Composition for a tobacco-free chew with liquid synthetic nicotine

A composition comprising:

• a non-tobacco leaf material comprising a combination of spearmint leaves and arrowroot;
• a flavorant, wherein the flavorant comprises capsaicin adapted to produce a burning sensation upon contact with a tissue during chewing usage;
• liquid synthetic nicotine that is not derived from tobacco, wherein the liquid synthetic nicotine is (R,S)-nicotine that comprises S nicotine isomers and R nicotine isomers and has the following structure:
• a ratio of S nicotine isomers to R nicotine isomers in the liquid synthetic nicotine in a range from about 3:1 to about 1:3;
• the liquid synthetic nicotine having a weight that is in a range from about 0.15% to about 0.5% of the total weight of the composition;
• a diluent, wherein the diluent is operative to dilute the synthetic nicotine to a lower concentration, while maintaining the weight that is in the range from 0.3% to 0.5% of a total weight of the composition, and wherein a ratio of diluent to liquid synthetic nicotine is about 3:1, wherein an amount of free nicotine in the liquid synthetic nicotine, after being exposed to the diluent and an alkaline pH equals an amount of free nicotine in the liquid synthetic nicotine in an undiluted concentration at a neutral or acidic pH;
• a pH adjuster comprising at least one of baking soda and an ammonium salt, wherein the pH adjuster maintains the composition at a pH greater than 8.0;
• and
• wherein the composition is adapted to be packaged in a pouch or a can and the composition adapted to deliver the liquid synthetic nicotine during chewing usage.