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Chewing Tobacco Rustica Tobacco (Calcutta)

  • 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.

Sun Cured Natu Tobacco (Eluru)

  • 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

Chewing Tobacco (Red Chopadia)

  • 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.

Fluecured Virginia Mysore

  • 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)

Indian Tobacco Burley

  • 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%

Chewing Tobacco (Black Chopadia)

  • 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.

Sun Cured Burley Tobacco (Traditional)

  • 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%

Fluecured Virginia SLS

  • 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%

Traditional Tobacco

  • 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%

Dark Cigarette Tobacco

  • 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%

Fluecured Virginia NLS

  • 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%