Tobacco

Plantation

October to November

Marketing

April to June

Production

Anand area in Gujarat

Physical Characteristics

The Primed Leaf is Sun-cured and laterbulked. The leaf is medium to heavy - bodied and greenish - brown to dark- brown in color.

Chemical Characteristics

a) Total Nitrogen %:3.50-05.0
b) Nicotine % : 3.0 - 6.0

Uses

Used as chewing tobacco, hookah tobacco, for tobacco sheet making, for kreteks in Indonesia, Pipe mixtures & cigarette blending.

Plantation

October to November

Marketing

April to August

Production

Anand area in Gujarat

Physical Characteristics

a) Color: Brown to Dark Brown
b) Leaf Size: Medium to Large

Chemical Characteristics

a) Nicotine : 3.0 to 5.5
b) Sugar : 1.1 to 2.6%
c) Chloride : 1.0 to 2.0%

Uses

Mainly used for cheroots, snuffpipe tobacco and cigarette blending and, for hookah paste making

Plantation

October To November

Marketing

April to August

Production

Anand area in Gujarat

Chemical Characteristics

The Primed Leaf is Sun-cured for 10 to 12 days till the stem dries and the leaf develops yellow colour. The leaf is light to medium bodied and golden - yellow in Colour, later the leaves are tied into bundles and bulked for developing aroma. Also called Safna, Mostly used forchewing. The export packing ranges from 250 gms - 1000 gms ans available in bales of upto 10 kgs.

Plantation

Early may

Marketing

September to December

Physical Characteristics

a) Nicotine : 1.5 to 2.5
b) Sugar : 18 to 27%
c) Chloride : 0.1 to 0.2%

Chemical Characteristics

a) Color: Lemon to Orange
b) Leaf Size: large
c) Pore Vol: 0.13 (MI/Gm)
d) Filling Value: 2.9 to 3.8(CC/Gm)

Plantation

July Lastweek to August Last Week

Marketing

November to January

Physical Characteristics

a) Color: Rich - tan to Brown
b) Leaf Size: Medium to large
c) Pore Vol: 0.18 to 0.28 (MI/Gm)
d) Filling Value: 5.0 to 6.2 (CC/Gm)

Chemical Characteristics

a) Nicotine : 1.25 to 3.5
b) Sugar : 1.6 to .06%
c) Chloride : 0.15 to 0.45%

Plantation

October to November

Marketing

April to August

Producation

Anand area in Gujarat

Chemical Characteristics

The Primed leaf is Sun-cured and later fermented in bulk till brown to dark-brown colour develops. The leaf is medium to heavy-bodied. Used as chewing tobacco.

Plantation

October 1st Week to November 1st week

Marketing

May to June

Physical Characteristics

a) Color: Rich - tan to brown
b) Leaf: Medium to heavy body

Chemical Characteristics

a) Nicotine : 2.5 to 4.5
b) Sugar : 1.8 to 4.8%
c) Chloride : 0.5 to 2.0%

Plantation

Mid October to Mid November

Marketing

February to may

Physical Characteristics

a) Color: Lemon to Orange
b) Leaf Size: Small to Medium
c) Pore Vol: 0.13 (MI/Gm)
d) Filling Value: 2.6 to 3.5(CC/Gm)

Chemical Characteristics

a) Nicotine : 1.0 to 2.0
b) Sugar : 10 to 17.5%
c) Chloride : 0.5 to 0.9%

Plantation

Mid October To First Week of November

Marketing

February to April

Physical Characteristics

a) Color: Lemon
b) Leaf Size: Medium to large
c) Pore Vol: 0.13 (MI/Gm)
d) Filling Value: 2.6 to 2.8(CC/Gm)

Chemical Characteristics

a) Nicotine : 1.0 to 2.5
b) Sugar : 8.6 to 20.9%
c) Chloride : 0.5 to 1.5%

Plantation

Monsoon Crop: Mid August - 1st
Week of September
Winder Crop : Mid Sept to Mid Nov

Marketing

Monsoon Crop: Feb to March, Winder Crop: April To June 3

Physical Characteristics

a) Color: Nut Brown
b) Leaf Size: Medium to heavy
c) Pore Vol: 0.07 to 0.20 (MI/Gm)
d) Filling Value: 3.8 to 5.8 (CC/Gm)

Chemical Characteristics

a) Nicotine : 1.00 to 3.25
b) Sugar : 3.0 to 9.00 %
c) Chloride : 0.5 to 2.00%

Plantation

Ealy October

Marketing

February to April

Physical Characteristics

a) Color: Lemon Orange to Orange
b) Leaf Size: large
c) Pore Vol: 0.13(MI/Gm)
d) Filling Value: 2.2 to 2.8 (CC/Gm)

Chemical Characteristics

a) Nicotine: 1.5 to 3.0-4.0
b) Sugar: 13.8 to 23.5%
c) Chloride: 0.7 to 1.5%