Code of Federal Regulations Title 7. Agriculture § 7.52.1847 Colors of golden seedless raisins

(a) “Well colored” means that the raisins are practically uniform in color and may range from yellow or golden to light amber color with a predominating yellow or golden color and that not more than 1/2 of 1 percent, by weight, of all the raisins may be definitely dark berries.

(b) “Reasonably well colored” means that the raisins are reasonably uniform in color and may range from yellow or golden or greenish yellow to light amber wherein the predominating color may be greenish yellow or light amber and that not more than 3 percent, by weight, of all the raisins may be definitely dark berries.

(c) “Fairly well colored” means that the raisins are fairly uniform in color and may range from yellow or greenish yellow to amber or light greenish amber and that not more than 6 percent, by weight, of all the raisins may be definitely dark berries.

(d) “Colored” means that the raisins may be variable in color and may range from yellowish green to dark amber or dark greenish amber;  that not more than 20 percent, by weight, of all the raisins may be definitely dark berries.

(e) “Definitely dark berries” means raisins which are definitely darker than dark amber and characteristic of naturally “raisined” grapes.