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Tea in various grades from different garden of Assam, Dargling (West Bangal), and Nilgiri (Tamil Nadu) and procure tea leaves, CTC grades, Green tea as per our client & customer requirements. The Aroma, Liquar and fragrance of our tea and tea blends are of high quality and severally liked and admired by our clients. We share some relevant details about the various grades of tea as a brief literature for clients. Hope this information is important for taking best decision.

GRADES IN TEA

Black Tea

Kind of Tea	Grade Name	Nomenclature
Whole Leaf	FP	Flowery Pekoe
Broken	FTGF OP	Fine Tippy Golden Flowery Orange Pekoe
	TG OP	Tippy Golden Flowery Orange Pekoe
	TGF OP 1	Tippy Golden Flowery Orange Pekoe
	GF OP	Golden Flowery Orange Pekoe
	FOP	Flowery Orange Pekoe
	OP	Orange Pekoe
Broken	BOP 1	Broken Orange Pekoe one
	GF BOP	Golden Flowery Broken Orange Pekoe
	BPS	Broken Pekoe Souchong
	GBOP	Golden Broken Orange Pekoe
	FBOP	Flowery Broken Orange Pekoe
	BOP	Broken Orange Pekoe
Fannings	GOF	Golden Orange Fannings
	FOF	Flowery Orange Fannings
	BOPF	Broken Orange Pekoe Flowery Fannings
Dust	OPD	Orthodox Pekoe Dust
	OCD	Orthodox Churmani Dust
	BOPFED	Broken Orange Pekeo Fine Dust
	FD	Fine Dust
	D.A.	Dust A
	Spl. Dust	Special Dust
	G. Dust	Golden Dust
	OD	Orthodox Dust

CTC Tea

Kind of Tea	Grade Name	Nomenclature
Broken	PEK	Pekoe
	BP	Broken Pekoe
	BOP	Broken Orange Pekoe
	BPS	Broken Pekoe Souching
	BP 1	Broken Pekoe One
	FP	Flowery Pekoe
Fannings	OF	Orange Fannings
	PF	Pekoe Fannings
	PF 1	Pekoe Fannings One
	BOPF	Broken Orange Fannings
Dust	PD	Pekoe Dust
	D	Dust
	CD	Churamani Dust
	PD 1	Pekoe Dust One
	D 1	Dust One
	CD 1	Churamani Dust One
	RD	Red Dust
	FD	Fine Dust
	SFD	Super Fine Dust
	RD 1	Red Dust One
	GD	Golden Dust
	SRD	Super Red Dust

Grade Terminology

Choppy : contains many leaves of various sizes.
Fannings : are small particles of tea leaves used almost exclusively in tea bags.
Flowery : consists of large leaves, typically plucked in the second or third flush with an abundance of tips.
Golden Flowery : includes very young tips or buds (usually golden in colour) that were picked early in the season.
Tippy :includes an abundance of tips.

Whole leaf grades

The grades for whole leaf orthodox black tea are

OP–slightly delicate, long, wiry leaf with the light liquor
OPA–bold, long leaf tea which ranges from tightly wound to almost open
OP–main grade, in the middle between OPI and OPA, can consist of long wiry leaf without tips
OP Superior–primarily from Indonesia, similar to OP
Flowery OP–high quality tea with a long leaf and few tips, considered the second grade in Assam, Dooars, and Bangladesh teas, but the first grade in China
F OPI–as above, but with only the highest quality leaves in the FOP classification
Golden Flowery OPI–higher proportion of tip than FOP top grade in MIlima and Marinyn regions, uncommon in Assam and Darjeeling
Tippy Golden FOP–the highest proportion of tip, main grade in Darjeeling and Assam
TGF OP1–as above, but with only the highest quality leaves in the TGFOP classification
Finest TGF OP–highest quality grade (Note:”Special” is occasionally substituted for “Finest”, with a number 1 at the end to indicate the very finest), often hand processed and produced at only the best plantations, roughly one quarter tips
SFTGFOP(1)–sometimes used to indicate the very finest

A joke among the aficionados is the “FTGFOP” stands for “Far Too Good For Ordinary People”.

Broken leaf grades

BT–Broken Tea: Usually a black, open, fleshy leaf that is very bulky. Classification used in Sumatra, Sri Lanka, and some parts of Southern India.
BP–Broken Pekoe: Most common broken pekoe grade. From Indonesia, Ceylon, Assam and Southern India.
BPS–Broken Pekoe Souchong: Term for broken pekoe in Assam and Darjeeling.
FP–Flowery Pekoe: High-quality pekoe. Usually coarser with a fleshier, broken leaf. Produced in Ceylon and Southern India, as well as in some parts of Kenya.
BOP–Broken Orange Pekoe: Main broken grade. Prevalent in Assam, Ceylon, Southern India, Java, and China.
F BOP–Finest Broken Orange Pekoe: Coarser and broken with some tips. From Assam, Ceylon, Indonesia, China, and Bangladesh. In South America coarser, black broken.
F BOP F–Finest Broken Orange Pekoe Flowery: The finest broken orange pekoe. Higher proportion of tips. Mainly from Ceylon’s “low districts”.
G BOP–Golden Broken Orange Pekoe: Second grade tea with uneven leaves and few tips.
GF BOP1–Golden Flowery Broken Orange Pekoe 1: As above, but with only the highest quality leaves in the GFBOP classification.
TGF BOP1–Tippy Golden Flowery Broken Orange Pekoe 1: High-quality leaves with a high proportion of tips. Finest broken First Grade Leaves in Darjeeling and some parts of Assam.

Fannings grades

PF–Pekoe Fannings
OF–Orange Fannings: From Northern India and some parts of Africa and South America.
FOF–Flowery Orange Fannings: Common in Assam, Dooars, and Bangladesh. Some leaf sizes come close to the smaller broken grades.
GFOF–Golden Flowery Orange Fannings: Finest grade in Darjeeling for tea bag production.
TGFOF–Tippy Golden Flowery Orange Fannings.
BOPF–Broken Orange Pekoe Fannings: Main grade in Ceylon, Indonesia, Southern India, Kenya, Mozambique, Bangladesh, and China. Black-leaf tea with few added ingredients, uniform particle size, and no tips.

Dust grades

D1–Dust 1:
PD–Pekoe Dust
PD1–Pekoe Dust 1: Mainly produced in India

DARJEELING TEA

Nestling in the foothills of the snow-covered Himalayan rang,Darjeeling grows this exclusive tea at altitudes ranging from 600 to 2,000 meters.The cool and moist climate, the soil,the rainfall and sloping terrain all combine to give Darjeeling its unique "Muscatel" Flavor and exquisite bouquet. The combinations of natural factors that gives Darjeeling tea its unique distinction is not found anywhere else in the world, hence this finest and most delicately flavored of all teas has over the years acquired such reputation as "Champagne enjoys amongst wine"

ASSAM TEA

The land of the Tiger and the one-horned Rhino. The land through which the mighty river, the Brahmaputra, winds its majestic course. Assam - rich in nature's bounty and a rainfall ranging from 100 to 150 inches per year - a bounty that ensures a very special place for the teas grown here. These teas are referred to simply as "Assam" and offer rich, full-bodied, bright tea liquor. For those who favor a bright, storng cup of tea, Assam is "your cup of tea." Assam is the single largest contiguous tea growing area in the world.

NILGIRI TEA

The Blue Mountains or the Nilgiris are situated in South India. They are a picturesque range of undulating hilly landscapes where tea is grown at elevations ranging from 1,000 meters to 2,500 meters. Rainfall varies from 60 inches to 90 inches annually. These conditions favor the fine, elegant flavor and brisk liquor of Nilgiri teas. The combination of fragrance and briskness makes Nilgiri a truly unique tea, the like of which can be found nowhere else in the world. If you like a fragrant tea with good body and superlative flavor, Nilgiri should be the one for you.

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GREEN TEA GRADES

Green Tea is the most popular type of tea. Green tea is unfermented. When Green tea is manufactured, it is not allowed to oxidize .The leaves are dried and heat-treated soon after they're picked, which stops the fermentation process .This process retains the polyphenols and the flavonoid which makes drinking Green Tea a beneficial option. Green tea contains minerals (iron, sodium, potassium) and an assortment of vitamins (carotene, A, D, B1, B2, C). Green tea has a more subtle, delicate flavour, and far less caffeine than fermented tea

SUPER FINE	SMALL WHOLE LEAF
FINE	LARGE WHOLE LEAF
LACHHA FINE	BOLD WHOLE LEAF
MUGRA ONE	LARGE BROKEN LEAF
MUGRA TWO	SMALL BROKEN LEAF
HYSON	ROUGH WHOLE LEAF
MASDANA	SOUCHONG
FINE SOMEY	LARGE FANNING
SOMEY	FANNING
SMALL SOMEY	LARGE DUST
DUST	DUST

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