Flue-Cured Tobacco U.S. Types 11, 12, 13, 14, & Foreign Type 92 Lugs X Group Grades and Standards

Grades of Flue-Cured Tobacco Lugs (X Group)
This group consists of leaves normally grown near the bottom of the stalk.Leaves of the X group usually have a blunt tip and open face; they show some ground injury characteristic of the group.
 
  1. X1L Choice Quality Lemon Lugs. Ripe, open leaf structure, thin, oily, strong color intensity. Uniformity, 80 percent; injury tolerance 20 percent, of which not over 5 percent may be waste. 
  2. X2L Fine Quality Lemon Lugs. Ripe, open leaf structure, thin, oily, strong color intensity. Uniformity, 75 percent; injury tolerance 25 percent, of which not over 10 percent may be waste.
  3. X3L Good Quality Lemon Lugs. Ripe, open leaf structure, thin, lean in oil, moderate color intensity. Uniformity, 70 percent; injury tolerance 40 percent, of which not over 20 percent may be waste.
  4. X4L Fair Quality Lemon Lugs. Ripe, open leaf structure, thin, lean in oil, weak color intensity. Uniformity, 70 percent; tolerance, 30 percent waste.
  5. X5L Low Quality Lemon Lugs. Ripe, open leaf structure, thin, lean in oil, pale color intensity. Uniformity, 70 percent; tolerance, 40 percent waste.
  6. X3LL Good Quality Whitish-Lemon Lugs. Unripe, firm leaf structure, thin (papery), lean in oil. Uniformity, 70 percent; injury tolerance 40 percent, of which not over 20 percent may be waste.
  7. X4LL Fair Quality Whitish-Lemon Lugs. Unripe, firm leaf structure, thin (papery), lean in oil. Uniformity, 70 percent; tolerance, 30 percent waste.
  8. X1F Choice Quality Orange Lugs. Ripe, open leaf structure, medium body, oily, strong color intensity. Uniformity, 80 percent injury tolerance 20 percent, of which not over 5 percent may be waste.
  9. X2F Fine Quality Orange Lugs. Ripe, open leaf structure, medium body, oily, strong color intensity. Uniformity, 75 percent; injury tolerance 25 percent, of which not over 10 percent may be waste.
  10. X3F Good Quality Orange Lugs. Ripe, open leaf structure, medium body, lean in oil, moderate color intensity. Uniformity, 70 percent; injury tolerance 40 percent, of which not over 20 percent may be waste.
  11. X4F Fair Quality Orange Lugs. Ripe, open leaf structure, medium body, lean in oil, weak color intensity. Uniformity, 70 percent; tolerance, 30 percent waste.
  12. X5F Low Quality Orange Lugs. Ripe, open leaf structure, medium body, lean in oil, pale color intensity. Uniformity, 70 percent; tolerance, 40 percent waste.
  13. X3KR Good Quality Variegated Red or Scorched Lugs. Ripe, open leaf structure, medium body, lean in oil, moderate color intensity. Uniformity, 70 percent, injury tolerance 40 percent, of which not over 20 percent may be waste.
  14. X4KR Fair Quality Variegated Red or Scorched Lugs. Ripe, open leaf structure, medium body, lean in oil, weak color intensity. Uniformity, 70 percent; tolerance, 30 percent waste.
  15. X3V Good Quality Greenish Lugs. Mature, open leaf structure, medium body, lean in oil. Uniformity, 70 percent; injury tolerance 40 percent, of which not over 20 percent may be waste.
  16. X4V Fair Quality Greenish Lugs. Mature, open leaf structure, medium body, lean in oil. Uniformity, 70 percent; tolerance, 30 percent waste.
  17. X4KL Fair Quality Variegated Lemon Lugs. Unripe, close leaf structure, thin. Uniformity, 70 percent; tolerance, 30 percent waste.
  18. X4KF Fair Quality Variegated Orange Lugs. Unripe, close leaf structure, medium body. Uniformity, 70 percent; tolerance, 30 percent waste.
  19. X4KV Fair Quality Variegated Greenish Lugs. Unripe, firm leaf structure, medium body. Uniformity, 70 percent; tolerance, 30 percent waste.
  20. X3KM Good Quality Variegated Mixed Lugs. Unripe, close leaf structure, medium body. Uniformity, 70 percent; injury tolerance 40 percent, of which not over 20 percent may be waste.
  21. X4KM Fair Quality Variegated Mixed Lugs. Unripe, close leaf structure, medium body. Uniformity, 70 percent; tolerance, 30 percent waste.
  22. X3S Good Quality Slick Lugs. Unripe, close leaf structure, medium body. Uniformity, 70 percent; injury tolerance 40 percent, of which not over 20 percent may be waste.
  23. X4S Fair Quality Slick Lugs. Unripe, close leaf structure, medium body. Uniformity, 70 percent; tolerance, 30 percent waste.
  24. X4G Fair Quality Green Lugs. Immature, firm leaf structure, medium body, lean in oil. Uniformity, 70 percent; tolerance, 30 percent waste.
  25. X5G Low Quality Green Lugs. Immature, firm leaf structure, medium body, lean in oil. Uniformity, 70 percent; tolerance, 40 percent waste.
  26. X4GK Fair Quality Green Variegated Lugs. Immature, close leaf structure, medium body. Uniformity, 70 percent; tolerance, 30 percent waste.
 
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