Leaf Grades Black Tea
There are 4 basic groups in orthodox production: Leaf, Broken, Fannings and Dust. These categories specify and indicate the different leaf sizes and associated strengths.
Whole Leaf Grades:
- FTGFOP1 (Finest Tippy Golden Flowery Orange Pekoe First Grade Leaves).
- SFTGFOP1 (Special Finest Tippy Golden Flowery Orange Pekoe First Grade Leaves).
- TGFOP1/TGFOP (Tippy Golden Flowery Orange Pekoe First Grade Leaves / Tippy Golden Flowery Orange Pekoe).
- GFOP1 (Golden Flowery Orange Pekoe First Grade Leaves).
- FOP/FOP1 (Flowery Orange Pekoe/Flowery Orange Pekoe First Grade Leaves).
- OP sup (Orange Pekoe Superior)
- OP (Orange Pekoe) Main grade in Ceylon and Java tea production. Can consist of long wiry leaf without tips.
- BOP1 (Broken Orange Pekoe First Grade Leaves). Semi Leaf Tea..
- Off grades: Some OP2 (Orange Pekoe Second Grade Leaves). Leaf tea with added ingredients, Most of all lower quality teas
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Broken Leaf Grades:
- P/FP (Pekoe/Flowery Pekoe)
- BOP coarse (Broken Orange Pekoe)
- BPS (Broken Pekoe Souchong)
- TGFBOP1 (Tippy Golden Flowery Broken Orange Pekoe 1)
- GFBOP1 (Golden Flowery Broken Orange Pekoe 1)
- GBOP (Golden Broken Orange Pekoe)
- FBOP (Flowery Broken Orange Pekoe)
- BOP (Broken Orange Pekoe)
- BP (Broken Pekoe)
- FBOPF (Finest Broken Orange Pekoe Flowery
- BT (Broken Tea)
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Fannings:
- BOPF (Broken Orange Pekoe Fannings)
- TGFOF (Tippy Golden Flowery Orange Fannings).
- GFOF (Golden Flowery Orange Fannings)
- FOF (Flowery Orange Fannings)
- OF (Orange Fannings)
- PF (Pekoe Fannings)
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Dust:
- D1 (Dust 1)
- PD/PD1 (Pekoe Dust/Pekoe Dust 1)
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