Smokeless tobacco pastille and moulding process for forming smokeless tobacco products

A smokeless tobacco composition configured for insertion into the mouth of a user, the smokeless tobacco composition comprising a tobacco material, a sugar alcohol, and a natural gum binder component, wherein the tobacco material is a particulate tobacco material having an average particle size of less than about 50 microns, wherein the sugar alcohol is present in an amount of at least about 25% by weight of the composition and wherein the natural gum binder component is present in an amount of at least about 25% by weight of the composition, the composition being in the form of a pastille;

• wherein the smokeless tobacco composition comprising:
• at least about 25 dry weight percent of tobacco material, based on the total weight of the composition;
• at least about 0.5 dry weight percent of tobacco-derived binder component;
• at least about 0.5 dry weight percent of at least one humectant;
• at least about 0.2 dry weight percent of at least one sweetener;
• and
• at least about 0.5 dry weight percent of at least one flavorant.