem are fully dried)
Onion without root and hairs, mud, putrefaction.
Onions
Provisions concerning sizing:
- Size is determined by the maximum diameter of the equatorial section.
The difference between the diameters of the smallest and largest onions
in the same package is not exceed.
- 5 mm where the diameter of the smallest onion is 1 0 mm and over
but under 20 mm. However, where the diameter of the onion is 15 mm and
over but under 25 mm. the difference may be 10 mm.
- 15 mm where the diameter of the smallest onion is 20 mm and over
but under 40 mm.
- 20 mm where the diameter of the smallest onion is 40 mm and over
but under 70 mm.
- 30 mm where the diameter of the smallest onion is 70 mm or over.
- The minimum diameter is fixed at 10 mm. rf
