Division 3.2 Description of the product to which the name in (1) applies

Fruit of the persimmon tree (Diospyros kaki) of the ‘Rojo Brillante’ variety, to be consumed fresh. The fruit is a berry that is normally formed through parthenocarpy; as there is no pollination, the fruit is seedless.

Fruit characteristics: orangey-yellow in colour when picked and deep red when ripe. Semi-adhesive skin of medium thickness. The flesh is firm to the touch, orangey-red when picked and deep red when ripe. The fruit is bitter until ripe, when it acquires a sweet flavour. Its cross-section is round and its longitudinal section is slightly elongated.

On dispatch, the persimmons must be presented:

• whole,

• with the calyx and the peduncle attached,

• healthy (fruit whose flesh is damaged or rotten are excluded),

• clean, practically free from any visible foreign matter,

• free of abnormal external moisture,

• free of any foreign smell and/or taste.

Fruit eligible for the designation of origin must have a minimum diameter of 61 mm.

The flesh of the fruit must not be damaged, although slight aesthetic imperfections of the skin that do not affect the general condition of the product, its quality, preservation and presentation in the packaging may be allowed within the following limits:

• a maximum of 1 cm² of the total surface for elongated or rectangular aesthetic imperfections (that do not affect the flesh of the fruit). The maximum authorised tolerance is 2 cm² and must never exceed 20 % of the fruit. In both cases, the different limits are laid down in the quality standards for the protected designation of origin ‘Kaki Ribera del Xúquer’ according to the type of imperfection.

• An area corresponding to a circle with a maximum diameter of 1,5 cm for roundish aesthetic imperfections (that do not affect the flesh of the fruit). The maximum authorised tolerance is 2,5 cm² and must never exceed 20 % of the fruit. In both cases, the different limits are laid down in the quality standards for the designation of origin ‘Kaki Ribera del Xúquer’ according to the type of imperfection.