Brief facts about shelled pecans...
There are four grades of shelled pecans and their order of precedence is Fancy, Choice, Standard and Amber. There are nine sizes of pieces of shelled pecans (with the largest shown first): mammoth, extra large, large, medium large, medium, medium small, small, midget, granule and meal. |
Terms for Halves
The following are the terms for halves (based on size with the largest first): mammoth, junior mammoth, jumbo, extra large, large, medium and topper. A "half-kernel" means one of the separated halves of an entire pecan kernel with not more than one-fourth of its original volume missing, exclusive of the portion which formerly connected the two halves of the kernel. The size classification for halves should be based on the counts in the USDA grades for standards for shelled pecans. The counts are as follows:
Mammoth - 250 or less
Jr. Mammoth - 251-300
Jumbo - 301-350
Extra Large - 351-450
Large - 451-550
Medium - 551-650
Topper - 651 or more
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