This group consists of leaves normally grown above the midpoint of the stalk. Cured leaves from the upper stalk position have a tendency to fold, concealing the face of the leaf and exposing the stem or midrib. These leaves have a pointed tip and generally are medium to heavy in body. They are narrower in relation to their length than corresponding qualities of the C Group. ------------------------------------------------------------------------
Grade names and
Grades specifications------------------------------------------------------------------------B1F....................................... Choice Tan Leaf.
Medium body, ripe, open,
smooth, clear finish, deep
color intensity, spready,
20 or over in
length, 95 percent uniform,
and 5 percent injury
tolerance.B2F....................................... Fine Tan Leaf.
Medium body ripe, open,
even, clear finish, deep
color intensity, spready,
20 or over in
length, 90 percent uniform,
and 10 percent injury
tolerance.B3F....................................... Good Tan Leaf.
Medium body, mature to
ripe, firm to open, wavy to
even, moderate finish and
color intensity, narrow to
normal width, 18
or over in length, 85
percent uniform, and 15
percent injury tolerance.B4F....................................... Fair Tan Leaf.
Medium body, mature, firm,
wavy, dull finish, weak
color intensity, narrow,
16 or over in
length, 80 percent uniform,
and 20 percent injury
tolerance.B5F....................................... Low Tan Leaf.
Medium body, mature, firm,
wrinkly, dingy finish, pale
color intensity, stringy,
16 or over in
length, 70 percent uniform,
and 30 percent injury
tolerance.B2FL...................................... Fine Tannish-buff Leaf.
Medium body, ripe, open,
even, clear finish, strong
color intensity, spready,
20'' or over in length, 90
percent uniform, and 10
percent injury tolerance.B3FL...................................... Good Tannish-buff Leaf
Medium body, mature to
ripe, firm to open, wavy to
even, moderate finish and
color intensity, narrow to
normal width, 18'' or over
in length, 85 percent
uniform, and 15 percent
injury tolerance.B4FL...................................... Fair Tannish-buff Leaf.
Medium body, mature, firm,
wavy, dull finish, weak
color intensity, narrow,
16'' or over in length, 80
percent uniform, and 20
percent injury tolerance.B1FR...................................... Choice Tannish-red Leaf.
Fleshy to medium body,
ripe, open, smooth, clear
finish, deep color
intensity, spready, 20 or over in length,
95 percent uniform, and 5
percent injury tolerance.B2FR...................................... Fine Tannish-red Leaf.
Fleshy to medium body,
ripe, open, even, clear
finish, strong color
intensity, spready, 20 or over in length,
90 percent uniform, and 10
percent injury tolerance.B3FR...................................... Good Tannish-red Leaf.
Fleshy to medium body,
mature to ripe, firm to
open, wavy to even,
moderate finish and color
intensity, narrow to normal
width, 18 or
over in length, 85 percent
uniform, and 15 percent
injury tolerance.B4FR...................................... Fair Tannish-red Leaf.
Fleshy to medium body,
mature firm, wavy, dull
finish, weak color
intensity, narrow, 16 or over in length
80 percent uniform, and 20
percent injury tolerance.B5FR...................................... Low Tannish-red Leaf.
Fleshy to medium body,
mature, firm, wrinkly,
dingy finish, pale color
intensity, stringy, 16 or over in length,
70 percent uniform, and 30
percent injury tolerance.B1R....................................... Choice Red Leaf.
Heavy to fleshy, ripe, firm
to open, even, clear
finish, deep color
intensity, spready, 20 or over in length
95 percent uniform, and 5
percent injury tolerance.B2R....................................... Fine Red Leaf.
Heavy to fleshy, ripe, firm
to open wavy, clear finish,
strong color intensity,
spready, 20 or
over in length 90 percent
uniform, and 10 percent
injury tolerance.B3R....................................... Good Red Leaf.
Heavy to fleshy, mature to
ripe, firm, wrinkly to
wavy, moderate finish and
color intensity, narrow to
normal width, 18
or over in length, 85
percent uniform, and 15
percent injury tolerance.B4R....................................... Fair Red Leaf.
Heavy to fleshy, mature,
close to firm, wrinkly,
dull finish, weak color
intensity, narrow, 16 or over in length,
80 percent uniform, and 20
percent injury tolerance.B5R....................................... Low red Leaf.
Heavy to fleshy, mature,
close, rough, dingy finish,
pale color intensity,
stringy, 16 or
over in length, 70 percent
uniform, and 30 percent
injury tolerance.B4D....................................... Fair Dark-red Leaf.
Heavy to fleshy, mature,
close, wrinkly, dull
finish, weak color
intensity, narrow, 16 or over in length,
80 percent uniform, and 20
percent injury tolerance.B5D....................................... Low Dark-red Leaf.
Heavy to fleshy, underripe
to mature, solid, rough,
dingy finish, pale color
intensity, stringy, 16 or over in length,
70 percent uniform, and 30
percent injury tolerance.B3K....................................... Good Variegated Leaf.
Fleshy to medium body,
mature to ripe, firm to
open, wrinkly to wavy,
narrow to normal width,
18 or over in
length, 85 percent uniform,
and 15 percent injury
tolerance.B4K....................................... Fair Variegated Leaf.
Fleshy, mature, close to
firm, wrinkly, narrow,
16 or over in
length, 80 percent uniform,
and 20 percent injury
tolerance.B5K....................................... Low Variegated Leaf.
Heavy to fleshy, underripe
to mature, solid to close,
rough, stringy, 16 or over in length, 70
percent uniform, and 30
percent injury tolerance.B2M....................................... Fine Mixed Color Leaf.
Fleshy to medium body,
ripe, open, even, clear
finish, strong color
intensity, 20'' or over in
length, 90 percent uniform,
and 10 percent injury
tolerance.B3M....................................... Good Mixed Color Leaf.
Fleshy to medium body,
mature to ripe, firm to
open, wavy to even,
moderate finish and color
intensity, narrow to normal
width, 18 or
over in length, 85 percent
uniform, and 15 percent
injury tolerance.B4M....................................... Fair Mixed Color Leaf.
Fleshy to medium body,
mature to ripe, firm to
open, wavy, dull finish,
weak color intensity,
narrow, 16 or
over in length, 80 percent
uniform and 20 percent
injury tolerance.B5M....................................... Low Mixed Color Leaf.
Fleshy to medium body,
underripe to mature, firm
to open, wrinkly, dingy
finish, pale color
intensity stringy, 16 or over in length,
70 percent uniform, and 30
percent injury tolerance.B3VF...................................... Good Greenish-tan Leaf.
Medium body, underripe,
firm to open, wavy to even,
moderate finish, narrow to
normal width, 18
or over in length, 85
percent uniform, and 15
percent injury tolerance.B4VF...................................... Fair Greenish-tan Leaf.
Medium body, underripe,
close to firm, wavy, dull
finish, narrow, 16 or over in length, 80
percent uniform, and 20
percent injury tolerance.B5VF...................................... Low Greenish-tan Leaf.
Medium body, underripe,
close, wrinkly, dingy
finish, stringy, 16 or over in length, 70
percent uniform, and 30
percent injury tolerance.B3VR...................................... Good Greenish-red Leaf.
Heavy to fleshy, underripe,
firm, wrinkly to wavy,
moderate finish, narrow to
normal width, 18
or over in length, 85
percent uniform, and 15
percent injury tolerance.B4VR...................................... Fair Greenish-red Leaf.
Heavy to fleshy, underripe,
close to firm, wrinkly,
dull finish, narrow, 16 or over in length,
80 percent uniform, and 20
percent injury tolerance.B5VR...................................... Low Greenish-red Leaf.
Heavy to fleshy, underripe,
close, rough, dingy finish,
stringy, 16 or
over in length, 70 percent
uniform, and 30 percent
injury tolerance.B3GF...................................... Good Green-tan Leaf.
Fleshy to medium body,
immature, firm to open,
wrinkly to wavy, moderate
finish, narrow to normal
width, 18 or
over in length, 85 percent
uniform, and 15 percent
injury tolerance.B4GF...................................... Fair Green-tan Leaf.
Fleshy to medium body,
immature, close to firm,
wrinkly, dull finish,
narrow, 16 or
over in length, 80 percent
uniform, and 20 percent
injury tolerance.B5GF...................................... Low Green-tan Leaf.
Fleshy to medium body,
immature, close, rough,
dingy finish, stringy,
16 or over in
length, 70 percent uniform,
and 30 percent injury
tolerance.B3GR...................................... Good Green-red Leaf.
Heavy to fleshy, immature,
close to firm, wrinkly to
wavy, moderate finish,
narrow to formal width,
18 or over in
length, 85 percent uniform
and 15 percent injury
tolerance.B4GR...................................... Fair Green-red Leaf.
Heavy to fleshy, immature,
solid to close, wrinkly,
dull finish, narrow width,
16 or over in
length, 80 percent uniform,
and 20 percent injury
tolerance.B5GR...................................... Low Green-red Leaf.
Heavy to fleshy, immature,
solid, rough, dingy finish,
stringy, 16 or
over in length, 70 percent
uniform and 30 percent
injury tolerance.------------------------------------------------------------------------ [24 FR 8771, Oct. 29, 1959, as amended at 49 FR 16758, Apr. 20, 1984; 51 FR 40407, Nov. 7, 1986]