| ≥1 piece |
| PHYSICAL REQUIREMENTS | HAND SELECT CALIBRATED | HAND SELECT UNCALIBRATED | HAND SEMI SEL. CALIBRATED | HAND SEMI SEL. UNCALIBRATED | machine SEMI SELECT | STANDARD SELECT | F. A. Q. |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| PACKAGING | Boxes | Boxes | Boxes | Boxes | Boxes | Boxes or Bales | Bales |
| Color | Green | Green | Green | Green | Green | Green | Green |
| Aroma | Pleasant, fragrant | Pleasant, fragrant | Pleasant, fragrant | Pleasant, fragrant | Pleasant, fragrant | Pleasant, fragrant | Pleasant, fragrant |
| Taste | Aromatic and bitter | Aromatic and bitter | Aromatic and bitter | Aromatic and bitter | Aromatic and bitter | Aromatic and bitter | Aromatic and bitter |
| LEAF SIZE TOLERANCE LEVELS | |||||||
| 4 - 7 cm | 5% max smaller than 4 cm | 5% max smaller than 4 cm | |||||
| 85% min beetween 4 cm and 7 cm | 85% min beetween 4 cm and 7 cm | ||||||
| 10% max bigger than 7 cm | 10% max bigger than 7 cm | ||||||
| 5 - 8 cm | 5% max smaller than 5 cm | 5% max smaller than 5 cm | |||||
| 85% min beetween 5 cm and 8 cm | 85% min beetween 5 cm and 8 cm | ||||||
| 10% max bigger than 8 cm | 10% max bigger than 8 cm | ||||||
| 7 - 10 cm | 5% max smaller than 7 cm | 5% max smaller than 7 cm | |||||
| 85% min beetween 7 cm and 10 cm | 85% min beetween 7 cm and 10 cm | ||||||
| 10% max bigger than 10 cm | 10% max bigger than 10 cm | ||||||
| 5 - 10 cm | 5% max smaller than 5 cm | 5% max smaller than 5 cm | |||||
| 85% min beetween 5 cm and 10 cm | 85% min beetween 5 cm and 10 cm | ||||||
| 15% max bigger than 10 cm | 10% max bigger than 10 cm | ||||||
| LEAF ANALYSIS | |||||||
| Whole Leaves | 96 % min | 96 % min | 93 % min | 93 % min | 92 % min | 90 % min | 85 % min |
| Broken Leaves | 4 % max | 4 % max | 7 % max | 7 % max | 8 % max | 10 % max | 15 % max |
| Black Spot | 4 % max | 4 % max | 5 % max | 5 % max | 6 % max | 7 % max | 8 % max |
| Brown Spot | 6 % max | 6 % max | 12 % max | 12 % max | 15 % max | 17 % max | 19 % max |
| Insect Defiled | 3,5 % max | 3,5 % max | 3,5 % max | 3,5 % max | 5 % max | 5 % max | 6 % max |
| Leaf With Holes | 2,5 % max | 2,5 % max | 3,5 % max | 3,5 % max | 4 % max | 5 % max | 6 % max |
| Webbed Leaf | 1 % max | 1 % max | 2 % max | 2 % max | 2,5 % max | 2,5 % max | 4,5 % max |
| Stems | 0,5 % max | 0,5 % max | 0,9 % max | 0,9 % max | 2 % max | 2 % max | 3 % max |
| CHEMICAL ANALYSIS | |||||||
| Moisture | 9 % max | 9 % max | 9 % max | 9 % max | 9 % max | 9 % max | 9 % max |
| Volatile oil | 1 % min | 1 % min | 1 % min | 1 % min | 1 % min | 1 % min | 1 % min |
| Ash | 5 % max | 5 % max | 5 % max | 5 % max | 5 % max | 5 % max | 5 % max |
| A.I.A. | 1 % max | 1 % max | 1 % max | 1 % max | 1 % max | 1 % max | 1 % max |
| MACRO SANITARY | |||||||
| Whole Dead Insect | max 2 by count per 10 | max 2 by count per 10 | max 2 by count per 10 | max 2 by countper 10 | max 2 by count per 10 | max 2 by count per 10 | max 2 by count per 10 |
| sub - samples | sub - samples | sub - samples | sub - samples | sub - samples | sub - samples | sub - samples | |
| Excreta Mamalian | max 2 mg / 454 gm | max 2 mg / 454 gm | max 2 mg / 454 gm | max 2 mg / 454 gm | max 2 mg / 454 gm | max 2 mg / 454 gm | max 2 mg / 454 gm |
| Extraneous Foreign Matter | max 0.05 % by weight | max 0.05 % by weight | max 0.75 % by weight | max 0.75 % by weight | max 0.08 % by weight | max 0.25 % by weight | max 0.25 % by weight |