FFB GradingFFB Grading

1. Unripe Bunches without fruitlet (fraction 0)2. Unripe Bunches with fruitlets3. Ripe Bunches4. Over Ripe Bunches5. Empty Bunches6. Dura Bunches7. Long Stalk Bunches8. Old Bunches9. Dirty Bunches10.Damage Bunches11.Abnormal Bunches12.Small Bunches

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Unripe BunchUnripe Bunch The Bunch which has purplish color fruits The Bunch which has purplish color fruits

and without detached fruit letand without detached fruit let

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Unripe BunchUnripe Bunch The bunch which has reddish orange color The bunch which has reddish orange color

fruits and has less than 10 detached fruitlets.fruits and has less than 10 detached fruitlets.

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Ripe BunchRipe Bunch The bunch which is reddish orange with at The bunch which is reddish orange with at

least 10 detached fruit lets and more than least 10 detached fruit lets and more than 50 % of the fruit still attached to the bunch50 % of the fruit still attached to the bunch

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Over Ripe BunchOver Ripe Bunch The bunch which is darkish red with more The bunch which is darkish red with more

than 50 % of detached fruitlets but at least than 50 % of detached fruitlets but at least 10% of the fruits still attached to the bunch10% of the fruits still attached to the bunch

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Empty BunchEmpty Bunch The bunch which has more than 90% of The bunch which has more than 90% of

its fruits have detached from itits fruits have detached from it

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Dura bunchDura bunch The bunch which The bunch which

has the following has the following characteristicscharacteristics

DURA(thick shell)

TENERA(Cangkang Tipis)

CharacteristicsCharacteristics ValueValue

Shell Shell ThicknessThickness

2 – 8 mm2 – 8 mm

Shell fruit ratioShell fruit ratio 25 - 50 %25 - 50 %

Mesocarp fruit Mesocarp fruit ratioratio

20 – 60 %20 – 60 %

Kernel fruit Kernel fruit ratioratio

4 – 20 %4 – 20 %

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Long Stalk BunchLong Stalk Bunch

The bunch has stalk The bunch has stalk longer than 5 cm in longer than 5 cm in length measured length measured from the lowest level from the lowest level of the bunch stalkof the bunch stalk

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Old BunchOld Bunch

The bunch which The bunch which has been has been harvested and left harvested and left at the field more at the field more than 48 hours. It is than 48 hours. It is normally dry and normally dry and blackish in colorblackish in color

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Dirty BunchDirty Bunch

The bunch which The bunch which more than half of more than half of its surface covered its surface covered with mud, sand, with mud, sand, other dirty other dirty particles and particles and mixed with stone mixed with stone or other foreign or other foreign materials.materials.

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Damaged BunchDamaged Bunch

The bunch which The bunch which has more than has more than 30% of its fruits 30% of its fruits damaged by pest, damaged by pest, such as rats etcsuch as rats etc

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Abnormal BunchAbnormal Bunch

The bunch which has The bunch which has more than 50% more than 50% parthenocarpic fruits parthenocarpic fruits and has abnormal and has abnormal size and density.size and density.

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Small BunchSmall Bunch

The bunch which has The bunch which has small fruits and weight small fruits and weight less than 2,3 Kg.less than 2,3 Kg.

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