Dark Cigarette Tobacco is grown on heavy Black Clay soils in the Kurnool and Telengana (Mahaboobnagar and Nalgonda districts). This variety is mainly used for cigarette manufacturing and has an export market to Eastern Europe and the Middle East. Plantation of this kind of crop happens in Mid-August - 1st week of September. Winter Crop happens in Mid-September to Mid-November. Marketing
Monsoon Crop: February to March
Winter Crop: April to June
Physical Charcateristics
Color : Nut-Brown
Leaf size : Medium to Large
Pore Volume (ml/gram) : 0.07 to 0.20
Filling Value (cc/gram) : 3.80 to 5.80
Chemical Characteristics
Nicotine : 1.00 to 3.25
Reducing Sugars : 3.00 to 9.00
Chloride (%) : 0.50 to 2.00
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We buy our leaf tobacco from different farmers. Tobacco selection is a very important part of our quality assurance. Therefore, we only buy the very best leaf tobacco available. Our tobacco team are specialists in tobacco for snus and they know how to find the best quality. We mainly use dark air cured or sun cured tobacco. These types are chosen for their pleasant natural aroma. All leaf tobacco is grown specifically for the production of snus. This is very important as the growing and drying methods are optimised in order to achieve the right composition of tobacco.
