QUALITY I/III: LEAF RIPE, UNDAMAGED, SOUND, WELL-CURED, FROM ALL POSITIONS ON THE PLANT EXCEPT THE FIRST (" PROTOMANA "), UP TO 15 CM LONG, COLOUR GOLDEN-YELLOW, ORANGE TO YELLOW-RED, WITH GOOD ELASTICITY, SHINY, FAIRLY BODIED, POROUS STRUCTURE AND FINE TEXTURE, WITH STRONG, TYPICAL AROMA, GOOD COMBUSTIBILITY.
Kakovost I/III: listi zreli, brez fizičnih poškodb, zdravi, dobro posušeni, z vseh delov stebla, razen najvišjega (` protomana` ), dolgi do 15 cm, zlatorumene, oranžne do rumenordeče barve, z dobro elastičnostjo, svetleči, dokaj mesnati, s porozno strukturo in fino teksturo, z močnim, značilnim vonjem, dobro gorljivi.