This group consists of leaves which are medium to heavy in body and show little or no ground injury. ------------------------------------------------------------------------
Grade names, minimum
Grades 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.------------------------------------------------------------------------ [30 FR 9207, July 23, 1965, as amended at 49 FR 16759, Apr. 20, 1984]