Indian Tobacco
Overview

Introduced by the Portuguese in the 17th Century, Indian tobacco made great strides. It is now an increasingly well-known and well respected commodity in the world tobacco markets and has found its way into cigarettes manufactured in many different countries. India has emerged as world's most dependable source for quality tobacco. Around the world, manufactures are looking to India to supply increasing amounts of tobacco for its unique qualities, consistent supply and competitive prices.

Tobacco Map Of
India

TOBACCO VARIETIES

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CIGAR VARIETIES

CIGAR WRAPPER TOBACCO (WEST BENGAL)

Planting:
Mid-October to November 1st week

Marketing:
April to May

Physical Characteristics:
The leaf is shade-cured. Cured leaf is large in size, thin bodied, light brown with greenish tinge and with light veins in the lamino.

Chemical Characteristics:

a) Nicotine :
Top leaf : 1.3-1.6%
Middle leaf : 0.8-1.2%
Bottom leaf : 0.6-1.0%

b) Nitrogen :
Top leaf : 4.5-4.9%
Middle leaf : 3.3-3.7%
Bottom leaf : 3.0-3.3%

c) Starch :
Top leaf : 3.4-3.6%
Middle leaf : 5.4-5.6%
Bottom leaf : 2.2-2.4%

CIGAR FILLER TOBACCO

Planting:
Mid-October to November 1st week

Marketing:
June to July

Physical Characteristics:
The leaf is sun-cured and fermented in bulks for a period of 25-35 days by breaking and remaking the buls 6-7 times. it is graded based on the leaand blemish of the leaf. the leaf is light to medium in body and brown to dark brown in colour, mild pungency.

Economic Use:
Used in the manufacture of cigars & exported to some countries for use in hookah tobacco paste.

Chemical Characteristics:

a) Nitrogen :
Top leaf : 1.3-1.6%
Middle leaf : 0.8-1.2%
Bottom leaf : 0.6-1.0%

b) Nicotine :
Top leaf : 4.5-4.9%
Middle leaf : 3.3-3.7%
Bottom leaf : 3.0-3.3%

c) Starch :
Top leaf : 3.4-3.6%
Middle leaf : 5.4-5.6%
Bottom leaf : 2.2-2.4%

LANKA TOBACCO

Planting:
November

Marketing:
June to August

Production:
Godavari areas in Andhra Pradesh.

Physical Characteristics:
The primed leaf is sun-cured and later bulked. the leaf is medium to heavy bodied and greenish brown to dark brown in colour. also called culcutti tabacco.

Economic Use:
For the manufacture of cigars, cheroots and snuff.

Chemical Characteristics:

a) Nitrogen :
3.5%

b) Nicotine :
2.5 - 4.5%

c) Reducing Sugars :
1.5 - 2.0%

c) Chloride :
0.5 - 0.7%

CHEROOT TOBACCO (TAMILNADU)

Planting:
Mid-November to Mid-December

Marketing:
June to August

Production:
Godavari areas in Andhra Pradesh.

Physical Characteristics:
Stalk cut plants are wilted overnight and later air-cured (shade-curing) and fermented by making and remaking the bulks for 20 to 24 days. Leaves brown in colour with good aroma and taste.

Economic Use:
For the manufacture of cheroots and hookah tobacco paste.

Chemical Characteristics:

a) Nitrogen :
2.9 - 3.2%

b) Nicotine :
1.8 - 3.0%

c) Reducing Sugars :
2 - 3%

Chewing Tobacco

Red Chopadia

A wide range of chewing tobaccos are produced in India. the overage is 150 million kg with medium to very high nicotine content CHEWING TOBACCOS (RED CHOPADIA)

Physical Characteristics:
The primed leaf is sun-cured fro 10 to 12 days till the stem dries and the leaf develops yellow colour. The leaf is light to medium bodied and golden yellow in colour. Later, the leaves are tied into bundles and bulked for developing aroma.

Economic use:
Mostly for chewing. Also called Lal-Chopadia and Safna. The export packing ranges from 250 gm- 1000 gm and is available in bales of up to 100 kg and 200 kg cartons.

Planting:
October to November

Marketing:
April to August

Production:
Anand area of Gujarat

Black Chopadia

Planting:
October to November

Marketing:
April to August

Production:
Anand area of Gujarat

Physical Characteristics:
The primed leaf is sun-cured and later fermented in bulks till brown to dark brown colour develops. The leaf is medium to heavy bodied. Generally called Kala Chopadia.

Chemical Characteristics:
Used as chewing tobacco.

RUSTICA TOBACCO (CULCUTTI)

Planting:
October to November

Marketing:
April to June

Physical Characteristics:
The primed leaf is sun-cured and later bulked. The leaf is medium to heavy bodied and greenish brown to dark brown in colour. also called culcutti tobacco.

Chemical Characteristics:

a) Total Nitrogen :
3.5 - 5.0

b) Nicotine :
3.0 - 6.0

c) Economic use :
Used as chewing tobacco hookah tobacco, for tobacco sheet making, for kreteks in landonesia, for kreteks in indionesia, pipe mixtures and cigarette blending to some extent.

Chewing Tobacco

Planting:
October-end to November-end

Marketing:
June to August

Physical Characteristics:
Stalk-cut plants after wilting overnight ar cured in three different manners viz. sun-curing,smoke-curing and pit-curing, followed by fermentation in bulks. the leaf is large in size, medium to heavy bodied and brown to dark brown in colour.

Chemical Characteristics:

a) Total Nicotine :
Sun-cured : 3.5 - 4.5%
Smoke-cured : 2.5-3.5%
Pit-cured : 3.5 - 4.5%

b) Nitrogen :
Sun-cured : 3.0- 4.0%
Smoke-cured : 3.5- 4.5%
Pit-cured : 2.5- 3.5%

c) Starch :
Sun-cured : 3.1- 3.5%
Smoke-cured : 3.0 -4.0%
Pit-cured : 2.0-3.0%

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