Beaded Tobacco Material and Related Method of Manufacture
AssigneeNicoventures Trading Limited
InventorDavid Neil McClanahan
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Abstract
The disclosure provides a product including a plurality of beads configured for oral use, the plurality of beads containing bleached plant material, a filler, a binder, water, and at least one flavoring agent, active ingredient, or a combination thereof. Further provided are pouched products including the plurality of beads, and a process for preparing the beads.
Claims40
A product comprising a plurality of beads configured for oral use, the plurality of beads comprising:
- from about 0.1 to about 80% by weight of a bleached plant material, based on the total weight of the beads;
- at least about 10% by weight of a filler, based on the total weight of the beads;
- at least about 0.25% by weight of a binder, based on the total weight of the beads;
- up to about 60% by weight of water, based on the total weight of the beads;
- and
- at least one flavoring agent, active ingredient, or a combination thereof.
A white product comprising a plurality of white beads configured for oral use, the plurality of white beads comprising:
- from about 0.1 to about 80% by weight of a bleached plant material, based on the total weight of the white beads;
- at least about 10% by weight of a filler, based on the total weight of the white beads;
- at least about 0.25% by weight of a binder, based on the total weight of the white beads;
- up to about 60% by weight of water, based on the total weight of the white beads;
- and
- at least one flavoring agent, active ingredient, or a combination thereof;
- wherein a whiteness value of the white beads is greater than about 40, when determined according to the Commission Internationale de l'Eclairage (CIE) model.
A process for preparing a product comprising a plurality of beads configured for oral use, the plurality of beads comprising a bleached plant material, a binder, a filler, water, and at least one flavoring agent, active ingredient, or a combination thereof, the process comprising:
- receiving a bleached plant material having a particle size of from about 50 μm to about 1 mm;
- adding water, a filler, a binder, and at least one flavoring agent, active ingredient, or a combination thereof, to the bleached plant material to form a mixture;
- granulating the mixture to form an agglomerate;
- extruding the agglomerate to form an extrudate;
- spheronizing the extrudate to form the beads;
- and
- optionally, drying the beads.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.