"Class 1" fruit and veg

It seems just about all fruit and veg is described as Class 1 regardless of what it actually tastes like. Is it a totally pointless classification?

It seems just about all fruit and veg is described as Class 1 regardless of what it actually tastes like. Is it a totally pointless classification?

maybe class 2 is what they feed to animals instead of us, and class 3 they just throw away?

From here:

https://www.gov.uk/guidance/comply-with-marketing-standards-for-fresh-fruit-and-vegetables

The produce must also be graded into one of these quality classes:

 

Extra - superior quality

Class I - good quality

Class II - reasonably good quality

its very little to do with taste and more about appearance.

http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/7724347.stm

From here:

 

https://www.gov.uk/guidance/comply-with-marketing-standards-for-fresh-fruit-and-vegetables

 

 

 

its very little to do with taste and more about appearance.

 

http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/7724347.stm

Thanks. It seems overall to be negative rather than useful, probably leading to food waste.

From here:

 

https://www.gov.uk/guidance/comply-with-marketing-standards-for-fresh-fruit-and-vegetables

 

 

 

its very little to do with taste and more about appearance.

 

http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/7724347.stm

Totally agree , they are grown firstly for shape , size and colour . Taste is an afterthought . Go in any supermarket and look at tomatoes , anyone who grows their own knows that they grow in all shapes and sizes , but they taste like they should

I go to Turkey and Greece for my hols, and I tell people I only go for the tomatoes, they come in all shapes and sizes, and taste delicious, as do all there fruit and veg.

From here:

 

https://www.gov.uk/guidance/comply-with-marketing-standards-for-fresh-fruit-and-vegetables

 

 

 

its very little to do with taste and more about appearance.

 

http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/7724347.stm

I was under the impression that class 1 meant top grade/quality!

I go to Turkey and Greece for my hols, and I tell people I only go for the tomatoes, they come in all shapes and sizes, and taste delicious, as do all there fruit and veg.

Greek tomatoes....wow, real flavour not just a watery blob.

Greek tomatoes....wow, real flavour not just a watery blob.

Yep, I could die for them, think they grow em in the hills, bring em down to the market each day and flog em.

Greek tomatoes....wow, real flavour not just a watery blob.

Greek tomatoes, fresh feta, fresh Greek cucumber, herbs. On a sun drenched balcony. Mmmmmmmmmmmm

Greek tomatoes, fresh feta, fresh Greek cucumber, herbs. On a sun drenched balcony. Mmmmmmmmmmmm

Exactly...…….

Greek tomatoes, fresh feta, fresh Greek cucumber, herbs. On a sun drenched balcony. Mmmmmmmmmmmm

You forgot a glass of rough local wine to go with that.