Product Specification For OTB Black Tea
| QUALITY | Genetic | Camellia Sinensis , Hybrid Type |
| Active Components | Polyphenols :30 % | |
| Carbohydrates: 25 % | ||
| Proteins: 15 % | ||
| Alkaloids: 3 % | ||
| Minerals:3 % | ||
| Pigments:0.5 % | ||
| Volatile Substances: 0.1% | ||
| Environmental | Elevation : High altitude ( 2,140 to 2,289 meters above sea levels) | |
| Climate: temperature ( 15 to 20 c ) humidity: sunshine duration :4 to 6 Hrs. /day rainfall: 1,500 to 1,600 mm/year | ||
| Field operations | Pruning cycle is time for 4 years | |
| Plucking manual plucking ( 2 Leaves and a bud) | ||
| Processing | CTC : crush, earl and curl | |
| Food Safety | MLRs | MRLs=0.0 as Burundi Tea industry is pesticides Free and Environmental friendly |
| Certification: | all the 5 OTB factories are rainforest Alliance ( Ra) Certified | |
| Labelling | Name of the product | Burundi tea |
| Hs code | 090240 | |
| Physical conditions | Tea fermented and Dried (moisture content: 3 to 3.5 %) | |
| List of Ingredients | no Ingredients | |
| Nutritional value | – | |
| Net Quantity | – | |
| Expiry Date | Best before 5 years | |
| Name and address of the manufacturer | OFFICE DE THE DU BURUNDI 52 Boulevard de l’UPRONA,Bujumbura,BURUNDI | |
| Place of origin | BURUNDI | |
| Packaging | Multiwall Paper sacks | Fully Stepped Paste Sleeve Valve multiwall paper sacks constructed with 4 pills as follows: 3 ply x 70/80 gs, semi-extensible sacks Kraft-1 ply x 104 gsm aluminum foil Barrier Laminated with LDPE Size :1120x720x180 mmPackaging complaient with EAITTA and UK tea paper sacks recommendations |
| Information Display on Paper sacks | Invoice (Lot) Number Gross weightNet weightTera | |
| Lot ‘s number of bagsGarden namesCountry of Origin | ||
| Dietary nutritional Value | Health benefits of Drinking tea | Regular tea drinking may help to Reduce the risk of a heart attack and strokeProtect against cardiovascular and Degenerative DiseasesBoost exercise endurancePrevent tooth cavitiesIncrease lifespan |
| Total average Production is 12,000 MTons/year | ||