Aerosol-generating article having rod with multiple longitudinal elongate elements of non-tobacco material

Abstract

A heatable aerosol-generating article for producing an inhalable aerosol is provided, the article including: a rod of aerosol-generating substrate including from about 20 to about 200 strands of non-tobacco material including and configured to release at least one aerosol former, each strand having an equivalent diameter of at least about 0.1 millimetre, the strands being assembled such that the strands extend in a longitudinal direction; and a wrapper circumscribing the strands. A method of making a rod for an aerosol-generating substrate in an aerosol-generating article, and a rod for an aerosol-generating substrate in an aerosol-generating article, are also provided.

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