Black Tea - Main Grades

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

OP

Orange Pekoe – Same Style but small than OPA

FBOP

Flowery Broken Orange Pekoe – Same style of BOP but slightly bigger in size and consisting few tips

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

OP1

Orange Pekoe One – More Wiry than OP

BOP1

Broken Orange Pekoe one – Wiry and small than OP1

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

D

Dust – Similar to D1 but will appear slightly brown powder leaves price must be low

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

Off Grades

BOP 1A

Broken Orange Pekoe one A– Weight Less Large leaves

FNGS

Fanning’s broken leaves, slightly larger than dust

FNGS 1

Fanning’s broken leaves, slightly larger than FNGS

BM

Broken Mix – Smaller then BOP 1A’s

PFNGS

Fanning’s broken leaves, slightly larger than dust

PFNGS 1

Fanning’s broken leaves, slightly larger than PFNGS

BP

Broken Pekoe – Broken Stems

Green Teas

CH

Chunmee – Curl twisted pieces smaller then GP Sp

GP2

Gun Powder 2 – Little opened coarse slightly bigger then GP1

GP1

Gun Powder 1 – Twisted and Coarse similar to Pekoe but color must be green

GP Sp

Gun Powder Special – Bloom Curl twisted pieces bigger then CH

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

GRP

Green Tea Powder – Powder type tea last part of the manufacture

GTFF1

Green Tea Flowery Fanning’s 1 – Similar to the GTFF but little bigger in size