Price look-up code

Price Look-Up codes or Product Lookup Number, commonly called PLU codes or PLU numbers, are identification numbers affixed to produce in groceries and supermarkets. The code is a four-digit number identifying the type of produce, sometimes including the variety. Organic produce is denoted by a five-digit number whose first digit is 9; an 8 prefix indicates genetically modified food.

Price look-up codes are generally printed on small stickers or tags, and are considered inconvenient by some. Various new technologies are under consideration, including etching using lasers and printing or "tattooing" using ink made from substances such as blueberry juice.

List of PLU codes

3000s

• 3029 — Mandarin Oranges
• 3035 — White flesh nectarines
• 3064 — Aloe vera leaves
• 3066 — Cameo apples
• 3082 — Broccoli Crowns
• 3107 — California Navel Oranges
• 3108 — Valencia Oranges
• 3112 — Maradol Papaya
• 3113 — White Peache
• 3121 — Orange Bell Peppers
• 3144 — Fall Glo Tangerines
• 3283 — Honeycrisp Apples
• 3421 — Baby Watermelons

4000s

• 4011 — Bananas
• 4012 — Lg. Navel oranges
• 4013 — Sm. Navel oranges
• 4014 — Sm. Valencia oranges
• 4015 — Sm. Red Delicious apples
• 4016 — Lg. Red Delicious apples
• 4017 — Lg. Granny Smith apples
• 4020 — Lg. Golden Delicious apples
• 4021 — Sm. Golden Delicious apples
• 4022 — Green seedless grapes
• 4023 — Red seedless grapes
• 4030 — Kiwis
• 4045 — Cherries
• 4048 — Limes
• 4549 — Broccoli crowns
• 4051 — Mangos
• 4053 — Lg. Lemons
• 4060 — Broccoli
• 4062 — Cucumbers
• 4064 — Tomatoes
• 4065 — Green bell pepper
• 4066 — Green beans
• 4067 — Zucchini
• 4068 — Green onions
• 4069 — Green Cabbage
• 4070 — Celery Stalks
• 4072 — Russet baking potatoes
• 4073 — Red potatoes
• 4075 — Redleaf Lettuce
• 4076 — Greenleaf Lettuce
• 4078 — Yellow Corn
• 4079 — Cauliflower
• 4080 — Asparagus
• 4081 — Eggplant
• 4082 — Red Onions
• 4083 — White potatoes
• 4084 — Lg. Artichokes
• 4087 — Roma Tomatoes
• 4088 — Red Bell pepper
• 4089 — Yellow bell pepper
• 4090 — Spinach bunch
• 4091 — Sweet Potatoes
• 4093 — Yellow onions
• 4101 — Braeburn apples
• 4128 — Cripps Pink apples (trademarked Pink Lady)
• 4129 — Fuji apples
• 4131 — Lg. Fuji apples
• 4152 — Sm. McIntosh apples
• 4173 — Sm. Royal Gala apples (less then 205g)
• 4174 — Lg. Royal Gala apples
• 4285 — Sm. Red Grapefruit
• 4286 — Lg. Red Grapefruit
• 4403 — Lg. Yellow flesh Peach
• 4414 — Comice Pears
• 4416 — D'Anjou Pears
• 4430 — Lg. Pineapple
• 4550 — Brussels sprouts
• 4593 — Long English cucumber
• 4608 — Loose Garlic
• 4612 — Ginger root
• 4627 — Kale
• 4640 — Romaine lettuce
• 4645 — White mushrooms
• 4648 — Crimni Mushrooms
• 4663 — White Onions
• 4664 — "On the vine" Tomatoes
• 4665 — Yellow Onions
• 4799 — Hot House tomatoes
• 4801 — Tomatillos
• 4816 — Yams
• 4889 — Cilantro
• 4899 — Parsley
• 4958 — Sm. Lemons
• 4959 — Red Mangos

References

• NYT article "Tired of Prying Off Stickers? Tattooed Fruit Is on the Way," July 19, 2005

External links

• http://www.plucodes.com/
• http://www.nationalfinder.com/fruitlabels/ - A searchable collection of PLU code label art.