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US 12,616,236 B2Granted
Smokeless tobacco product sized, shaped and adapted for oral consumption
AssigneePhilip Morris USA Inc.
InventorsSusan E. Wrenn, Maria Carolina Marun
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Abstract
A consumable tobacco film strip adapted to dissolve in the oral cavity includes a tobacco component, a binder, a humectant, and optionally a flavorant. The tobacco component can include ground or powdered tobacco and/or a tobacco extract. Tobacco flavoring can be incorporated in the film strip by casting or extruding a mixture or the tobacco component may be added to a film strip after formation of the film. The film strips are adapted to dissolve and provide tobacco satisfaction.
Claims13
A dissolvable smokeless tobacco product comprising:
- a consumable film including:
- two or more layers, each layer including
- a tobacco extract;
- 3% to 12% by weight of a binder;
- 20% to 40% by weight of a humectant;
- and
- 1% to 6% by weight of a flavorant,
- the tobacco extract being homogeneously distributed in each of the two or more layers;
- and
- a first layer of the two or more layers further including ground or powder tobacco and the remainder layers of the two or more layers excluding the ground or powder tobacco,
- the dissolvable tobacco product being sized and shaped to be placed within an oral cavity of a consumer and entirely consumed within less than about 60 seconds.
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