This group consists of leaves which are medium to heavy in body and show little or no ground injury.
Grades | Grade names, minimum specifications, and tolerances |
B1F | Choice Quality Medium-brown Heavy Leaf. |
Ripe medium body, open leaf structure, smooth, rich in oil, clear finish, deep color intensity, semielastic, spready, 90 percent uniform, and 10 percent injury tolerance. | |
B2F | Fine Quality Medium-brown Heavy Leaf. |
Ripe, medium body, open leaf structure, smooth, rich in oil, clear finish, deep color intensity, semielastic, spready, 85 percent uniform, and 15 percent injury tolerance. | |
B3F | Good Quality Medium-brown Heavy Leaf. |
Mature, medium body, firm leaf structure, crepy, oily, normal finish, moderate color intensity, semielastic, normal width 80 percent uniform, and 20 percent injury toleance. | |
B4F | Fair Quality Medium-brown Heavy Leaf. |
Mature, medium body, close leaf structure, rough, lean in oil, dull finish, pale color intensity, inelastic, narrow, 70 percent uniform, and 30 percent injury tolerance. | |
B5F | Low Quality Medium-brown Heavy Leaf. |
Underripe, medium body, close leaf structure, rough, lean in oil, dull finish, pale color intensity, inelastic, narrow, 60 percent uniform, and 40 percent injury tolerance. | |
B1R | Choice Quality Reddish-brown Heavy Leaf. |
Ripe, heavy, open leaf structure, smooth, rich in oil, clear finish, deep color intensity, semielastic, spready, 90 percent uniform, and 10 percent injury tolerance. | |
B2R | Fine Quality Reddish-brown Heavy Leaf. |
Ripe, heavy, open leaf structure, smooth, rich in oil, clear finish, deep color intensity, semi-elastic, spready, 85 percent uniform, and 15 percent injury tolerance. | |
B3R | Good Quality Reddish-brown Heavy Leaf. |
Mature, heavy, firm leaf structure, crepy, oily, normal finish, moderate color intensity, semielastic, normal width, 80 percent uniform, and 20 percent injury tolerance. | |
B4R | Fair Quality Reddish-brown Heavy Leaf. |
Mature, heavy, close leaf structure, rough, lean in oil, dull finish, pale color intensity, inelastic, narrow, 70 percent uniform, and 30 percent injury tolerance. | |
B5R | Low Quality Reddish-brown Heavy Leaf. |
Underripe, heavy, close leaf structure, rough, lean in oil, dull finish, pale color intensity, inelastic, narrow, 60 percent uniform, and 40 percent injury tolerance. | |
B1D | Choice Quality Dark-brown Heavy Leaf. |
Ripe, heavy, open leaf structure, smooth, rich in oil, normal finish, deep color intensity, semi-elastic, spready, 90 percent uniform, and 10 percent injury tolerance. | |
B2D | Fine Quality Dark-brown Heavy Leaf. |
Ripe, heavy, open leaf structure, smooth, rich in oil, normal finish, deep color intensity, semielastic, spready 85 percent uniform, and 15 percent injury tolerance. | |
B3D | Good Quality Dark-brown Heavy Leaf. |
Mature, heavy, firm leaf structure, crepy, oily, normal finish, moderate color intensity, semielastic, normal width, 80 percent uniform, and 20 percent injury tolerance. | |
B4D | Fair Quality Dark-brown Heavy Leaf. |
Mature, heavy, close leaf structure, rough, lean in oil, dull finish, pale color intensity, inelastic, narrow, 70 percent uniform, and 30 percent injury tolerance. | |
B5D | Low Quality Dark-brown Heavy Leaf. |
Underripe, heavy, close leaf structure, rough, lean in oil, dull finish, pale color intensity, inelastic, narrow, 60 percent uniform, and 40 percent injury tolerance. | |
B3M | Good Quality Mixed Heavy Leaf. |
Mature, medium body, firm leaf structure, crepy, oily, normal finish, moderate color intensity, semielastic, normal width, 80 percent uniform, and 20 percent injury tolerance. | |
B4M | Fair Quality Mixed Heavy Leaf. |
Mature, medium body, close leaf structure, rough, lean in oil, dull finish, pale color intensity, inelastic, narrow, 70 percent uniform, and 30 percent injury tolerance. | |
B5M | Low Quality Mixed Heavy Leaf. |
Underripe, medium body, close leaf structure, rough, lean in oil, dull finish, pale color intensity, inelastic, narrow, 60 percent uniform, and 40 percent injury tolerance. | |
B3G | Good Quality Green Heavy Leaf. |
Underripe, heavy, firm leaf structure crepy, oily, normal finish, semielastic, normal width, 80 percent uniform, and 20 percent injury tolerance. | |
B4G | Fair Quality Green Heavy Leaf. |
Immature, medium body, close leaf structure, rough, lean in oil, dull finish, inelastic, narrow, 70 percent uniform, and 30 percent injury tolerance. | |
B5G | Low Quality Green Heavy Leaf. |
Immature, medium body, close leaf structure, rough, lean in oil, dull finish, inelastic, narrow, 60 percent uniform, and 40 percent injury tolerance. |
7 C.F.R. §29.3647