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FFB Grading

This document defines and describes 12 different categories of oil palm fruit bunches based on characteristics such as ripeness, detachment of fruitlets, stalk length, age, cleanliness, damage, and abnormality. The categories include unripe bunches, ripe bunches, overripe bunches, empty bunches, dura bunches, long stalk bunches, old bunches, dirty bunches, damaged bunches, abnormal bunches, and small bunches. Each category is accompanied by a brief description of its distinguishing features.

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FFB Grading

This document defines and describes 12 different categories of oil palm fruit bunches based on characteristics such as ripeness, detachment of fruitlets, stalk length, age, cleanliness, damage, and abnormality. The categories include unripe bunches, ripe bunches, overripe bunches, empty bunches, dura bunches, long stalk bunches, old bunches, dirty bunches, damaged bunches, abnormal bunches, and small bunches. Each category is accompanied by a brief description of its distinguishing features.

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FFB G r ading

• Unripe Bunches without fruitlet (fraction 0)


• Unripe Bunches with fruitlets
• Ripe Bunches
• Over Ripe Bunches
• Empty Bunches
• Dura Bunches
• Long Stalk Bunches
• Old Bunches
• Dirty Bunches
• Damage Bunches
• Abnormal Bunches
• Small Bunches Palm Oil Mill

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Unripe Bunch
 The Bunch which has purplish color fruits
and without detached fruit let

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Unripe Bunch
 The bunch which has reddish orange color
fruits and has less than 10 detached fruitlets.

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Ripe Bunch
 The bunch which is reddish orange with at
least 10 detached fruit lets and more than
50 % of the fruit still attached to the bunch

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Over Ripe Bunch
 The bunch which is darkish red with more
than 50 % of detached fruitlets but at least
10% of the fruits still attached to the bunch

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Empty Bunch
 The bunch which has more than 90% of
its fruits have detached from it

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Dura bunch
 The bunch which
Characteristics Value
has the following
characteristics
Shell 2 – 8 mm
Thickness
Shell fruit ratio 25 - 50 %

Mesocarp fruit 20 – 60 %
ratio
DURA
Kernel fruit (Cangkang
TENERA4 – 20 %
Tipis)
(thick shell)
ratio
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Long Stalk Bunch

 The bunch has stalk


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

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

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Dirty Bunch

 The bunch which


more than half of
its surface covered
with mud, sand,
other dirty
particles and
mixed with stone
or other foreign
materials.
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Damaged Bunch
 The bunch which
has more than
30% of its fruits
damaged by pest,
such as rats etc

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

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

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