Grading
During grading of fruits, damaged, rotten and cracked fruits should be removed. Only healthy, attractive, clean and bright fruits should be selected. The grades are mostly based on the condition and the quality of the fruits and not specifically on their size. However, on the basis of the size of the fruits three grades are formed: small (<100 g), medium (100-255 g) and large (> 255 g). Retailers normally do size grading for the local market. Internal urban markets, have differential prices for size grades as against ungraded fruit. Bureau of Indian Standards has specified 4 grades viz., Super A, Super, Fancy and Commercial for tomato crop.