டீத்தூள்கள்

            நம்ம ஊர்ல என்னவோ டஸ்ட் டீ வாங்கி தான் டீ போடுறாங்க. டஸ்ட் டீ டீத்தூள்களின் வகையில லாஸ்ட் ஸ்டேஜ்.

common grades: 

1. Golden Tips
2. Silver Tips
3. Green Tea
4. OP (Broken Orange Pekoe
5. PEKOE ( a high-quality tea made from the downy tips of the young buds of the tea plant  / A grade of black tea consisting of the leaves around the buds)
6. BOP (Broken Orange Pekoe)
7. BOPF(Broken Orange Pekoe Fannings)
8. DEST

இம்புட்டு வெரைட்டி இருக்கு டீத்தூள்கள்ல.  டஸ்ட் டீ டீக்கடைகளில் உபயோகிப்பாங்க. ரொம்ப ஸ்ட்ராங்கா இருக்கும்.  நல்ல தரமான, ருசியான டீ வேணும்னா BOPF தான். இலங்கையில் எல்லாம் டீ பாக்கெட்கள் மேல எழுதியே இருக்கும். நம்ம ஊர்ல டார்ஜ்லிங் டீ, இப்படி பேர்தான் சொல்லிப்போம். 


source: http://pudugaithendral.blogspot.in/2014/11/blog-post_15.html

Whole leaf grades[edit]

The grades for whole leaf orthodox black tea are: Ceylon orange pekoe (OP) grades'

• OP1—slightly delicate, long, wiry leaf with the light liquor
• OPA—bold, long leaf tea which ranges from tightly wound to almost open
• OP—main grade, in the middle between OP1 and OPA, can consist of long wiry leaf without tips
• OP Superior—primarily from Indonesia, similar to OP
• Flowery OP—high-quality tea with a long leaf and few tips, considered the second grade in Assam, Dooars, and Bangladesh teas, but the first grade in China
• F OP1—as above, but with only the highest quality leaves in the FOP classification
• Golden Flowery OP1—higher proportion of tip than FOP top grade in Milima and Marinyn regions, uncommon in Assam and Darjeeling
• Tippy Golden F OP—the highest proportion of tip, main grade in Darjeeling and Assam
• TGF OP1—as above, but with only the highest quality leaves in the TGFOP classification
• Finest TGF OP—highest quality grade (Note: "Special" is occasionally substituted for "Finest", with a number 1 at the end to indicate the very finest), often hand processed and produced at only the best plantations, roughly one quarter tips
• SFTGFOP(1)—sometimes used to indicate the very finest

A joke among tea aficionados is that "FTGFOP" stands for "Far Too Good For Ordinary People".

Broken leaf grades[edit]

• BT—Broken Tea: Usually a black, open, fleshy leaf that is very bulky. Classification used in Sumatra, Sri Lanka, and some parts of Southern India.
• BP—Broken Pekoe: Most common broken pekoe grade. From Indonesia, Ceylon, Assam and Southern India.
• BPS—Broken Pekoe Souchong: Term for broken pekoe in Assam and Darjeeling.
• FP—Flowery Pekoe: High-quality pekoe. Usually coarser with a fleshier, broken leaf. Produced in Ceylon and Southern India, as well as in some parts of Kenya.
• BOP—Broken Orange Pekoe: Main broken grade. Prevalent in Assam, Ceylon, Southern India, Java, and China.
• F BOP—Flowery Broken Orange Pekoe: Coarser and broken with some tips. From Assam, Ceylon, Indonesia, China, and Bangladesh. In South America coarser, black broken.
• F BOP F—Finest Broken Orange Pekoe Flowery: The finest broken orange pekoe. Higher proportion of tips. Mainly from Ceylon's "low districts".
• G BOP—Golden Broken Orange Pekoe: Second grade tea with uneven leaves and few tips.
• GF BOP1—Golden Flowery Broken Orange Pekoe 1: As above, but with only the highest quality leaves in the GFBOP classification.
• TGF BOP1—Tippy Golden Flowery Broken Orange Pekoe 1: High-quality leaves with a high proportion of tips. Finest broken First Grade Leaves in Darjeeling and some parts of Assam.

Fannings grades[edit]

• PF—Pekoe Fannings
• OF—Orange Fannings: From Northern India and some parts of Africa and South America.
• FOF—Flowery Orange Fannings: Common in Assam, Dooars, and Bangladesh. Some leaf sizes come close to the smaller broken grades.
• GFOF—Golden Flowery Orange Fannings: Finest grade in Darjeeling for tea bag production.
• TGFOF—Tippy Golden Flowery Orange Fannings.
• BOPF—Broken Orange Pekoe Fannings: Main grade in Ceylon, Indonesia, Southern India, Kenya, Mozambique, Bangladesh, and China. Black-leaf tea with few added ingredients, uniform particle size, and no tips.

Dust grades[edit]

• D1—Dust 1: From Sri Lanka, Indonesia, China, Africa, South America, and Southern India.
• PD—Pekoe Dust
• PD1—Pekoe Dust 1: Mainly produced in India.