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US 9,801,409 B1Granted
Moist snuff compositions and methods of making and using same
AssigneeJerry Wayne Smith
InventorJerry Wayne Smith
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Abstract
The present invention provides moist snuff compositions and methods of making and using the same. In some embodiments, the present invention provides moist snuff compositions comprising grape tissue and a humectant, wherein the grape tissue comprises ground grape skins, ground grape pulp and/or ground grape seeds.
Claims28
A moist snuff composition, comprising:
- muscadine grape tissue in an amount of about 5% to about 50% by weight;
- and
- a humectant in an amount of about 50% to about 95% by weight,
- wherein the muscadine grape tissue comprises tissue from muscadine grape skins and muscadine grape pulp, or from muscadine grape skins, muscadine grape pulp and muscadine grape seeds, and the humectant consists of glycerin, glyceryl triacetate, propylene glycol, vinyl alcohol, polymeric polyols, polydextrose, sugar polyols, glycerol, erythritol, sorbitol, maltitol, xylitol, quillaia, corn syrup, honey, molasses, or any combination thereof.
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A method of producing a moist snuff composition, comprising:
- combining ground muscadine grape tissue in an amount of about 5% to about 50% by weight with a humectant in an amount of about 50% to about 95% by weight to produce a moist snuff composition,
- wherein the ground muscadine grape tissue comprises ground muscadine grape skins and ground muscadine grape pulp, or ground muscadine grape skins, ground muscadine grape pulp and ground muscadine grape seeds, and the humectant consists of glycerin, glyceryl triacetate, propylene glycol, vinyl alcohol, polymeric polyols, polydextrose, sugar polyols, glycerol, erythritol, sorbitol, maltitol, xylitol, quillaia, corn syrup, honey, molasses, or any combination thereof.
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