Smokeless Tobacco Product Comprising Effervescent Composition

A method of making a smokeless tobacco composition containing an effervescent material, comprising:

• (i) preparing a granulation mixture comprising a tobacco material, a first portion of an acid component, and at least one additive selected from the group consisting of salts, flavorants, sweeteners, fillers, binders, buffering agents, colorants, humectants, oral care additives, preservatives, syrups, disintegration aids, antioxidants, additives derived from an herbal or botanical source, flow aids, compressibility aids, and combinations thereof;
• (ii) granulating the granulation mixture by mixing the granulation mixture with a binding solution to form a granular material;
• (iii) blending the granular material with a base component, a second portion of an acid component, and at least one additive selected from the group consisting of salts, flavorants, sweeteners, fillers, binders, buffering agents, colorants, humectants, oral care additives, preservatives, syrups, disintegration aids, antioxidants, additives derived from an herbal or botanical source, flow aids, compressibility aids, and combinations thereof to form a smokeless tobacco composition comprising an effervescent material;
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• (iv) forming the smokeless tobacco composition into a predetermined shape.

A method of making a multi-layer smokeless tobacco composition, comprising:

• (iv) providing a core material having a substantially spherical shape;
• (v) applying a first powder coating material and a binder solution to the core material to form a first coating layer;
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• (vi) applying a second powder coating material and a binder solution to the first coating layer to form a second coating layer, wherein one of the first and second coating layers is non-effervescent and comprises a tobacco material and the other of the first and second coating layers comprises an effervescent material.