{"data":{"id":"us/7-cfr-29.3647","jurisdiction":"us","citation":"7 CFR 29.3647","heading":"Heavy Leaf (B Group).","body":"This group consists of leaves which are medium to heavy in body and show little or no ground injury.\nGrades Grade names, minimum specifications, and tolerances\nB1F Choice Quality Medium-brown Heavy Leaf.\nRipe medium body, open leaf structure, smooth, rich in oil, clear finish, deep color intensity, semielastic, spready, 90 percent uniform, and 10 percent injury tolerance.\nB2F Fine Quality Medium-brown Heavy Leaf.\nRipe, medium body, open leaf structure, smooth, rich in oil, clear finish, deep color intensity, semielastic, spready, 85 percent uniform, and 15 percent injury tolerance.\nB3F Good Quality Medium-brown Heavy Leaf.\nMature, medium body, firm leaf structure, crepy, oily, normal finish, moderate color intensity, semielastic, normal width 80 percent uniform, and 20 percent injury toleance.\nB4F Fair Quality Medium-brown Heavy Leaf.\nMature, medium body, close leaf structure, rough, lean in oil, dull finish, pale color intensity, inelastic, narrow, 70 percent uniform, and 30 percent injury tolerance.\nB5F Low Quality Medium-brown Heavy Leaf.\nUnderripe, medium body, close leaf structure, rough, lean in oil, dull finish, pale color intensity, inelastic, narrow, 60 percent uniform, and 40 percent injury tolerance.\nB1R Choice Quality Reddish-brown Heavy Leaf.\nRipe, heavy, open leaf structure, smooth, rich in oil, clear finish, deep color intensity, semielastic, spready, 90 percent uniform, and 10 percent injury tolerance.\nB2R Fine Quality Reddish-brown Heavy Leaf.\nRipe, heavy, open leaf structure, smooth, rich in oil, clear finish, deep color intensity, semi-elastic, spready, 85 percent uniform, and 15 percent injury tolerance.\nB3R Good Quality Reddish-brown Heavy Leaf.\nMature, heavy, firm leaf structure, crepy, oily, normal finish, moderate color intensity, semielastic, normal width, 80 percent uniform, and 20 percent injury tolerance.\nB4R Fair Quality Reddish-brown Heavy Leaf.\nMature, heavy, close leaf structure, rough, lean in oil, dull finish, pale color intensity, inelastic, narrow, 70 percent uniform, and 30 percent injury tolerance.\nB5R Low Quality Reddish-brown Heavy Leaf.\nUnderripe, heavy, close leaf structure, rough, lean in oil, dull finish, pale color intensity, inelastic, narrow, 60 percent uniform, and 40 percent injury tolerance.\nB1D Choice Quality Dark-brown Heavy Leaf.\nRipe, heavy, open leaf structure, smooth, rich in oil, normal finish, deep color intensity, semi-elastic, spready, 90 percent uniform, and 10 percent injury tolerance.\nB2D Fine Quality Dark-brown Heavy Leaf.\nRipe, heavy, open leaf structure, smooth, rich in oil, normal finish, deep color intensity, semielastic, spready 85 percent uniform, and 15 percent injury tolerance.\nB3D Good Quality Dark-brown Heavy Leaf.\nMature, heavy, firm leaf structure, crepy, oily, normal finish, moderate color intensity, semielastic, normal width, 80 percent uniform, and 20 percent injury tolerance.\nB4D Fair Quality Dark-brown Heavy Leaf.\nMature, heavy, close leaf structure, rough, lean in oil, dull finish, pale color intensity, inelastic, narrow, 70 percent uniform, and 30 percent injury tolerance.\nB5D Low Quality Dark-brown Heavy Leaf.\nUnderripe, heavy, close leaf structure, rough, lean in oil, dull finish, pale color intensity, inelastic, narrow, 60 percent uniform, and 40 percent injury tolerance.\nB3M Good Quality Mixed Heavy Leaf.\nMature, medium body, firm leaf structure, crepy, oily, normal finish, moderate color intensity, semielastic, normal width, 80 percent uniform, and 20 percent injury tolerance.\nB4M Fair Quality Mixed Heavy Leaf.\nMature, medium body, close leaf structure, rough, lean in oil, dull finish, pale color intensity, inelastic, narrow, 70 percent uniform, and 30 percent injury tolerance.\nB5M Low Quality Mixed Heavy Leaf.\nUnderripe, medium body, close leaf structure, rough, lean in oil, dull finish, pale color intensity, inelastic, narrow, 60 percent uniform, and 40 percent injury tolerance.\nB3G Good Quality Green Heavy Leaf.\nUnderripe, heavy, firm leaf structure crepy, oily, normal finish, semielastic, normal width, 80 percent uniform, and 20 percent injury tolerance.\nB4G Fair Quality Green Heavy Leaf.\nImmature, medium body, close leaf structure, rough, lean in oil, dull finish, inelastic, narrow, 70 percent uniform, and 30 percent injury tolerance.\nB5G Low Quality Green Heavy Leaf.\nImmature, medium body, close leaf structure, rough, lean in oil, dull finish, inelastic, narrow, 60 percent uniform, and 40 percent injury tolerance.","path":["Title 7—Agriculture","Subtitle B—Regulations of the Department of Agriculture","CHAPTER I—AGRICULTURAL MARKETING SERVICE (STANDARDS, INSPECTIONS, MARKETING PRACTICES), DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE","SUBCHAPTER A—COMMODITY STANDARDS AND CONTAINER REQUIREMENTS","PART 29—TOBACCO INSPECTION","Subpart 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