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US 2002/0170567 A1Published application
Chewable flavor delivery system
OwnerJohn Rizzotto, Eugene Kardelis JR.inventors
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Abstract
A flavor delivery system, e.g. oral tobacco substitute comprising a cellulosic plant material dried to 8% or less moisture and having at least 30% cell walls intact, coffee or caffeine extract, non-tobacco flavoring, humectant, minor amount of sweetening agent and optional tobacco flavoring. The compositions can be used as prepared or placed in heat sealable paper pouches.
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A chewable flavor delivery system comprising in combination:
- a carrier consisting of an edible cellulosic plant material dried to a moisture content of at or below 8% by weight;
- said plant material having at least 30% intact cell walls;
- a water soluble but not water containing flavoring ingredient in liquid form and capable of entering said cell walls of said plant material;
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- an effective amount of a food safe humectant.
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A flavor delivery system comprising in combination:
- a heat sealable paper pouch adapted to be placed in the mouth of a user;
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- a mixture comprising an edible cellulosic plant material having at least 30% intact cells, a flavoring ingredient, incorporated into said plant material and a humectant, inserted into said paper pouch.
An oral tobacco substitute comprising in combination:
- an edible cellulose plant material dried to a moisture content at or below 8% by weight, said plant material having at least 30% intact cell walls;
- a water soluble but not water containing flavoring ingredient in liquid form and capable of entering said cell walls of said plant material;
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- an effective amount of a food safe humectant.
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A tobacco substitute comprising in combination:
- 26 to 46 percent by weight cellulosic plant material having at least about 30% intact cell walls;
- 29 to 53% by weight humectant;
- 11 to 14% by weight being one of coffee or caffeine
- 0.7 to 1% by weight sweetening agent;
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- 5 to 10% by weight flavoring ingredient other than tobacco.
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Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.