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Different types of FCV tobacco varieties
FCV Traditional FCV (NLS) FCV (SLS) FCV (Mysore)
FCV (NLS)
It is ripe tobacco, semi-flavourful to flavourful with good aroma and excellent aging properties
Plantation
Early October
Marketing
February to June
Physical Characteristics
Color
: Lemon-Orange   to Orange
Leaf size
: Large
Pore Volume (ml/gram)
: 0.13 to 0.15
Filling Value (cc/gram)
: 2.6 to 3.5
Chemical Characteristics
Nicotine
: 1.5 to 2.2
Reducing Sugars
: 10 to 18
Chloride (%)
: 0.5 to 1.5

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