Anew Tea

Grades and Definitions

Posted on by CK Kuma
24
Apr

Orthodox Teas

Black Tea – Main Grades

  • P/PEK – Pekoe –  Twisted and Coarse
  • Pekoe1 – Same style, but small in size than the Pekoe
  • OPA – Orange Pekoe  ‘A’  – A good quality tea, consisting of large and slightly open leaf pieces
  • OP – Orange Pekoe –  Same Style but small than OPA
  • OP1-Orange Pekoe One  – More Wiry than OP
  • BOP1  – Broken Orange Pekoe one – Wiry and small than OP1
  • BOP  – Broken Orange Pekoe  – Small or broken pieces of leaves
  • BOPF – Broken Orange Pekoe Fanning’s – Smaller than BOP leaves , broken leaf, slightly larger than dust
  • FBOP – Flowery Broken Orange Pekoe  – Same style of BOP but slightly bigger in size and consisting few tips
  • FBOP1  – Flowery Broken Orange Pekoe one – Little small than the BOP1
  • FBOPF – Flowery Broken Orange Pekoe Fanning’s – Similar to the BOP leaf but firm leaf and consisting few tips
  • FBOPF1 – Flowery Broken Orange Pekoe Fanning’s one – Similar to the BOPF but firm leaf and consisting little more tips then FBOPF
  • FBOPFSP  – Flowery Broken Orange Pekoe Fanning’s Special – Similar to the FBOPF1 but firm and more black leaf with much better tips, prices are high
  • FBOPFEXSP  – Flowery Broken Orange Pekoe Fanning’s Extra Special – Similar to FBOP1 but firm and more black leaf with much better leafy tips, expensive than 
  • D1 – Dust 1 – The smallest of particles smaller than Fanning’s leaves
  • D – Dust – Similar to D1 but will appear slightly brown powder leaves price must be low
  • D2 – Similar to D but will appear fibrous brown powder leaves price must be low then D
Black Tea – Main Grades

Off Grades (Teas which are is not match for main grades)

  • BOP 1A – Broken Orange Pekoe one A– Weight Less Large leaves
  • BM – Broken Mix – Smaller then BOP 1A’s
  • FNGS –  Fanning’s broken leaves, slightly larger than dust
  • FNGS 1-  Fanning’s broken leaves, slightly larger than FNGS
  • PFNGS –  Fanning’s broken leaves, slightly larger than dust
  • PFNGS 1-  Fanning’s broken leaves, slightly larger than PFNGS
  • BP – Broken Pekoe – Broken Stems price must be low
  • BT – Broken Tea – Broken pieces  price must be low

CTC Teas (crush, tear, curl or cut, tear, curl)

  • BPS : Broken Pekoe Special – Even curl pieces
  • BP1 : Broken Pekoe 1- Little smaller then BPS
  • BPL : Broken Pekoe Leaf – Even leaf pieces
  • PF1 :  Pekoe Fanning’s 1 – Similar to BP1 but small pieces 
  • PD : Pekoe Dust – The smallest of particles smaller than PF1 leaves

Green Teas

  • CH – Chunmee – Curl twisted pieces smaller then GP Sp
  • GP1 – Gun Powder 1 – Twisted and Coarse similar to Pekoe but color must be green
  • GP2 – Gun Powder 2 – Little opened coarse slightly bigger then GP1
  • GP Sp – Gun Powder Special – Bloom Curl twisted pieces bigger then CH
  • YH1 – Young Hyson 1 – Similar to OP but color must be green
  • YH2 – Young Hyson 2 – Little opened and slightly bigger then YH1
  • GC – Green Curl – Opened coarse more dark color leaves
  • SW – Sowmee – Even and neat opened pieces
  • Sencha – consists of tiny dark green needle-shaped pieces
  • GTFF – Green Tea Flowery Fanning’s – Similar to the BOPF firm leaf but Green color consisting little tips
  • GTFF1 – Green Tea Flowery Fanning’s 1 – Similar to the GTFF but little bigger in size
  • GRP – Green Tea Powder – Powder type tea last part of the manufacture

White Tea

  • Silver Tips – These teas are small, unopened leaves of the tea plant. These tips are also commonly known as “buds,” although they do not form flowers and also appear silver mixed white color.
  • Golden Tips – Similar to silver tips color appear as gold mixed white.
  • Fanning’s – Smaller leaves, similar to broken leaves larger than dust.
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