Dissolvable Films Impregnated with Encapsulated Tobacco, Tea, Coffee, Botanicals, and Flavors for Oral Products

A method for preparing an orally-enjoyable film of coated particles of finely divided plant material, comprising:

• combining particles of finely divided plant material and a first coating material in a liquid medium, wherein the first coating material adsorbs onto at least a portion of a surface of the particles to form a layer of the first coating material;
• mixing a second coating material with the liquid medium, wherein the second coating material adsorbs onto at least a portion of the layer;
• inducing gelation to form a gel matrix comprising the particles at least partially surrounded by the layer of the first coating material and embedded in the second coating material;
• and
• forming a film from the gel matrix,
• wherein:
• (i) the plant material and the first coating material are electrostatically attracted,
• (ii) the first coating material and the second coating material are electrostatically attracted, or
• (iii) both (i) and (ii).