Quantitative Analysis and Evaluation of Smoking Quality of Flue-cured Tobacco Grown in South Hunan

Abstract

To all-sidedly investigate the regional quality characteristics and industrial usability of flue-cured tobacco grown in South Hunan,186 flue-cured tobacco samples from 10 main flue-cured tobacco growing counties in South Hunan were quantitatively analyzed and evaluated by sensory smoking and statistical analysis.The results showed that the compatibility and industrial usability of the tobacco samples were good,the smoking quality of the majority of tested tobacco(B2F,C3F and X2F) was up to the standard of Class A.The proportions of premium flavor grade,flavor grade and filler grade in all samples were 31.7%,38.1% and 29.7%,respectively.The smoking quality of the tobacco extremely significantly differed between stalk positions,some indexes of smoking quality significantly differed between different crop years,while there was no significant difference in smoking quality between cultivars or counties,except aroma.