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US 5,372,149 AGranted
Sterilization process in the manufacturing of snuff
OwnerDavid S. Roth, William H. Cowart, Jr. +2inventors
InventorsDavid S. Roth, William H. Cowart, Jr., Carl B. Jenkins, Jr., Denis M. Boyle
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Abstract
The present invention relates to tobacco and more particularly to a process for preparing a moist snuff product and the stabilization thereof to reduce the level of microflora bacteria and to provide normal tasting products with extended shelf-lives.
Claims11
A stabilization process for making a snuff product comprising the steps of:
- fermenting a snuff product;
- and
- pasteurizing said snuff product at an elevated temperature of less than about 250.degree. F. for a selected time period to reduce the microflora bacteria count to no greater than about the 1.times.10.sup.2 level.
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