Pouched products with enhanced flavor stability
AssigneeNicoventures Trading Limited
InventorsChristopher Keller, Thomas H. Poole, Ronald K. Hutchens, Anthony R. Gerardi
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Abstract
The disclosure provides products configured for oral use, the products including a mixture of a particulate filler, water, one or more organic acids, and one or more flavoring agents, the product having a pH value of less than about 7.0. The products exhibit greater stability over time with respect to whiteness and/or flavor component concentration than products which do not contain one or more organic acids.
Claims39
A product configured for oral use, the product comprising a mixture comprising:
- from 10 to 75% by weight of microcrystalline cellulose;
- from 1% to 5% by weight of hydroxypropylcellulose;
- water;
- one or more organic acids or salt thereof in an amount by weight from 0.1 to 0.5%, based on the total weight of the mixture;
- and
- one or more flavoring agents,
- wherein the product has a pH of less than 7.0, and wherein the product characterized as having less than 0.1% by weight of tobacco material, excluding any nicotine present.
A method of stabilizing a product configured for oral use, the stabilized product comprising a mixture comprising from 10 to 75% by weight of microcrystalline cellulose, from 1% to 5% by weight of hydroxypropylcellulose water, one or more organic acids or salt thereof, and one or more flavoring agents, and wherein the product is characterized as having less than 0.1% by weight of tobacco material, excluding any nicotine present, the method comprising:
- mixing the microcrystalline cellulose and hydroxypropylcellulose with the water, the one or more flavoring agents, and the one or more organic acids or salt thereof to form a mixture, wherein the mixture has a pH of less than 7.0, and
- wherein mixing comprises adding the one or more organic acids in a quantity of from 0.1 to 0.5% by total weight of the mixture.
A product configured for oral use, the product comprising a mixture comprising:
- from 40 to 75% by weight of microcrystalline cellulose, based on the total weight of the mixture;
- water;
- one or more organic acids or salt thereof in an amount by weight from 0.1 to 0.5%, based on the total weight of the mixture;
- and
- one or more flavoring agents,
- wherein the product has a pH of less than 7.0, and wherein the product characterized as having less than 0.1% by weight of tobacco material, excluding any nicotine present.
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