Method of improving flavor in smoking article
OwnerMichael Francis Dube, Luis Mayan Dominguez +4inventors
InventorsMichael Francis Dube, Luis Mayan Dominguez, Chi-Kuen Shu, Elwood Lee Williams, Jr., Kenneth Wayne Smith, William Monroe Coleman, III
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Abstract
A method for improving the flavor and aroma characters of a smoking article is provided. A mixture consisting essentially of a reducing sugar and optionally a hydroxide of an alkali metal is subjected to heat treatment for a time and under conditions sufficient to produce a flavorful composition. The flavorful composition is then applied to tobacco leaves or cut filler made thereof, and smoking articles are prepared from the tobacco leaves or cut filler.
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A method for improving the flavor and aroma characters of a smoking article, comprising:
- providing a mixture comprising a reducing sugar and a non-amino base, wherein the reducing sugar is selected from the group consisting of a pure reducing sugar, high fructose corn syrup, a phosphate-substituted reducing sugar, and mixtures thereof;
- subjecting said mixture to heat treatment for a time and under conditions sufficient to produce a flavorful caramel composition, wherein said heat treatment is conducted at a temperature of at least about 150° C.;
- applying said flavorful composition to a tobacco material;
- and preparing a smoking article comprising said tobacco material.
A method for improving the flavor and aroma characters of a smoking article, said method comprising:
- providing a mixture comprising high fructose corn syrup and a non-amino base;
- subjecting said mixture to heat treatment for a time and under conditions sufficient to produce a flavorful composition, wherein said heat treatment is conducted at a temperature of at least about 150° C.;
- applying said flavorful composition directly to a tobacco material;
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- preparing a smoking article comprising said tobacco material.
A method for improving the flavor and aroma characters of a smoking article, comprising;
- providing an aqueous mixture comprising water, high fructose corn syrup, and a hydroxide;
- subjecting said mixture to heat treatment for a time and under conditions sufficient to produce a flavorful caramel composition, wherein said heat treatment is conducted at a temperature of at least about 150° C.;
- applying said flavorful composition to a tobacco material;
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- preparing a smoking article comprising said tobacco material.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.