Smoking articles containing thaumatin or monellin
AssigneeTalres Development (N.A.) N.V.
InventorsHenricus E. van der Loo, Charles Wiener, John D. Higginbotham
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Abstract
A tobacco-containing smoking article contains the sweet protein thaumatin and/or the sweet protein monellin at a location in the interior, whereby smoke passed to the mouth contacts the thaumatin and/or monellin. The protein is preferably out of contact with the mouth of the smoker.
Claims13
A tobacco-containing smoking article, containing a sweet protein selected from the group consisting of thaumatin and monellin at a location in the interior of the article, whereby smoke passed to the mouth contacts the sweet protein, said protein being present in an amount effective to cause a perceived flavor of the article when in use without the protein to be smoother and more rounded and less harsh without being detectably sweetened thereby.
A filter for a smoking article, comprising smoke-filtering material containing the sweet protein thaumatin or the sweet protein monellin so that smoke passing therethrough contacts said sweet protein, said protein being present in an amount effective to cause a perceived flavor of the smoke when not in contact with the protein to be smoother and more rounded and less harsh without being detectably sweetened thereby.
A method of smoothing and reducing the harshness of a tobacco-containing smoking article, in which a sweet protein selected from the group consisting of thaumatin and monellin is incorporated into the article at a location where it can come into contact with smoke passing to the mouth in an amount effective to cause a perceived flavor of the article when in use without the protein to be smoother and less harsh without being detectably sweetened thereby.
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