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US 9,420,825 B2Granted
Whitened tobacco composition
AssigneeR.J. Reynolds Tobacco Company
InventorsDwayne William Beeson, Jack Gray Flinchum, Jr., Huamin Gan
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AssigneeR.J. Reynolds Tobacco Company
InventorsDwayne William Beeson, Jack Gray Flinchum, Jr., Huamin Gan
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A method of preparing a whitened tobacco material is provided, the method including the steps of (i) extracting a tobacco material with an aqueous solution to give a tobacco pulp and a tobacco extract; (ii) treating the tobacco pulp with at least one of a caustic reagent and an oxidizing agent for a time and at a temperature sufficient to lighten the color of the tobacco pulp to give a whitened tobacco pulp; (iii) clarifying the tobacco extract to remove higher molecular weight components; and (iv) combining the whitened tobacco pulp with a clarified tobacco extract to form a whitened tobacco material. The whitened tobacco material can be isolated and incorporated into a smokeless tobacco product. The invention also provides a smokeless tobacco product incorporating a whitened tobacco material. The smokeless tobacco product may be a snus-type formulation contained within a sealed pouch.
A smokeless tobacco product comprising a whitened tobacco composition comprising a clarified tobacco extract carried by a whitened tobacco pulp, wherein the clarified tobacco extract is characterized by one or more of the following:
A method of preparing a whitened tobacco material for use in a smokeless tobacco product, comprising:
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