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Watermelons: Quality Indices



Watermelons should be symmetrical and uniform in appearance. The surface should be waxy and bright in appearance. Absence of scars, sunburn, transit abrasions or other surface defects or dirt. No evidence of bruising. Appears heavy for size.

U.S. grades Fancy, No. 1, and No. 2. Distinction among grades is based predominantly on external appearances.