Trading Formation Limited

FLUE CURED VIRGINIA (F.C.V)

Popular name: Virginia or Cigarette Tobacco

Usage: Cigarettes

Colour: Lemon, light orange, orange, deep orange

(a) Filler Tobacco

Chemical composition:

Nicotine: 1.3 to 2.5 per cent

Reducing sugar: 9.0 to 16.0 per cent

Chloride: 0.75 to 0.90 per cent

(b) Semi-flavoured Tobacco

Chemical composition:

Nicotine: 1.3 to 2.8 per cent

Reducing sugar: 12.0 to 18.0 per cent

Chloride: 0.60 to 0.80 per cent

Texture: Medium to open grained; firm leaf structure