Quality Parameters for Exporting Vegetable

Sr. No

Crop

Specific Requirements

1

Okra

Green tender, 6 -9 cm long. In Europe 5 -7 cm long.

2

Chili

Green 6- 7 cm long.

3

Bitter gourd

Green, 20- 25 cm long short neck.

4

Bottle gourd

Light green, straight cylindrical, 25-30 cm long.

5

Gherkin

Green small sized having 160- 300 fruit/kg.

6

Tomato

Round, medium, red colour, in middle east and cherry tomatoes in Europe.

7

Big Onion

4-6 cm light to dark red colour, round shape, strong pungency in gulf markets and south east Asia, 3-4 cm light red and round shape in Bangladesh Yellow/ Brown colour 7 -8 cm round or spindle shaped in Europe and Japan.

8

Small Onion

Dark red, 2-3 cm and round.

9

Garlic

White, round, 5 cm and above bigger coves of 10- 12 mm and 10- 15 size bulbs accepted.

10

Potato

White, oval, 4.5 to 6 cm size, Bangladesh red types, Iraq-Iran yellow fleshed.