Tea Grades (Camellia Sinensis) |
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BLACK TEA - BROKEN LEAF | Orthodox (Traditional Rolled Leaf) & CTC (Crush Tear Curl manufacture) | ||
BOP= | Broken Orange Pekoe | = | the main broken leaf grade |
FBOP= | Flower Broken Orange Pekoe | = | Larger coarser broken grade |
GFBOP= | Golden Flowery Broken Orange Pekoe | = | balance broken leaf with some tip |
P= | Pekoe | = | Bold, uneven broken |
BP= | Broken Pekoe | = | chopped, stalk like broken |
BLACK TEA - FULL LEAF | |||
OP= | Orange Pekoe | = | Orange tinge to black Wiry long leaf type |
FOP= | Flower Orange Pekoe | = | balanced long leaf shorter than OP |
GFOP = | Golden Orange pekoe | = | neater better roll FOP |
TGFOP= | Tippy Golden Flowery Orange Pekoe | = | Stylish FOP with tip |
FTGFOP= | Fine Tippy Golden Flowery Orange Pekoe | = | Stylish very tippyFOP |
SFTGFOP= | Special Fine Tippy Golden Flower Orange Pekoe = | Superior Stylish Tippy FOP | |
CTC - CRUSH TEAR CURL | |||
BPS= | Broken Pekoe Souchong | = | Grapenutty, Ball like |
BOP= | Broken Orange Pekoe | = | Smaller type ball like appearance |
GREEN TEA - Grades | |||
Gunpowder | Leaves rolled into tiny balls from one to three mm diameter | ||
Chun Mee | Rolled leaves approximately one centimetre long | ||
Sencha | Whole, unrolled leaves, also called "natural leaf" | ||
Matcha |
powdered tea |