CN101262786A

CN101262786A - Tobacco compositions

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Publication number: CN101262786A
Application number: CNA2006800273943A
Authority: CN
Inventors: 詹姆斯·A·斯特里克兰; 弗兰克·S·阿奇利; 詹姆斯·M·罗斯曼; 阿曼德·J·戴马雷; 斯科特·A·威廉斯; 托德·J·米勒; 彻恩·W·约翰逊
Original assignee: US Smokeless Tobacco Co LLC
Current assignee: US Smokeless Tobacco Co LLC
Priority date: 2005-05-25
Filing date: 2006-05-24
Publication date: 2008-09-10
Anticipated expiration: 2026-05-24
Also published as: JP2008541727A; BRPI0611035A2; JP5215175B2; CN101262786B

Abstract

The invention features tobacco compositions and methods of their use and manufacture. Compositions of the invention may be based on a variety of technologies. Technologies include films, tabs, shaped parts, gels, consumable units, insoluble matrices, and hollow shapes. In addition to tobacco, compositions may also contain flavors, colors, and other additives as described herein. Compositions may also be orally disintegrable. Exemplary compositions and methods of their manufacture are described herein.

Description

Tobacco compositions

Technical field

The present invention relates to the tobacco product field.

Summary of the invention

The present invention is characterised in that tobacco compositions and use and manufacture method.Composition of the present invention can be based on kinds of processes.Described technology comprise film, tablet (tab), profiled member (shaped parts), gel, can the unit of consumption (consumable units), insoluble matrix (insoluble matrices), hollow shape, and described composition is arranged on the clamping device (holding device).Except that tobacco, described composition also can comprise spices, colorant (colors) and other additives as described in the present application.Described composition also can be mouthful interior disintegratable (orally disintegrable).The application has described exemplary composition and preparation method thereof.

For example, the described any composition of the application can comprise spices or odor masking agent (flavormasking agent).Exemplary spices comprises Radix Glycyrrhizae, kudzu, hydrangea, day raw white skin lily magnolia leaf (Japanese white bark magnolia leaf), yellow chamomile, fenugreek, cloves, menthol, cornmint, Chinese anise, Chinese cassia tree, vanilla (herb), Chinese ilex (winter green), cherry, berry, apple, peach, Dramboui, bourbon's wine (bourbon), Drambuie (scotch), whiskey, spearmint, peppermint (peppermint), lavender, cardamom, celery, the card lamb's-quarters, nutmeg, santal, bergamot, geranium wilfordii (geranium), honey smart (honey essace), attar of rose, vanilla (vanilla), lemon oil, orange oil, cassia bark, crowndaisy chrysanthemum, cognac wine, jasmine, add and take the pattern tree, Salvia japonica, fennel, allspice (piment), ginger, anise, coriandrum, coffee, coconut, grape fruit, bitter orange, oranges and tangerines, pineapple, strawberry, raspberry, mango, passionfruit, Kiwi berry, pears, apricot, grape, banana, mossberry, cowberry (blueberry), blackcurrant, red gallon, the vinegar fruit, cowberry (lingon berries), thyme, sweet basil, camille, valerian, parsley, camomile, tarragon, lavender, dill, the Europe dill, Salvia japonica, aloe gel, balsamine, eucalyptus, or from any kind peppermint oil of Mentha.The application has described other spices.

Any composition of the present invention also can comprise:

Sweetener, for example sucrose, sucralose (sucralose), acesulfame potassium (acesulfamepotassium), Aspartame, asccharin, cyclohexyl-n-sulfonate, lactose, Tagatose, sucrose, dextrose, fructose, D-sorbite, mannitol and their combination.Sugar sweetener generally includes and contains sugared composition, such as but not limited to, sucrose, glucose, maltose, dextrin, dried invert sugar, fructose, galactolipin, corn syrup solids etc. or their mixture.Can use D-sorbite as sugar-free sweetener.In addition, sugar-free sweetener can include but not limited to other sugar alcohol, for example sweet mellow wine, xylitol, hydrogenated starch hydrolysates, maltitol etc. or their mixture.High intensity artificial sweeteners (high intensity artificial sweeteners) also can be used with above-mentioned combinations of sweeteners.Preferred artificial sweetener includes but not limited to sucralose, Aspartame, acesulfame salts, alitame, asccharin and salt thereof, cyclamic acid and salt thereof, glycyrrhizic acid, dihydrochalcone, thaumatin (thaumatin), monellin (monellin) etc. or their mixture.

Can be used for surfactant of the present invention such as ionic surfactant pack and draw together glycerol polyethylene glycol ether stearate (glycerol-polyethylene glycol oxystearate), polyoxyethylene ester or sorbitol laurate, polyoxyethylene sorbitan monolaurate for example, polyoxyethylene sorbitan list isostearate, the polyoxyethylene sorbitan monostearate, the polyoxyethylene sorbitan monoleate, polyoxyethylene or sorbitol laurate, comprise polysorbate, and the block polymer of polyoxyethylene and polyoxypropylene etc. or their mixture.When using combinations-of surfactants, first component can be polyoxyethylene sorbitan fatty acid esters or poly-(oxygen ethene) block copolymer of alpha-hydro-omega-hydroxypoly (oxygen ethene) poly-(oxypropylene), and second component can be polyoxyethylene alkyl ether or castor oil derivatives.Amphoteric surfactant, non-ionic surface active agent and/or cationic surfactant can be used in the composition of the present invention.Suitable ionic surfactant pack is drawn together for example polyoxyethylene compound, lecithin, ethoxylated alcohol, ethoxylated esters, the ethoxyquin acid amides, the polyoxypropylene compound, the third oxidation alcohol, ethoxyquin/third oxidation the block polymer, third oxide ester, alkanolamide, amine oxide, the fatty acid ester of polyalcohol, glycol ester, the diethylene glycol (DEG) ester, propylene glycol ester, glyceride, polyglyceryl fatty acid ester, sorbitan ester, sucrose ester, glucose ester (dextrorotation sugar ester), dimethyl-silicon wet goods or their mixture.

Plasticizer is glycerine, propane diols, polyethylene glycol, D-sorbite/mannitol, acetylated monoglyceride, single acetin, diacetin, glyceryl triacetate and 1 for example, 3-butanediol etc. or their mixture.

Filler is starch, microcrystalline cellulose, wood pulp, mill wood pulp (disc refined wood pulp), insoluble fibre, soluble fibre, calcium carbonate, Dicalcium Phosphate, calcium sulfate, clay etc. or their mixture for example.

Lubricant (for example stearic acid and stearate such as dolomol, light anhydrous silicic acid, talcum, NaLS etc. or their mixture) or wax (for example lecithin, glycerin monostearate and propylene glycolmonostearate, oleum theobromatis (cocoa butter), white petrolatum, polyethylene glycol etc. or their mixture).

Anticorrisive agent is methyl p-hydroxybenzoate, ethyl-para-hydroxybenzoate, propylparaben, potassium sorbate, Sodium Benzoate, sodium hydrogensulfite etc. or their mixture for example.

Stabilizing agent is ascorbic acid, citric acid list sterol ester, BHT, BHA, citric acid, natrium citricum, acetic acid etc. or their mixture for example.

Colouring agent is vegetable colour or other food coloring, chlorophillins etc. or their mixtures for example.

The described any composition of the application also can comprise as unglazed or glossiness coating.Described coating preferably includes colorant, spices, sweetener or odor masking agent.Described coating also can comprise with composition in different spices, colorant or the disintegration rates of form agent (format).Described coating also can comprise tobacco.The application has described exemplary spices.

The described any composition of the application also can comprise as the printed patterns for sign (logo).Printed patterns can comprise colorant, tobacco, spices, sweetener or odor masking agent.The surface of the described any composition of the application also can comprise embossing pattern (pattern in relief).

Being contained in tobacco in any composition can be powder, particle, fragment or can feel dissolving or do not dissolve in mouth.

The described any composition of the application also can comprise thin slice (flake), as comprises tobacco or multiple spices or colorant.

Any composition of the present invention may be molded to the shape that is suitable for applying in mouth.Composition of the present invention also can provide tobacco satisfaction (tobacco satisfaction), in during 1 second-30 minutes.

Feature of the present invention also is to be put in the method that obtains the tobacco satisfaction in the mouth by at least a portion of inciting somebody to action any composition as described in the present application.

Feature of the present invention also is to prepare method for compositions as described in the present application.In these methods any also can comprise coating is applied on the composition, for example by spraying, brushing, roller coat, scraping blade curtain coating, seam be coated with, squeezing and coating or hot melt deposition.Any method also can be included in printed patterns on the composition, as by offset printing, aniline printing, intaglio printing, ink-jet, laser or serigraphy.In addition, the described method of preparation composition also comprises the described spices of the application, colorant, odor masking agent or any other composition is joined in described form agent or the composition.

Compile (the compilation of ingredients) of the composition that provides in composition as the application or composition is provided " form agent ", for example is polymer, natural gum, watery glue, binding agent, carrier or reagent.The agent of water-soluble synthetic polymer form can comprise polyvinylpyrrolidone, water-soluble cellulose, polyvinyl alcohol, EMA anhydride copolymer, methyl vinyl ether copolymer-maleic anhydride, acrylic copolymer, methacrylic acid and methacrylate anionic polymer, have dimethyl-cationic polymer, PEO, water soluble polyamide and polyester etc. of amino-ethyl ammonium functional group or their mixture.Preferred water-soluble polymer form agent comprises water-soluble cellulose derivative, for example hydroxypropyl methylcellulose, hydroxyethylcellulose or hydroxypropyl cellulose or their mixture.Other form agent comprises carboxymethyl cellulose, mosanom, polyethylene glycol, natural gum (as xanthans, gum tragacanth, guar gum, acacin (aracia gum), gum arabic (Arabic gum)), water dispersible polyacrylate (as polyacrylic acid, methylmethacrylate copolymer, carboxylic ethylene copolymer).The form agent can be mixture, with the blend or the block polymer of other form agent.The application has described other exemplary form agent.

" derivative " is meant and chemical substance that in theory can from this material derive relevant with another material on the structure.For example, the form agent can be (as acetylizad) of alkylating (as methylated, ethylating, propylated or butylated), hydroxylated, carboxylated, acidylate, crosslinkedization, amination, phosphorylation, Sulfated, halogenation (as fluoridize, bromination, chlorination or iodate) or hydrogenation.

" tobacco " is meant any part among any member of Nicotiana, as leaf, flower, root and stem.The Exemplary types of tobacco comprises N.rustica and N.tabacum (as LA B21, LN KY171, TI1406, Basma, Galpao, Po Like tobacco, Beinhart 1000-1 and Petico).Other kinds comprise N.acaulis, N.acuminata, N.acuminata var.multiflona, N.afiicana, N.alata, N.amplexicaulis, N.aretsii, N.attenuata, N.benavidesii, N.benthamiana, N.bigelovii, N.bonariensis, N.cavicola, N.clevelandii, N.cordifolia, N.corymbosa, N.debneyi, N.excelsior, N.forgetiana, N.fragrans, N.glauca, N.glutinosa, N.goodspeedii, N.gossei, N.hybrid, N.ingulba, N.kawakamii, N.knightiana, N.langsdorffii, N.linearis, N.longiflora, N.maritima, N.megalosiphon, N.miersii, N.noctiflora, N.nudicaulis, N.obtusifolia, N.occidentalis, N.occidentalis subsp.hesperis, N.otophora, N.paniculata, N.pauciflora, N.petunioides, N.plumbaginifolia, N.quadrivalvis, N.raimondii, N.repanda, N.rosulata, N.rosulata subsp.ingulba, N.rotundifolia, N.setchellii, N.simulans, N.solanifolia, N.spegazzinii, N.stocktonii, N.suaveolens, N.sylvestris, N.thyrsiflora, N.tomentosa, N.tomentosiformis, N.trigonophylla, N.umbratica, N.undulata, N.velutina, N.Wigandioides and N.x sanderae.That described tobacco can be is complete, fragment, cut-out, that solidify, ageing, fermentation or through other processing, as granulation or encapsulated.Tobacco also can be the finished product form, includes but not limited to any nonflammable tobacco i.e. mouthful (the orally consumed) that consume, as smokeless tobacco.This smokeless tobacco comprises snuff (wet or do), chewing tobacco, loose cigarette (loose tobacco), capsule cigarette (pouched tobacco) etc., or any form of comprising of the application.This term also comprises the extract of tobacco, and this extract comprises two or more tobacco organoleptic ingredients.

" tobacco satisfaction " in this situation is meant when using smokeless tobacco, component relevant with the tobacco organ sensation that discharges in mouth and the relevant impression of perfume composition that is added.Select to use the adult consumer of smokeless tobacco goods typically to buy the smokeless tobacco goods according to their individual preference, such preference including, but not limited to cutting, the form of fragrance, tobacco, be easy to use and pack.

" organ sensation " is meant the comprehensive sensory perception that relates to or help the consumer, and it comprises any combination as fragrance, fragrance, breath, taste, peculiar smell, mouthfeel etc.

" do not fire " and be meant and usually do not burning between the operating period.

" part " is meant one that constitutes in several or a plurality of equivalent units that something or something can be divided into.Except as otherwise noted, described part is weight portion.

From size, be easy to use and the viewpoint of controlled disintegration rate (rate of disintegration), the described composition of the application is favourable.

Except as otherwise noted, all percentages are weight percentage.

According to following description and claim, other characteristics and advantage are conspicuous.

Description of drawings

Fig. 1 is the schematic diagram of perfuming tobacco rods (film).Described perfuming tobacco rods is thin and contain tobacco.When being placed in consumer's mouth, described perfuming tobacco rods is (for example 0.5-30 is in second) disintegration immediately, discharges fragrance simultaneously.In addition, described perfuming tobacco rods also can be according to composition in 30 seconds-1 minute, in 30 seconds-3 minutes, in 30 seconds-5 minutes, in 30 seconds-7 minutes or disintegration in 30 seconds-10 minutes.As described in the present application, tobacco rods can be dulcet, for example contains Chinese ilex, Chinese cassia tree, peppermint and/or other spices.For aesthetic purposes, tobacco rods can comprise colour band or other mark of indicating fragrance.

Fig. 2 A and 2B are the schematic diagram of perfuming tobacco sheet (tablet), and described perfuming tobacco sheet is the quickly disintegrated sequin that contains tobacco.When putting into consumer's mouth, described tobacco sheet begins disintegration immediately, provides fragrance to the consumer.Described tobacco sheet can be dulcet, for example contains Chinese ilex, Chinese cassia tree, peppermint and/or other spices.For aesthetic purposes, tobacco sheet can comprise painted spot or other mark of indicating fragrance.Fig. 2 B shows the side view of tobacco sheet.Described tobacco sheet can ultrafast disintegration (30 seconds-2 minutes), disintegration (1 minute-3 minutes) fast, slow disintegration (2 minutes-5 minutes), slowly disintegration (4 minutes-10 minutes) or natural effervesce.

Fig. 3 A and 3B are the schematic diagram of the hard sheet of tobacco (tablet), and the hard sheet of described tobacco is level and smooth, lasting and (for example perfuming tobacco) that contain tobacco, and is placed in consumer's mouth.The hard sheet of tobacco can be dulcet, for example contains Chinese ilex, Chinese cassia tree, peppermint and/or other spices.For aesthetic purposes, the hard sheet of tobacco can comprise painted spot or other mark of indicating fragrance.Fig. 3 B shows the side view of the hard sheet of tobacco.

Fig. 4 A and 4B are the schematic diagram of effervesce tobacco sheet, and described effervesce tobacco sheet comprises tobacco, and the consumer is placed on described effervesce tobacco sheet in the mouth.The effervesce tobacco sheet can have fragrance, for example contains Chinese ilex, Chinese cassia tree, peppermint and/or other spices.For aesthetic purposes, the effervesce tobacco sheet can comprise painted areas or other mark of indicating fragrance.Fig. 4 B shows the side view of effervesce tobacco sheet.

Fig. 5 A and 5B are the schematic diagram of tobacco double-layer tablet (duet) (tablet), and described tobacco double-layer tablet has hard outer layer and soft inner layer, perhaps have hard internal layer and soft skin.Hard outer layer is included in the tobacco of disintegration in consumer's mouth.Soft inner layer comprises spices (for example breath freshener).The tobacco double-layer tablet can have fragrance, for example contains Chinese ilex, Chinese cassia tree, peppermint and/or other spices.For aesthetic purposes, the cigarette double-layer tablet can comprise painted spot or other mark of indicating fragrance.Fig. 5 B shows the side view of tobacco double-layer tablet.

Fig. 6 A and 6B are the schematic diagram of sandwich tablet of (duo) (tablet) of cigarette, and described cigarette double-layer tablet has hard outer layer and soft center, perhaps have soft skin and hard center.Skin can comprise for example breath freshener of spices, and the center comprises tobacco.Sandwich disintegration when putting into consumer's mouth of described tobacco.Sandwich of described tobacco can have fragrance, for example contains Chinese ilex, Chinese cassia tree, peppermint and/or other spices.For aesthetic purposes, sandwich of tobacco can comprise painted spot or other mark of indicating spices.Fig. 6 B shows the sectional view of sandwich of tobacco.

Fig. 7 A and 7B are the schematic diagram of tobacco toothpick (tobacco toothpicks), and the size of described tobacco toothpick is similar to wooden toothpick with shape and comprise tobacco.Described tobacco toothpick is placed in consumer's mouth and (for example 3-10 minute) slowly disintegration in inhaling A Cigarette Without You.In similar embodiment, disintegration can not take place in the tobacco toothpick, yet has abundant hole and allow tobacco and spices diffusion to keep structural integrity simultaneously.The tobacco toothpick can have fragrance, for example contains Chinese ilex, Chinese cassia tree, peppermint and/or other spices.For aesthetic purposes, the tobacco toothpick can comprise colour band or other mark of indicating spices.Fig. 7 B shows the side view of tobacco toothpick.

Fig. 8 A and 8B are the schematic diagram that tobacco chews gel, and described tobacco chews that gel comprises tobacco and slowly disintegration in consumer's mouth when for example chewing.Tobacco chews gel can have fragrance, for example contains Chinese ilex, Chinese cassia tree, peppermint and/or other spices.For aesthetic purposes, tobacco chews gel and can be colored with indication fragrance.Fig. 8 B shows that tobacco chews the side view of gel.

Fig. 9 A and 9B are the schematic diagram of tobacco gel beads, and described tobacco gel beads is the little soft pearl with the liquid center that contains tobacco.The consumer puts into mouth with this tobacco gel beads and makes its thawing.During thawing, this tobacco gel beads discharges tobacco and optional spices (for example Chinese ilex, Chinese cassia tree, peppermint and/or other spices).For aesthetic purposes, the tobacco gel beads can be colored with indication fragrance.Fig. 9 B shows the cross section of tobacco gel beads.

Figure 10 A and 10B are the schematic diagram of disintegratable tobacco bag (but consumer unit), and described disintegratable tobacco bag can be placed in consumer's mouth and (for example be placed on the side in the mouth).Along with the disintegration of disintegratable tobacco bag, thin skin can provide fragrance to the consumer.The inside of described disintegratable tobacco bag comprises the tobacco of complete disintegration.Disintegratable tobacco bag can maintain flavor inhaling approximately in A Cigarette Without You (for example 3-10 minute) or shorter time, and can have fragrance, for example contains Chinese ilex, Chinese cassia tree, peppermint and/or other spices.For aesthetic purposes, the disintegratable cigarette packets can comprise the painted spot of indicating fragrance.Figure 10 B shows the side view of disintegratable cigarette packets.In alternative embodiment, the not disintegration of thin skin, but porous, thereby the inclusion that allows wherein to comprise diffuses out as time goes by.

Figure 11 A and 11B are the schematic diagram of tobacco bag (but consumer unit), and described tobacco bag is the smokeless tobacco goods, and this tobacco product comprises the insoluble parcel of other spices that is filled with tobacco and chooses wantonly.Described insoluble parcel is placed on (for example side in the mouth) in consumer's mouth.The tobacco bag used 5-15 minute usually, and for example about 10 minutes, and after use, abandon.Described tobacco bag can have fragrance, for example contains Chinese ilex, Chinese cassia tree, peppermint and/or other spices.For aesthetic purposes, the tobacco bag can comprise vitta or other mark of indicating fragrance.Figure 11 B shows the side view of tobacco bag.

Figure 12 A and 12B are the schematic diagram of tobacco rod, and described tobacco rod comprises tobacco and elongated, level and smooth, size is similar to cigarette.When putting into consumer's mouth, the slow disintegration of described tobacco rod (for example in 3-10 minute).The tobacco rod can have fragrance, for example contains Chinese ilex, Chinese cassia tree, peppermint and/or other spices.For aesthetic purposes, the tobacco rod can comprise colour band or other mark of indicating fragrance.Figure 12 B shows the side view of tobacco rod.

Figure 13 A and 13B are the schematic diagram of tobacco suction pipe (tobacco straw), level and smooth, hollow, the flexible cylinder of described tobacco suction pipe for comprising tobacco (for example perfuming tobacco).The tobacco suction pipe is placed in consumer's mouth and slowly disintegration (for example in 3-10 minute), preferred disintegration fully.In addition, for example not disintegration in consumer's hand of described tobacco suction pipe.The tobacco suction pipe can have fragrance, for example contains Chinese ilex, Chinese cassia tree, peppermint and/or other spices.For aesthetic purposes, the tobacco suction pipe can comprise colour band or other mark of indicating fragrance.Figure 13 B shows the side view of tobacco suction pipe.

Figure 14 A and 14B are for filling the schematic diagram of tobacco suction pipe, and described filling tobacco suction pipe has level and smooth skin and the soft tobacco core that comprises tobacco (for example perfuming tobacco).Level and smooth for example not disintegration in consumer's hand of skin, and disintegration when putting into consumer's mouth.Described filling tobacco suction pipe can have fragrance, for example contains Chinese ilex, Chinese cassia tree, peppermint and/or other spices.For aesthetic purposes, fill the tobacco suction pipe and can comprise colour band or other mark of indicating fragrance.Figure 14 B shows the side view and the end view drawing of tobacco suction pipe.

The specific embodiment

The present invention is characterised in that the typical case is used for the tobacco compositions of tobacco satisfaction.

A. tobacco

The tobacco that is used for the described composition of the application comprises any raw material or form processing, as powder, particle or fragment.Preferably, tobacco is of a size of or it is made in mouth can disintegration (as dissolving), with the perception that produces solubility (as, described tobacco does not produce touch feeling in mouth), perhaps easy-to-swallow.Perhaps, described tobacco is of a size of or it is made can provide sense of touch in mouth.Exemplary average-size for example is about 800,500,250,100,80,75,50,25,20,15,10,8,6,5,3,2 or 1 μ m or littler in the 1-1000 mu m range, is preferably 80 μ m or littler.But described tobacco also can be the form of slurries or flow-gel.But flow-gel is the mixture of form agent, and this form agent is water-soluble and mix with tobacco, and mixes with miscible solvent then to prevent the dissolving fully of described form agent.Such mixture causes described form solvent swell to form the pseudoplastic behavior paste of thickness, and is easy under low pressure that (slight pressure) distributes (dispense) from container (as conduit).Exemplary tobacco is a smokeless tobacco.Other tobaccos are described in the open No.2003/0094182 and 2003/0070687 of U.S., international open No.WO2005/041699 and U.S.S.N.10/981, and 948, be incorporated herein its disclosure as a reference.Also can be used for the tobacco of described composition according to the method preparation among the open No.2004/0112394 of U.S., be incorporated herein its disclosure as a reference.Other suitable tobaccos are known in the art.

Can or spread over equably in the composition the tobacco Random assignment, perhaps focus in its zones of different, for example or from the teeth outwards at the center.

The final use that depends on desired characteristic and described composition, typical final tobacco concentration range is 1 weight %-99 weight % of final composition, for example, mostly be 10,15,20,25,30,35,40,45,50,55,60,65,70,75,80,85 or 90% most.In a preferred embodiment, described composition comprises about 25% tobacco.

B. composition

Normally, compositions contemplated of the present invention is used for mouthful use or consumption.Can use any suitable compatible form agent of mouth to prepare the composition that comprises tobacco.Described tobacco can directly mix with described form agent or by described form agent load.For example, composition can comprise be deposited in the form agent, be mixed in the form agent, by the form agent around or the tobacco that combines with the form agent, described tobacco as as dry particles, fragment, particle, powder or slurries.Tobacco in the composition is soluble or insoluble or feels soluble (perceived to be soluble) or feel insoluble.In one embodiment, described composition is (spitless) tobacco compositions that does not spue.Composition also can comprise the mixture of tobacco form or type.Composition can be foam-like or densification.The foam-like composition can be rigidity or soft, and can be based on water-soluble, water-insoluble or thermoplastic form agent.The application has described exemplary composition.In one embodiment, composition of the present invention does not fire.

The form agent that is applicable to the described composition of the application comprises a mouthful compatible polymeric, as cellulose (as carboxymethyl cellulose (CMC), hydroxypropyl cellulose (HPC), hydroxyethylcellulose (HEC), hydroxypropyl methylcellulose (HPMC) and methylcellulose (MC)), natural polymer is (as starch and modified starch, konjaku (konjac), collagen, inulin, soybean protein, lactalbumin, casein and wheat gluten (wheatgluten)), the algae derived polymer is (as carrageenan (κ, ι and λ), alginates and propylene glycol alginate), the microorganism derived polymer is (as xanthans, dextran, the Aureobasidium pullulans glycan, curdled milk glycan and gellan (gellan)), extract is (as locust bean gum, guar gum, tara gum, gum tragacanth, pectin (for example low-methoxy and amidated pectin), agar, zein, the thorn Chinese parasol tree, gelatin, Asiatic plantain kind (psyllium seed), chitin and chitosan), secretion (as gum arabic (Arabic gum) and shellac), synthetic polymer is (as PVP, PEO and polyvinyl alcohol).Other useful form agent known in the prior art, for example see the Food Technology of Krochta etc., 1997,51:61-74, Glicksman Food Hydrocolloids CRC 1982, Krochta EdibleCoatings and Films to Improve Food Quality Technomic 1994, Industrial GumsAcademic 1993, Nussinovitch Water-Soluble Polymer Applications in FoodsBlackwell Science 2003.Depend on desired characteristic; composition can comprise that also filler is (as starch; microcrystalline cellulose; wood pulp is (as available from International Fibers; Inc. Solkafloc); the mill wood pulp; insoluble fibre; Soluble Fiber (as Fibersol) available from Matsushita; calcium carbonate; Dicalcium Phosphate; calcium sulfate and clay); lubricant is (as lecithin; stearic acid; stearate (as Mg or K) and wax are (as glycerin monostearate; propylene glycolmonostearate and acetylated monoglyceride)); plasticizer is (as glycerine; propane diols; polyethylene glycol; D-sorbite; mannitol; single acetin; diacetin; glyceryl triacetate and 1; the 3-butanediol); stabilizing agent is (as ascorbic acid and citric acid list sterol ester; BHT or BHA), or other compounds are (as vegetable oil; surfactant and anticorrisive agent).Some compounds play the effect of plasticizer and lubricant simultaneously.

Composition of the present invention can comprise that spice extract is (as Radix Glycyrrhizae, kudzu, hydrangea, day raw white skin lily magnolia leaf, yellow chamomile, fenugreek, cloves, menthol, cornmint, Chinese anise, Chinese cassia tree, vanilla (herb), Chinese ilex (winter green), cherry, berry, peach, apple, Dramboui, bourbon's wine (bourbon), Drambuie (scotch), whiskey, spearmint, peppermint (peppermint), lavender, cardamom, celery, the card lamb's-quarters, nutmeg, santal, bergamot, geranium wilfordii (geranium), honey smart (honey essace), attar of rose, lemon oil, orange oil, cassia bark, crowndaisy chrysanthemum, cognac wine, jasmine, add and take the pattern tree, Salvia japonica, fennel, allspice (piment), ginger, anise, coriandrum, coffee, coconut, grape fruit, bitter orange, oranges and tangerines, pineapple, strawberry, raspberry, mango, passionfruit, Kiwi berry, pears, apricot, grape, banana, mossberry, cowberry (blueberry), blackcurrant, red gallon, gooseberry, cowberry (lingon berries), thyme, sweet basil, camille, valerian, parsley, camomile, tarragon, lavender, dill, the Europe dill, Salvia japonica, aloe gel, balsamine, eucalyptus, or from any kind peppermint oil of Mentha), odor masking agent, bitter taste receptor site blocking agent (bitternessreceptor blocker), the receptor site reinforcing agent, sweetener is (as sucralose acesulfame potassium (Ace-K), Aspartame, asccharin, cyclohexyl-n-sulfonate, lactose, sucrose, glucose, fructose, D-sorbite, mannitol, xylitol, antierythrite and Tagatose), and other desired additive such as chlorophyll, mineral matter, medicinal material or breath freshener.

Also can provide spices by solid plant matter such as dried peppermint leaf, it typically is 10% perfumery oil (flavor oil) and 90% insoluble fibre.Exemplary plant further comprises Radix Glycyrrhizae, kudzu, hydrangea, day raw white trees orchid, yellow chamomile, fenugreek, cloves, cornmint, Chinese cassia tree, vanilla (herb), cherry, berry, peach, apple, lavender, celery, cardamom, the card lamb's-quarters, nutmeg, santal, bergamot, geranium wilfordii, rose, vanilla, lemon, orange, cassia bark, crowndaisy chrysanthemum, jasmine, add and take the pattern tree, Salvia japonica, fennel, allspice (piment), ginger, anise, coriandrum, coffee (Arabica for example, Brazilian Santos, Columbian Supremo, Costa Rican, Ethiopian Harrar, HawaiianKona, Kenya AA, Jamaica, Sumatra, Tanzanian Peaberry, Zimbabwe, perhaps fibert, vanilla, amaretto (amaretto), fruit, almond, Ireland cheese, Chinese cassia tree or perfuming butterscotch) or any kind of Mentha.Suitable plant material also comprises beans (for example coffee bean, vanilla bean or cocoa nib), nut (for example almond, peanut, cashew nut, English walnut, hickory nut and pistachio (pistachio)) or the deadwood (stick) (for example Chinese cassia tree) of complete or citation form.As described in WO2005/041699, can after shifting spices, plant material and tobacco be separated, perhaps plant material can remain with the tobacco combination.Also can use the combination of plant material.

Can provide spices to the composition that the application describes by the composition of spice extract, plant material or its combination.Except that the natural perfume material extract, also can provide spices by Counterfeit Item, synthetic or artificial perfume composition and the admixture that comprises these compositions.Can powder, oil, capsule form or other commercially available form add spices.

In some embodiments, described composition disintegration in mouth.The disintegration rate of composition can 20 minutes-change between less than 1 minute.Fast release composition typically less than 2 minutes and more preferably 1 minute or shorter as less than 60 seconds, 50 seconds, 45 seconds, 40 seconds, 35 seconds, 30 seconds, 25 seconds, 20 seconds, 15 seconds, 10 seconds, 5 seconds, 4 seconds, 3 seconds, 2 seconds or 1 second in disintegration takes place.Described disintegration can any mechanism take place, as dissolving, fusing, mechanical damage (as from chewing), enzyme or other chemical degradations, or interactional the breaking between described form agent and tobacco.Disintegration also can take place in described form agent or tobacco itself equally.The required time of composition generation disintegration can be controlled by the thickness that changes described composition, and depends on type, other additives and the use pattern of described form agent.When putting into mouth, described composition can temporarily adhere on the part of oral mucosa.In addition, can change the duration of tobacco satisfaction.This duration is subjected to the disintegration rate of composition for example, from the extraction rate and the influence of the time of staying of described composition in mouth of the organoleptic ingredients of composition.In another embodiment, described composition not disintegration of retention period in mouth.In these compositions, can be by being partly dissolved, leaching, extracting or chew the mechanical damage that causes with in the tobacco organoleptic ingredients intake.Can be at least 10 seconds, 30 seconds, 45 seconds, 1 minute, 2 minutes, 3 minutes, 5 minutes, 6 minutes, 7 minutes, 8 minutes, 9 minutes, 10 minutes, 11 minutes, 12 minutes, 13 minutes, 14 minutes, 15 minutes, 30 minutes or 1 hour, be preferably 10 seconds-10 minutes and more preferably in 30 seconds-5 minutes, provided described tobacco satisfaction.

The size of single composition (individual composition) can be and is fit to fully in mouth, or size be only suitable partly in mouth.The preferred cross-sections of described composition includes but not limited to square, circle, rectangle, ellipse, avette etc.Can change preferred size according to supply size and composition.Typically, the full-size of single part of supplies (single serving) is 10cm or littler.Perhaps, tobacco product can be made bigger form, from this bigger form, can cut or separate single supplies, as by chewing, gnaw or a mouthful disintegration being carried out.For example, can with bar or other lengthy motion pictures be put in the container and the consumer can take out desired supply size.Also the bigger composition sheet of the mouth size on the handle (handle) (or adhere to) part can be inserted in the mouth, be similar to toothpick or cigarette, and the consumer can suck or chews it.In one embodiment, described bigger sheet be mouthful in disintegratable and over a period to come full consumption fall.

C. technology

Film. composition of the present invention can form the film of mouthful interior disintegratable.This film can comprise single or multiple lift.Monofilm for example can comprise tobacco, form agent and other compositions in homogeneous mixture.Multilayer film can comprise several layers of layer that contains tobacco, and for example the kind of tobacco is measure-alike or different, as the tobacco of discernable dissolving.Can be together with laminated multi-layer.In addition, as described in the present application, multilayer film can one or more layers neutralization comprise other compositions other the layer in comprise tobacco.For example, can add each layer for fragrance, sweet taste, color, disintegration rate or stability (as during handling or during the consumption).Also can be arranged in two-layer with the agent of interlayer arrangement form tobacco or multilayer between.In interlayer one or more layers also can comprise tobacco.In having the film of multilayer, the speed generation disintegration that described layer can be identical or different, or a mouthful disintegration does not take place in layer.When disintegration rate not simultaneously, based on the disintegration of described layer, described composition can provide tobacco at different times.Monofilm or the single layer in multilayer film can foam or inflate so that desired physical characteristic or desired dissolving or disintegration rate to be provided.

The big I of film is fit to mouthful with as single supplies (serving).Perhaps, can make bigger film, therefrom divisible single supplies.For example, film can be wrapped up (wraped) or otherwise moulding is forming hollow tube or suction pipe (straw), it can and then be filled with other materials.In addition, as described in the present application, but preparation example and is used to be used for add the preparation of the thin slice or the powder of other compositions then as comprising the film of high percentage 1%-99% tobacco based on dry weight.The preferred thickness of film typically is less than 1mm, for example less than 500,200,100,50,40,30,20,10,5,4,3,2 or 1 μ m; Be preferably 5-125 μ m.

Can use several different methods well known in the prior art to prepare film.Employed technology can be depending on the form agent of using in film.Illustrative methods comprise solution casting or extrude, melt extrude, drum dried and calendering (calendaring).In case form, the surface that for example can use printing or other coatings or modify described film is come film is carried out modification.Can or decorate to handle by printing, coating spices, colorant or tobacco are joined on the surface of film.Can use all print processes well known in the prior art, as offset printing, aniline printing, intaglio printing, ink-jet, laser, serigraphy and other typical methods.Can use the known method of prior art, as spraying, brushing, roller coat, scraping blade curtain coating, seam be coated with, squeezing and coating, hot melt deposition, deposited particles or thin slice and other typical methods coating or decorative pattern are applied to as described on the surface of film.The described film that is printed, applies or modify can comprise or not comprise tobacco.A function of described printing, coating or decorative pattern is that colorant, spices or the tobacco with additional amount is provided on the described film.Another function is to improve the dimensional stability and the outward appearance of described film.In case prepared the described film that is printed, applies or decorate, the extra play that can apply film is to cover, to protect and seal the described surface that is printed, applies or decorate.

The illustrative of exemplary film as shown in Figure 1.

Film embodiment

Table 1.1,1.2 and 1.3 has shown the exemplary composition that is used to prepare film of the present invention.

Table 1.1

	Exemplary (%)	Preferably (%)	Embodiment 1 (%)
	Exemplary (%)	Preferably (%)	Embodiment 1 (%)	Water-soluble polymer	10-70	20-65	30
Tobacco	1-90	20-40	25	Water-soluble polymer	10-70	20-65	30
Tobacco	1-90	20-40	25	Spices	1-40	5-15	10
Sweetener	0.2-6	2-5	3	Spices	1-40	5-15	10
Sweetener	0.2-6	2-5	3	Fiber (solvable or insoluble)	2-40	5-20	9
Plasticizer	1-40	5-15	10	Fiber (solvable or insoluble)	2-40	5-20	9
Plasticizer	1-40	5-15	10	Surfactant	0.01-20	0.1-1	0.5
Starch/maltodextrin	1-40	10-20	10.5	Surfactant	0.01-20	0.1-1	0.5
Starch/maltodextrin	1-40	10-20	10.5	Lubricant	0.5-10	1-3	2

Table 1.2 peppermint film

Composition	Percentage (dry weight)
Composition	Percentage (dry weight)	Klucel EF hydroxypropyl cellulose	23.97％
Tobacco	23.29％	Klucel EF hydroxypropyl cellulose	23.97％
Tobacco	23.29％	Walocel HM100PA2208 hydroxypropyl methylcellulose	12.00％
The B700 modified food starch	11.66％	Walocel HM100PA2208 hydroxypropyl methylcellulose	12.00％
The B700 modified food starch	11.66％	Mint flavouring oil	7.99％
Propane diols	4.25％	Mint flavouring oil	7.99％
Propane diols	4.25％	Glycerine	3.73％

Carbowax Sentry propane diols 400NF, the FCC level	3.73％
Carbowax Sentry propane diols 400NF, the FCC level	3.73％	Sodium carbonate	2.32％
Natural baccy reinforcing agent 631536	2.13％	Sodium carbonate	2.32％
Natural baccy reinforcing agent 631536	2.13％	Walocel HM4000PA2910 hydroxypropyl methylcellulose	2.01％
Sodium chloride	0.75％	Walocel HM4000PA2910 hydroxypropyl methylcellulose	2.01％
Sodium chloride	0.75％	Ammonium carbonate	0.56％
Sucralose (from strength of fluid 25%)	0.53％	Ammonium carbonate	0.56％
Sucralose (from strength of fluid 25%)	0.53％	Grindsted propylene glycolmonostearate USV-K	0.53％
Lauryl sodium sulfate	0.53％	Grindsted propylene glycolmonostearate USV-K	0.53％

Table 1.3

Composition	Percentage (dry weight)
Composition	Percentage (dry weight)	Klucel EF hydroxypropyl cellulose	23.97％
Tobacco	23.29％	Klucel EF hydroxypropyl cellulose	23.97％
Tobacco	23.29％	Walocel HM100PA2208 hydroxypropyl methylcellulose	12.00％
The B700 modified food starch	11.66％	Walocel HM100PA2208 hydroxypropyl methylcellulose	12.00％
The B700 modified food starch	11.66％	Carbowax Sentry propane diols 400NF, the FCC level	5.33％
Cinnamon flavor oil	5.33％	Carbowax Sentry propane diols 400NF, the FCC level	5.33％
Cinnamon flavor oil	5.33％	Glycerine	4.80％
Propane diols	4.25％	Glycerine	4.80％
Propane diols	4.25％	Sodium carbonate	2.32％
Natural baccy reinforcing agent 631536	2.13％	Sodium carbonate	2.32％
Natural baccy reinforcing agent 631536	2.13％	Walocel HM4000PA2910 hydroxypropyl methylcellulose	2.01％
Sodium chloride	0.75％	Walocel HM4000PA2910 hydroxypropyl methylcellulose	2.01％
Sodium chloride	0.75％	Ammonium carbonate	0.56％
Sucralose (from strength of fluid 25%)	0.53％	Ammonium carbonate	0.56％
Sucralose (from strength of fluid 25%)	0.53％	Grindsted propylene glycolmonostearate USV-K	0.53％
Lauryl sodium sulfate	0.53％	Grindsted propylene glycolmonostearate USV-K	0.53％

Embodiment 2 tobacco films

To join in the beaker that comprises the well-beaten deionized water of 450g available from the 50g mixture of the hydroxypropyl methylcellulose (HPMC) of K-3 (60%), the K-100 (35%) of Dow Chemical and K4M (5%) level, this deionized water has been heated to 180 °F.When mixing, the tobacco of 40g fine grinding is joined in the described HPMC solution with 15g microcrystalline cellulose (FMC), 17g starch (available from the B-700 of Grain Processing Corp.), 16g glycerine, 0.8g Tween 80 (Unichema) and 4g propylene glycolmonostearate (available from the PGMS of Danisco).When temperature is reduced to when being lower than 100 °F, in described solution, add 10g cinnamon flavor and 2g sucralose (artificial sweetener).Add 2g sodium carbonate to regulate pH to about 7.5.In case add all the components and evenly dispersion, described mixture is put in the water-bath and continues stirred 30 minutes, temperature is reduced to 65 °F.Add make-up water as required to obtain the brookfield viscosity of 5,000 centipoises when temperature is 65, obtain the soluble solids (solution solid) of about 17%w/w.

It is that the spreader of filming (draw downblade) of 15 Mills (0.015 inch) is applied to the above-mentioned tobacco section solution that comprises on the glass plate that use has fixing slit.Described glass plate is placed on temperature and is set in 170 the air circulation test baking oven.After 30 minutes, from baking oven, take out glass plate, cool to room temperature, and from glass plate, take off and have the described desciccator diaphragm that thickness is 2.5 Mills (0.0025 inch).This film is cut into the less sheet that is fit to be put in the mouth.In less than 1 minute, 1.0 inches * 1.25 inches part disintegrations in mouth of described film, thus discharge described spices, sweetener and tobacco.Based on dry weight, the tobacco content of this film is 25%.

Embodiment 3. opaque perfuming films

Use same procedure, made the solution that does not add tobacco as embodiment 2.When described solution is still warm, under agitation add the 32g titanium dioxide dispersion (50% titanium dioxide aqueous dispersion) and the 0.01g FD ﹠amp of Sensient Colors supply; C Red No.40 color lake (Sensient Colors).As described in embodiment 2, with described solution be cooled to 65 °F and be applied on the glass plate, dry and remove from described glass plate.Made and had good strength and build is the opaque light red film of 1.5 Mills (0.015 inch).

Embodiment 4. duplicatures

It is that the spreader of filming of 15 Mills (0.015 inch) will be applied on the glass plate from the part solution of embodiment 2 that use has fixing slit.Be positioned in the test baking oven and dry as glass plate as described in the embodiment 2.From baking oven, take out described glass plate and cool to room temperature, but do not remove described film from described glass plate.

It is that the spreader of filming of 5 Mills (0.005 inch) will be applied on the desciccator diaphragm of embodiment 2 from the part solution of embodiment 3 that use has fixing slit.Described glass plate was positioned in 170 the test baking oven 10 minutes.From described glass plate, take off and have the desciccator diaphragm that thickness is 3 Mills (0.003 inch).Described film clearly has both sides, is the film that comprises tobacco of brown in a side, and a relative side is red perfuming film.1.0 inches * 1.25 inches parts of described film can typically disintegration in mouth in less than 1 minute.

Embodiment 5. trilamellar membranes

As described above, use that to have fixing slit be that the spreader of filming of 5 Mills will be applied on the glass plate from the part solution of embodiment 3, and in the test baking oven, carry out drying.It is that the spreader of filming of 15 Mills will be applied on the described desciccator diaphragm of embodiment 3 from the part solution of embodiment 2 that use has fixing slit, and carries out drying as in the previous in the test baking oven.It is that the spreader of filming of 5 Mills is applied on the glass plate from the part solution of embodiment 3 that use has fixing slit, and carries out drying as in the previous in the test baking oven.The thickness of gained film is 3 Mills (0.003 inch) and forms by three layers, is opaque, red flavour additive laye and the intermediate layer that comprises the tobacco film at either side.1.0 inches * 1.25 inches parts of described film can typically disintegration in mouth in less than 1 minute.

The film of embodiment 6. foamed

Under vigorous stirring, comprise to 100g and to add 0.5g lauryl sodium sulfate (surfactant) in the part solution of tobacco from embodiment 2.Then with this solution at high speed shear blender such as Silverson Laboratory Homogenizer, mix among the Model L4RT-W, to produce uniform bubble structure.Use then that to have fixing slit be that the spreader of filming of 4 Mills (0.040 inch) is applied to this hyperinflation solution on the glass plate, and dry in the test baking oven.When with the foam film of drying when described glass plate is removed, it has thickness is 4 Mills (0.004 inches).1.0 the weight of the same slice of the non-foam film that makes among the weight ratio embodiment 2 of this foam film section of inch * 1.25 inches * 4 Mills (0.004 inch) (thickness) is little by 35%.Compare with the identical non-foamization film of preparation among the embodiment 2, the disintegration rate of described foamed film in mouth is typically faster.

Embodiment 7. thin slices

By (TIC Gums Inc.) joins in the 60g deionized water with 0.4g propylene glycolmonostearate (PGMS), violent simultaneously the mixing 30 minutes, has made solution in beaker with the spray-dired gum arabic of 40g.In high-speed stirred, in this solution of 10g, add 0.01g FD; C RedNo.40 color lake is to guarantee the even dispersion of described color.This solution of capping was also placed 24 hours so that the whole dissipations of all air pockets.Use then that to have fixing slit be that the spreader of filming of 5 Mills (0.005 inch) is applied to the part of this solution on the glass plate.Described glass plate was put in the test baking oven that is set at 170 20 minutes, fully dry up to described film.When with described film when described glass plate is removed, its be broken into have high glaze, a plurality of fritters of bright-coloured red thin slice.With other FD ﹠amp; C repeats in the color lake this process to make the thin slice of a plurality of different colours.Also spices and artificial sweetening agent can be joined in the described thin slice.

Embodiment 8. reconstituted tobacoos

The tobacco powder that in the solution that 10g embodiment 7 makes, adds the 4g fine grinding.As the same procedure among the embodiment 7, on glass plate, make film and drying, cool off and remove.The gained thin slice is made up of the gum arabic of 50% tobacco and 50% and is had a dark brown color.If desired, spices can be joined in the described thin slice.As described in also the material as sodium carbonate can being joined in the thin slice to regulate pH.

Embodiment 9. has the tobacco film of thin slice

Made film as embodiment 2.When described film remains unchanged on described glass plate when moistening, as embodiment 8 made measured quantity thin slice and with its uniform spreading to as described on the wet film.Then that described glass plate is dry in the test baking oven; Described film cool to room temperature is also removed from glass plate then.Typically, to have dry weight be 1g (comprise 25% or 0.25g tobacco) to the described dry film of embodiment 2.If the 20 equal portions films that this film is divided into sections (1.0 inches * 1.25 inches * 2 Mill), each section heavily are 50mg (comprise 25% or the tobacco of 12.5mg).If to described film, it is 2g (comprising the 0.75g tobacco altogether) that whole of described film will have dry weight with 1g reconstituted tobacoo (it is the 50 weight % of tobacco) uniform spreading.When being divided into equal section in 20 fens, each section is heavily for 100mg and comprise the tobacco of 37.5mg.The described film section of being cut into 1.0 inches * 1.25 inches can typically disintegration in mouth in less than 1 minute.

Embodiment 10. has the tobacco film of decorative laminate

Use decorative laminate (as not comprising the painted thin slice of any tobacco) or painted thin slice is mixed with the thin slice that comprises tobacco, repeat embodiment 9 described methods.The film of gained has bright-coloured outward appearance.

Embodiment 11. perfuming tobacco films

Table 11.1

HPMC/HPC	36.56％
HPMC/HPC	36.56％	Starch	12.18％
Tobacco	24.37％	Starch	12.18％
Tobacco	24.37％	Na ₂CO ₃	1.46％
Plasticizer	13.15％	Na ₂CO ₃	1.46％
Plasticizer	13.15％	Spices	6.82％

Sweetener	0.49％
Sweetener	0.49％	Surfactant	0.97％
Water	4.00％	Surfactant	0.97％

Weighing and the following composition of combination in the container of suitable volumes:

MIX1

Klucel EF(Hercules) 30.98g

HM100PA2208(Wolff Cellulosics) 15.51g

HM4000PA2910(Wolff Cellulosics) 2.60g

B-792(Grain Processing Corporation) 16.36g

Tobacco powder (particle mean size＜80 μ m) 32.72g

The gained mixture is mixed until evenly.The following composition of weighing in separation container:

MIX2

Na ₂CO ₃ 1.96g

Propylene glycolmonostearate 0.65g

Lauryl sodium sulfate 0.65g

In the 3rd container, the following composition of weighing:

MIX3

Glycerine 5.89g

Propane diols 5.22g

PEG400 6.54g

Cinnamon flavor 6.54g

Tobacco spice modifier (Hagelin) 2.62g

Sucralose solution 25% (Tate ﹠amp; Lyle) 2.62g

The weighing boiling water of 619.14g altogether in rustless steel container.Described water is carried out vigorous stirring with Arrow Model1750 high speed shear blender.Xiang Shuizhong adds MIX2.Continue to stir after 30 seconds, add MIX1 this moment.Continued vigorous stirring 4 minutes.In gained solution, add MIX3.Continued vigorous stirring 1 minute.Gained solution is transferred in the Silverson SS1 container that is suitable for the vacuum mixing.Described container is connected to Silverson L4RTU homogenizer electrodynamic element.Vacuum (20-25 inch Hg) under 7500RPM with described solution homogenizing 2 minutes, place ice bath then around described homogeneous container.In 10, lasting homogenization is 8 minutes under the 000RPM in vacuum (20-25 inch Hg).After homogenization is finished, the described solution of part is transferred to the 500mL Nalgene bottle that is used for storing.

The part of gained gel solution is poured in advance on the glass plate that the Mylar sheet with suitable size covers.Is that the spreader of filming of 15 Mills laterally dragged glass plate with described gel solution with having fixing slit.Described glass plate is positioned over the side that is set at 75 ℃ to purge in the forced ventilation baking oven (VWR type 1330FM) 30 minutes.The gained film that is dried to about 4% humidity is removed and is cut into the unit of suitable size from described Mylar sheet.1.0 the film of inch * 1.25 inches unit disintegration in mouth in less than 30 seconds.

From identical solution, having fixing slit by use is that the spreader of filming of 30 Mills crosses the film that (cross) glass plate made relatively slow disintegration (for example in mouth disintegration greater than 30 seconds film) with described solution casting.As above dry in an identical manner described film 40 minutes.Typically disintegration in mouth in less than 1 minute of the described film that makes.

Curtain coating is before the glass plate from same solution, described solution is carried out foamed and made supper-fast disintegration film (for example in mouth disintegration less than 15 seconds film).Carry out high speed shear by every kind of solution and mix (using Arrow Model 1750 high speed shear blenders) and finished foamed in about 3 minutes 100g, then with have fixing slit be 30 Mills film spreader with described foaming solution immediately curtain coating to glass plate.Typically disintegration in mouth in less than 15 seconds of the described film that makes.

The tobacco film of embodiment 12. perfumings

Table 12.1

HPMC	36.56％
HPMC	36.56％	Starch	12.18％
Tobacco	24.37％	Starch	12.18％
Tobacco	24.37％	Na ₂CO ₃	1.46％
Plasticizer	10.71％	Na ₂CO ₃	1.46％
Plasticizer	10.71％	Spices	9.26％
Sweetener	0.49％	Spices	9.26％
Sweetener	0.49％	Surfactant	0.97％
Water	4.00％	Surfactant	0.97％

Weighing and the following composition of mixing in the container of suitable volumes:

MIX1

HM3PA2910(Wolff Cellulosics) 30.98g

HM100PA2208(Wolff Cellulosics) 15.51g

HM4000PA2910(Wolff Cellulosics) 2.60g

B700(Grain Processing Corporation) 16.36g

Tobacco powder (particle mean size＜80 μ m) 32.72g

The gained mixture is mixed until evenly.Composition in independent container below the weighing:

MIX2

Na ₂CO ₃ 1.96g

Propylene glycolmonostearate 0.65g

Lauryl sodium sulfate 0.65g

In the 3rd container, the composition below the weighing:

MIX3

Glycerine 4.58g

Propane diols 5.22g

PEG400 4.58g

Mint flavouring 9.81g

Tobacco spice modifier (Hagelin) 2.62g

Sucralose solution 25% (Tate ﹠amp; Lyle) 2.62g

The part of gained gel solution is poured in advance on the glass plate that the Mylar sheet with suitable size covers.Is that the spreader of filming of 15 Mills laterally dragged glass plate with described gel solution with having fixing slit.Described glass plate is positioned over the side that is set at 75 ℃ to purge in the forced ventilation baking oven (VWR type 1330FM) 30 minutes.The gained film that is dried to about 4% humidity is removed and is cut into the unit of suitable size from described Mylar sheet.1.0 the film of inch * 1.25 inches unit is in 15-30 disintegration in mouth in second.

Perhaps, described film comprises Chinese ilex, spearmint or apple flavor spices.

As described in example 11 above, the film (as the film of disintegration in mouth) and the supper-fast disintegration film (as the film of disintegration in mouth) of relatively slow disintegration from same solution, have been made less than 15 seconds greater than 30 seconds.

Embodiment 13. peach perfuming tobacco films

Table 13.1

HPMC	29.12％
HPMC	29.12％	Starch	9.71％
Tobacco	19.41％	Starch	9.71％
Tobacco	19.41％	Na ₂CO ₃	1.16％
Plasticizer	2.33％	Na ₂CO ₃	1.16％
Plasticizer	2.33％	Peach mud	29.66％
Spices	3.43％	Peach mud	29.66％
Spices	3.43％	Sweetener	0.39％
Surfactant	0.77％	Sweetener	0.39％
Surfactant	0.77％	Water	4.00％

MIX1

HM3PA2910(Wolff Cellulosics) 30.98g

HM100PA2208(Wolff Cellulosics) 15.51g

HM4000PA2910(Wolff Cellulosics) 2.60g

B700(Grain Processing Corporation) 16.36g

Tobacco powder (particle mean size＜80 μ m) 32.72g

The gained mixture is mixed until evenly.The following composition of weighing in independent container:

MIX2

Na ₂CO ₃ 1.96g

Propylene glycolmonostearate 0.65g

Lauryl sodium sulfate 0.65g

In the 3rd container, the following composition of weighing:

MIX3

Glycerine 1.31g

Propane diols 1.31g

PEG400 1.31g

Peach mud 100.0g

Peach flavor essence (peach flavor) 3.27g

Tobacco spice modifier (Hagelin) 2.62g

Sucralose solution 25% (Tate ﹠amp; Lyle) 2.62g

The film (as the film of disintegration in mouth) and the supper-fast disintegration film (as the film of disintegration in mouth) of relatively slow disintegration from same solution, have been made as described in example 11 above less than 15 seconds greater than 30 seconds.

Embodiment 14. is used for the perfuming tobacco film of rod/package/bag shape/vacuum forming

Table 14.1

HPMC	41.31％
HPMC	41.31％	Starch	13.76％
Tobacco	9.75％	Starch	13.76％
Tobacco	9.75％	Na ₂CO ₃	1.46％
Plasticizer	18.99％	Na ₂CO ₃	1.46％
Plasticizer	18.99％	Spices	9.27％
Sweetener	0.49％	Spices	9.27％
Sweetener	0.49％	Surfactant	0.98％
Water	4.00％	Surfactant	0.98％

MIX1

HM3PA2910(Wolff Cellulosics) 38.48g

HM100PA2208(Wolff Cellulosics) 19.27g

HM4000PA2910(Wolff Cellulosics) 3.24g

B700(Grain Processing Corporation) 20.32g

Tobacco powder (particle mean size＜80 μ m) 14.39g

MIX2

Na ₂CO ₃ 2.16g

Propylene glycolmonostearate 0.72g

Lauryl sodium sulfate 0.72g

In the 3rd container, the following composition of weighing:

MIX3

Glycerine 7.19g

Propane diols 7.19g

PEG400 7.19g

Glyceryl triacetate 6.47g

Cinnamon flavor 10.80g

Tobacco spice modifier (Hagelin) 2.88g

Sucralose solution 25% (Tate ﹠amp; Lyle) 2.88g

The weighing boiling water of 606.10g altogether in rustless steel container.Described water is carried out vigorous stirring with Arrow Model1750 high speed shear blender.Xiang Shuizhong adds MIX2.Continue to stir after 30 seconds, add MIX1 this moment.Continued vigorous stirring 4 minutes.In gained solution, add MIX3.Continued vigorous stirring 1 minute.Gained solution is transferred in the Silverson SS1 container that is suitable for the vacuum mixing.Described container is connected to Silverson L4RTU homogenizer electrodynamic element.Vacuum (20-25 inch Hg) under 7500RPM with described solution homogenizing 2 minutes, place ice bath then around described homogeneous container.In 10, lasting homogenization is 8 minutes under the 000RPM in vacuum (20-25 inch Hg).After homogenization is finished, the described solution of part is transferred to the 500mL Nalgene bottle that is used for storing.

The part of gained gel solution is poured in advance on the glass plate that the Mylar sheet with suitable size covers.Is that the spreader of filming of 20 Mills laterally dragged (drawn cross) glass plate with described gel solution with having fixing slit.Described glass plate is positioned over the side that is set at 75 ℃ to purge in the forced ventilation baking oven (VWR type 1330FM) 35 minutes.The gained film that is dried to about 4% humidity removed and be stored in from described Mylar sheet use after being used for the polybag.

The perfuming tobacco film that has made other according to the prescription and the method for front is as the apple perfuming.

Embodiment 15. is used for the perfuming/painted tobacco film of rod/package/bag shape

Table 15.1

HPMC	41.31％
HPMC	41.31％	Starch	13.76％
Fibersol-2	9.75％	Starch	13.76％
Fibersol-2	9.75％	Na ₂CO ₃	1.46％
Plasticizer	18.99％	Na ₂CO ₃	1.46％
Plasticizer	18.99％	Spices	9.26％
Sweetener	0.49％	Spices	9.26％
Sweetener	0.49％	Surfactant	0.79％
Colorant	0.20％	Surfactant	0.79％
Colorant	0.20％	Water	4.00％

MIX1

HM3PA2910(Wolff Cellulosics) 38.48g

HM100PA2208(Wolff Cellulosics) 19.27g

HM4000PA2910(Wolff Cellulosics) 3.24g

B700(Grain Processing Corporation) 20.32g

Fibersol-2(Matsutani) 14.39g

FD & C Red No.40Alum Lake 35-42％ 0.29g

(Sensient Colors)

MIX2

Na ₂CO ₃ 2.16g

Propylene glycolmonostearate 0.58g

Lauryl sodium sulfate 0.58g

In the 3rd container, the following composition of weighing:

MIX3

Glycerine 7.19g

Propane diols 7.19g

PEG400 7.19g

Glyceryl triacetate 6.47g

Cinnamon flavor 10.79g

Tobacco spice modifier (Hagelin) 2.88g

Sucralose solution 25% (Tate ﹠amp; Lyle) 2.88g

Embodiment 16. is used for the class blank sheet of paper film of rod/package/bag

Table 16.1

HPC	26.33％
HPC	26.33％	HPMC	15.41％
Insoluble fibre	38.52％	HPMC	15.41％
Insoluble fibre	38.52％	Na ₂CO ₃	1.48％
Plasticizer	4.93％	Na ₂CO ₃	1.48％
Plasticizer	4.93％	Spices	7.39％
Sweetener	0.48％	Spices	7.39％
Sweetener	0.48％	Surfactant	0.48％
TiO ₂	0.98％	Surfactant	0.48％
TiO ₂	0.98％	Water	4.00％

MIX1

Klucel EF(Hercules) 20.53g

HM100PA2208(Wolff Cellulosics) 10.28g

HM4000PA2910(Wolff Cellulosics) 1.73g

Solkafloc 200FCC(International Fiber) 30.03g

MIX2

Na ₂CO ₃ 1.15g

Propylene glycolmonostearate 0.38g

MIX3

Glycerine 0.96g

Propane diols 0.96

PEG400 0.96

Mint flavouring 5.76

Sucralose solution 25% 1.54

TiO ₂50% dispersion 1.54g

The part of gained gel solution is poured in advance on the glass plate that the Mylar sheet with suitable size covers.Is that the spreader of filming of 20 Mills laterally dragged (drawn cross) glass plate with described gel solution with having fixing slit.Described glass plate is positioned over the side that is set at 75 ℃ to purge in the forced ventilation baking oven (VWR type 1330FM) 35 minutes.Extra film is with 40 mil curtain coatings, and dry 1 hour.The gained film that is dried to about 4% humidity removed and be stored in from described Mylar sheet use after being used for the polybag.

Other spices comprise mint flavouring, wintergreen flavor or spearmint.Other colorants comprise FD﹠amp; CBlue Alum Lake 35-42%, FD ﹠amp; C Emerald Green Lake Blend and FD ﹠amp; C BlueAlum Lake+FD ﹠amp; C Emerald Green Lake Blend.

Embodiment 17. is used for the peach perfuming film of rod/package/bag

Table 17.1

HPMC	31.73％
HPMC	31.73％	Starch	10.57％
Tobacco	7.49％	Starch	10.57％
Tobacco	7.49％	Na ₂CO ₃	1.12％
Plasticizer	14.59％	Na ₂CO ₃	1.12％

Peach mud	26.01％
Peach mud	26.01％	Spices	3.37％
Sweetener	0.37％	Spices	3.37％
Sweetener	0.37％	Surfactant	0.75％
Water	4.00％	Surfactant	0.75％

MIX1

HM3PA2910(Wolff Cellulosics) 38.48g

HM100PA2208(Wolff Cellulosics) 19.27g

HM4000PA2910(Wolff Cellulosics) 3.24g

B700(Grain Processing Corporation) 20.32g

Tobacco powder (particle mean size＜80 μ m) 14.39g

MIX2

Na ₂CO ₃ 2.16g

Propylene glycolmonostearate 0.72g

Lauryl sodium sulfate 0.72g

In the 3rd container, the following composition of weighing:

MIX3

Glycerine 7.19g

Propane diols 7.19g

PEG400 7.19g

Glyceryl triacetate 6.47g

Peach mud 100.0

Peach flavor essence 3.60g

Tobacco spice modifier (Hagelin) 2.88g

Sucralose solution 25% (Tate ﹠amp; Lyle) 2.88g

The part of gained gel solution is poured in advance on the glass plate that the Mylar sheet with suitable size covers.Is that the spreader of filming of 20 Mills laterally dragged glass plate with described gel solution with having fixing slit.Described glass plate is positioned over the side purged in the forced ventilation baking oven (VWR type 1330FM) 35 minutes, this baking oven has been set to 75 ℃.The gained film that is dried to about 4% humidity removed and be stored in from described Mylar sheet use after being used for the polybag.

The perfuming that embodiment 18. is used to apply/White-opalescent film

Table 18.1

HPMC	45.46％
HPMC	45.46％	Starch	15.15％
Fibersol-2	10.73％	Starch	15.15％
Fibersol-2	10.73％	Na ₂CO ₃	1.07％
Plasticizer	10.73％	Na ₂CO ₃	1.07％
Plasticizer	10.73％	TiO ₂	10.45％
Spices	1.07％	TiO ₂	10.45％
Spices	1.07％	Sweetener	0.27％
Surfactant	1.07％	Sweetener	0.27％
Surfactant	1.07％	Water	4.00％

MIX1

HM3PA2910(Wolff Cellulosics) 38.48g

HM100PA2208(Wolff Cellulosics) 19.27g

HM4000PA2910(Wolff Cellulosics) 3.24g

B700(Grain Processing Corporation) 20.32g

Fibersol-2(Matsutani) 14.39g

MIX2

Na ₂CO ₃ 1.44g

Propylene glycolmonostearate 0.72g

Lauryl sodium sulfate 0.72g

In the 3rd container, the following composition of weighing:

MIX3

Glycerine 3.60g

Propane diols 3.60g

PEG400 3.60g

Glyceryl triacetate 3.60g

TiO ₂Suspension 50% (Sensient Colors) 28.04g

Tobacco spice modifier (Hagelin) 1.44g

Sucralose solution 25% (Tate ﹠amp; Lyle) 1.44g

The weighing boiling water of 606.10g altogether in rustless steel container.Described water is carried out vigorous stirring with Arrow Model1750 high speed shear blender.Xiang Shuizhong adds MIX2.Continue to stir 30 seconds, add MIX1.Continued vigorous stirring 4 minutes.In gained solution, add MIX3.Continued vigorous stirring 1 minute.Gained solution is transferred in the Silverson SS1 container that is suitable for the vacuum mixing.Described container is connected to Silverson L4RTU homogenizer electrodynamic element.Vacuum (20-25 inch Hg) under 7500RPM with described solution homogenizing 2 minutes, place ice bath then around described homogenizer container.In 10, lasting homogenization is 8 minutes under the 000RPM in vacuum (20-25 inch Hg).After homogenization is finished, the described solution of part is transferred to the 500mL Nalgene bottle that is used for storing.

The part of gained gel solution is poured in advance on the glass plate that the Mylar sheet with suitable size covers.Is that the spreader of filming of 20 Mills laterally dragged glass plate with described gel solution with having fixing slit.Described glass plate is positioned over the side that is set at 75 ℃ to purge in the forced ventilation baking oven (VWR type 1330FM) 35 minutes.The gained film that is dried to about 4% humidity removed and be stored in from described Mylar sheet use after being used for the polybag.

The tobacco film that embodiment 19. extrudes

Table 19

Tobacco	25.63％
Tobacco	25.63％	Klucel LF	61.53％
Na ₂CO ₃	3.32％	Klucel LF	61.53％
Na ₂CO ₃	3.32％	Plasticizer	6.68％

Sweetener	0.83％
Sweetener	0.83％	Water	2.00％

As described in the present application, with the similar mode of the granulation that is used for tablet manufacturing following composition carried out granulation, to produce tobacco particle (tobacco granulation) with humidity about 4.50%:

Klucel LF(Hercules) 3448.0g

Na ₂CO ₃ 181.0g

Sucralos(Tate & Lyle) 45.0g

Propane diols 363.0g

Tobacco powder (particle mean size＜80 μ m) 1451.0g

Water 2344.0g

Described tobacco particle is incorporated in the feed zone of 40: 1 L/D of Leistritz Micro-18 Twin Screw Extruder (double screw extruder), it has been disposed for extruding with the rotation in the same way of medium-sheared helical design.Being used for the described charging rate of extruding is 1-3 Pounds Per Hour.Machine barrel district temperature is 75-240 °F.Finish emptying by incorporate drain in the front of the blowing die head of described extruder from the volatile matter of extruding melt.

Make and have width to be about 3 inches and thickness be the tobacco film of 2-3 Mill by incorporate band extrusion die (strip die) at the discharge end of described extruder.When discharging, use the 3-roller to pile up chill roll (stacked chill roller) described tobacco film is rolled (calendaring) and cool to room temperature.From the downstream of described chill roll, described film is introduced Mylar to prevent adhesion between described rete on re-reeler.Described tobacco film is positioned in the container that is applicable to storage.

Described as the application, subsequently described tobacco film is used to prepare the pouch that contains solvable tobacco.Described film is slowly disintegration in 2-4 minute time in mouth.

Embodiment 20. has the perfuming tobacco film of gelatin

Table 20.1

HPMC	35.95％
HPMC	35.95％	Gelatin	0.98％
Starch	12.30％	Gelatin	0.98％
Starch	12.30％	Tobacco	23.64％
Na ₂CO ₃	1.47％	Tobacco	23.64％
Na ₂CO ₃	1.47％	Plasticizer	10.84％
Spices	9.35％	Plasticizer	10.84％

Sweetener	0.50％
Sweetener	0.50％	Surfactant	0.97％
Water	4.00％	Surfactant	0.97％

MIX1

HM3PA2910(Wolff Cellulosics) 13.84g

HM100PA2208(Wolff Cellulosics) 7.24g

HM4000PA2910(Wolff Cellulosics) 1.21g

B700(Grain Processing Corporation) 7.63g

Gelatin 0.61g

Tobacco powder (particle mean size＜80 μ m) 15.27g

MIX2

Na ₂CO ₃ 0.91g

Propylene glycolmonostearate 0.30g

Lauryl sodium sulfate 0.30g

In the 3rd container, the following composition of weighing:

MIX3

Glycerine 2.14g

Propane diols 2.44g

PEG400 2.14g

Mint flavouring 4.58g

Tobacco spice modifier (Hagelin) 1.22g

Sucralose solution 25% (Tate ﹠amp; Lyle) 1.22g

The weighing boiling water of 288.93g altogether in rustless steel container.Described water is carried out vigorous stirring with Arrow Model1750 high speed shear blender.Xiang Shuizhong adds MIX2.Continue to stir after 30 seconds, add MIX1 this moment.Continued vigorous stirring 4 minutes.In gained solution, add MIX3.Continued vigorous stirring 3 minutes.Gained solution is transferred to the suitable vessel that is used for storing.

The part of gained gel solution is poured in advance on the glass plate that the Mylar sheet with suitable size covers.Is that the spreader of filming of 20 Mills laterally dragged glass plate with described gel solution with having fixing slit.Described glass plate is positioned over the side that is set at 75 ℃ to purge in the forced ventilation baking oven (VWR type 1330FM) 35 minutes.The gained film that is dried to about 4% humidity is removed and is cut into the unit of suitable size from described Mylar sheet.1.0 inch * film unit disintegration in mouth in less than 30 seconds of 1.25 inches discharges spices, sweetener and tobacco.

Embodiment 21. has the perfuming tobacco film of gelatin

Table 21.1

HPMC	32.01％
HPMC	32.01％	Gelatin	4.92％
Starch	12.30％	Gelatin	4.92％
Starch	12.30％	Tobacco	23.64％
Na ₂CO ₃	1.47％	Tobacco	23.64％
Na ₂CO ₃	1.47％	Plasticizer	10.84％
Spices	9.35％	Plasticizer	10.84％
Spices	9.35％	Sweetener	0.50％
Surfactant	0.97％	Sweetener	0.50％
Surfactant	0.97％	Water	4.00％

MIX1

HM3PA2910(Wolff Cellulosics) 11.40g

HM100PA2208(Wolff Cellulosics) 7.24g

HM4000PA2910(Wolff Cellulosics) 1.21g

B700(Grain Processing Corporation) 7.63g

Gelatin 3.05g

Tobacco powder (particle mean size＜80 μ m) 15.27g

MIX2

Na ₂CO ₃ 0.91g

Propylene glycolmonostearate 0.30g

Lauryl sodium sulfate 0.30g

In the 3rd container, the following composition of weighing:

MIX3

Glycerine 2.14g

Propane diols 2.44g

PEG400 2.14g

Mint flavouring 4.58g

Tobacco spice modifier (Hagelin) 1.22g

Sucralose solution 25% (Tate ﹠amp; Lyle) 1.22g

Embodiment 22. has the perfuming tobacco film of gelatin

Table 22.1

HPMC	27.09％
HPMC	27.09％	Gelatin	9.85％
Starch	12.30％	Gelatin	9.85％
Starch	12.30％	Tobacco	23.64％
Na ₂CO ₃	1.47％	Tobacco	23.64％
Na ₂CO ₃	1.47％	Plasticizer	10.84％
Spices	9.35％	Plasticizer	10.84％
Spices	9.35％	Sweetener	0.50％
Surfactant	0.97％	Sweetener	0.50％
Surfactant	0.97％	Water	4.00％

MIX1

HM3PA2910(Wolff Cellulosics) 8.35g

HM100PA2208(Wolff Cellulosics) 7.24g

HM4000PA2910(Wolff Cellulosics) 1.21g

B700(Grain Processing Corporation) 7.63g

Gelatin 6.11g

Tobacco powder (particle mean size＜80 μ m) 15.27g

MIX2

Na ₂CO ₃ 0.91g

Propylene glycolmonostearate 0.30g

Lauryl sodium sulfate 0.30g

In the 3rd container, the following composition of weighing:

MIX3

Glycerine 2.14g

Propane diols 2.44g

PEG400 2.14g

Mint flavouring 4.58g

Tobacco spice modifier (Hagelin) 1.22g

Sucralose solution 25% (Tate ﹠amp; Lyle) 1.22g

The weighing boiling water of 288.93g altogether in rustless steel container.Described water is carried out vigorous stirring with Arrow Model1750 high speed shear blender.Xiang Shuizhong adds MIX2.Continue to stir after 30 seconds, add MIX1 this moment.Continued vigorous stirring 4 minutes.In gained solution, add MIX3.Continued vigorous stirring 3 minutes.Gained solution is shifted the suitable vessel that is used for storing.

Tablet

Composition of the present invention also can be made into tablet, as supper-fast disintegration (about 15 seconds), disintegration (less than 2 minutes) fast, slowly disintegration (2-10 minute), chewable tablets and effervescent tablet.Exemplary tablet is shown in Fig. 2 A-2B, 3A-3B and 4A-4B.

The size of tablet can be single supplies or aliquot more, and a plurality of more aliquots have been formed single supplies.The tablet that is of a size of single supplies typically has the size of 5mm-15mm.Littler tablet typically has the diameter of 2-4mm.Littler like this tablet can be made at the multiple colorant or the spices that are used for consuming simultaneously.Tablet may be molded to compressing tablet, convex or concavity bead, ellipse or any other known shapes concerning trade.Also tablet can be carried out foamed so that dissolving or disintegration faster to be provided in mouth.But tablet also stratification so that multiple taste or mouthfeel to be provided when tablet dissolved or the disintegration.Also tablet can be applied to change color or taste or to be used to provide the mechanical strength that is used to improve processing.In one embodiment, be designed to that quickly disintegrated tablet can apply with the coating of extremely thin water-insoluble in water,, applied the second water miscible coating simultaneously to provide protection to described tablet.

Can use any forming method well known in the prior art, as making tablet from the dried mix (dry mix) that is commonly referred to as direct compression or from pre-granulated materials by compacting (press), injection moulding, compression moulding, injection foam-formed (injection foam moulding) or compression foam moulding (compressionfoam molding).

Tablet embodiment

Table 23.1,23.2 and 23.3 has shown the exemplary composition that is used to prepare tablet of the present invention.

Table 23.1

	Exemplary range (%)	Embodiment 23 fast (%)	Embodiment 24 fast (%)	Embodiment 25 slow (%)	Embodiment 26 slow (%)
	Exemplary range (%)	Embodiment 23 fast (%)	Embodiment 24 fast (%)	Embodiment 25 slow (%)	Embodiment 26 slow (%)	Water-soluble polymer	0-70	0	3	23	0
Tobacco	1-70	27	20	27	30	Water-soluble polymer	0-70	0	3	23	0
Tobacco	1-70	27	20	27	30	Perfumery oil	0.5-4.0	2	1.8	2	2
Artificial sweetener	0.05-0.4	0.15	0.15	0.15	0.1	Perfumery oil	0.5-4.0	2	1.8	2	2
Artificial sweetener	0.05-0.4	0.15	0.15	0.15	0.1	Sugar	1-80	64	35	45.85	33.3
Maltodextrin	0-50	0	19	0	0	Sugar	1-80	64	35	45.85	33.3
Maltodextrin	0-50	0	19	0	0	Disintegrant	0.1-15	6.35	3.0	-	-
Starch	5-80	0	17.35	-	50	Disintegrant	0.1-15	6.35	3.0	-	-
Starch	5-80	0	17.35	-	50	Releasing agent	0.1-2.0	0.5	0.5	0.5	0.5
Emulsifying agent	0.1-5.0	0	0.2	0.5	0.1	Releasing agent	0.1-2.0	0.5	0.5	0.5	0.5

Table 23.2 peppermint tablet

Composition

Percentage (dry weight)

Maltodextrin M585	38.87％
Maltodextrin M585	38.87％	Mannogen TM 2080Granular USP/FCC	32.81％
Tobacco	23.85％	Mannogen TM 2080Granular USP/FCC	32.81％
Tobacco	23.85％	Dolomol food-grade NF Kosher	1.02％
Sodium chloride	0.77％	Dolomol food-grade NF Kosher	1.02％
Sodium chloride	0.77％	Sodium carbonate	0.74％
Mint flavouring oil	0.62％	Sodium carbonate	0.74％
Mint flavouring oil	0.62％	Ammonium carbonate	0.58％
The pre-hydration FT of gum arabic	0.49％	Ammonium carbonate	0.58％
The pre-hydration FT of gum arabic	0.49％	Spearmint oil	0.15％
Sucralose solution	0.11％	Spearmint oil	0.15％

Table 23.3 Chinese cassia tree tablet

Composition	Percentage (dry weight)
Composition	Percentage (dry weight)	Maltodextrin M585	41.20％
The refining of edible lactose	29.48％	Maltodextrin M585	41.20％
The refining of edible lactose	29.48％	Tobacco	24.03％
The pre-hydration FT of gum arabic	1.26％	Tobacco	24.03％
The pre-hydration FT of gum arabic	1.26％	Dolomol food-grade NF Kosher	1.03％
Cinnamon flavor oil	0.78％	Dolomol food-grade NF Kosher	1.03％
Cinnamon flavor oil	0.78％	Sodium chloride	0.78％
Sodium carbonate	0.74％	Sodium chloride	0.78％
Sodium carbonate	0.74％	Ammonium carbonate	0.58％
Sucralose solution	0.12％	Ammonium carbonate	0.58％

Embodiment 27. exemplary chewable tablets

Can use following composition to form chewable tablets: sompressible sugar (30-50%, for example 40%) tobacco (10-30%,, for example 20%) dextrose (15-40%,, for example 25%) maltodextrin (5-20%,, for example 13%) colouring agent (0.01-0.10%,, for example 0.05%), spices (0.5-2%, for example 1.35%) and dolomol (0.10-2%, for example 0.60%).

Embodiment 28. exemplary effervescent tablets

Can use the composition of embodiment 27, add an amount of sodium acid carbonate and citric acid simultaneously, form effervescent tablet.Exemplary effervescent tablet is shown in Fig. 4 A-4B.

Embodiment 29. thermoplasticity tablets

Can use following composition (umber) to form the thermoplasticity tablet: hydroxypropyl cellulose (HPC) 54, tobacco 27, microcrystalline cellulose 10, propane diols 4, artificial sweetening agent 2, spices 2 and stabilizing agent 0.2.Described composition can be carried out dry stirring and use the required barrel zone temperature (typically 340-370) of the described HPC of fusing that it is fed in the extruder.Extruded diameter approximately ¹/ ₂The rod of inch, and be cut into the size of enough formation tablets.

Embodiment 30. tobacco tablets

The prescription of table 30.1 tobacco tablet

Composition	% dry weight base
Composition	% dry weight base	Tobacco powder	25.00
Sweetener	32.11	Tobacco powder	25.00
Sweetener	32.11	Maltodextrin	40.22
Spices	0.75	Maltodextrin	40.22
Spices	0.75	Emulsifying agent	1.36
Na ₂CO ₃	0.56	Emulsifying agent	1.36
Na ₂CO ₃	0.56	Amount to	100.00

Table 30.2 is used to prepare the prescription of the adhesive solution of tobacco tablet

Composition	％
Composition	％	Water	45.00
Maltodextrin	53.05	Water	45.00
Maltodextrin	53.05	Emulsifying agent	1.80
Sweetener	0.15	Emulsifying agent	1.80
Sweetener	0.15	Amount to	100.00

The preparation of adhesive solution

In independent container, weigh up the one-tenth component that is shown in the table 30.2.Xiang Shuizhong slowly adds the gum arabic (emulsifying agent) of pre-hydration and mixes under high speed shear stirs in rustless steel container.After dissolving is finished, in described water, slowly add M 585 maltodextrins (Grain ProcessingCorporation).In case M 585 dissolves fully, slowly add sucralose sweetener (Tate ﹠amp; Lyle) and fully mix guaranteeing and dissolve fully.

Peppermint (peppermint) and the spearmint and the Na of the formula ratio in the table 30.1 will be shown in ₂CO ₃Join in the described adhesive solution.By means of homogenizer under 9000-10000RPM with about 20 minutes of all mixture homogenization.By being shown in the appropriate amount that batch size in the table 30.1 and percentage composition are determined employed adhesive solution.The solution of homogenizing is transferred to spices to be held/pumping groove in.

The preparation of dry ingredients

Mix together and be positioned in the product groove being shown in the mannitol (sweetener) of the formula ratio in the table 30.1 and tobacco powder (base of bone dry).

The preparation of Vector Multiflo-15 fluid-bed chamber

Use Vector Multiflo-15 fluid bed coating machine that described adhesive solution is applied on the described dry ingredients mixture, to form final particle.On the control panel computer, select manual handle.The machine operation parameter in the table 30.3 is listed in input in program:

Table 30.3Vector Multiflo-15 fluid bed parameter is provided with

Parameter	Be provided with
Parameter	Be provided with	Inlet temperature (Celsius)	60
Air-flow (CFM)	150	Inlet temperature (Celsius)	60
Air-flow (CFM)	150	Flow (G/ minute)	125
Filtered pulse is (second) at interval	30	Flow (G/ minute)	125
Filtered pulse is (second) at interval	30	The afterpulse time (second)	60

The appropriate amount of injection adhesive solution also is input in the described program.Batch size by expectation determines that the amount of described adhesive solution is to obtain being shown in the percentage composition in the table 30.1.

Granulated processed

In case described dry ingredient is carried out fluidisation and obtains temperature in described fluid bed chamber be 40-45 ℃, and described adhesive solution slowly is sprayed on the described dry ingredient to form described particle.Nozzle exit pressure is set to 22psi and air-flow is 200CFM.Increase described air-flow to guarantee good product motion or the fluidization in described fluid bed chamber.In case all adhesive solutions apply, described air-flow is reduced to 200CFM.In case described product temperature reaches about 43 ℃ then stop this process.

Be used to form the preparation of granules of tablet

Described bulk material is carried out classification by 12-order mesh screen.Dolomol (lubricant) is carried out classification by 40-order mesh screen.The dolomol that will be shown in the formula ratio in the table 30.4 in polybag mixes with described bulk material and hand 2 minutes.

Table 30.4 is used to form the component prescription of tablet

Composition	The % dry weight
Composition	The % dry weight	Bulk material	99.50
Lubricant	0.50	Bulk material	99.50
Lubricant	0.50	Amount to	100.00

Tablet formation method

Described bulk material and lubricant are input in the feed hopper of forcing press.Parameter below setting is listed in the table 30.5 on Vanguard VSP 8Mini Rotary Press:

Table 30.5 is used for the parameter of tobacco tablet

Disintegration disintegration in 1-3 minute in mouth fast.Slowly disintegration disintegration in 5-8 minute in mouth.

Embodiment 31. tobacco tablets

The prescription of table 31.1 tobacco tablet

Composition	% dry weight base
Composition	% dry weight base	Tobacco powder	25.00
Sweetener	34.11	Tobacco powder	25.00
Sweetener	34.11	Maltodextrin	38.58
Spices	1.00	Maltodextrin	38.58
Spices	1.00	Emulsifying agent	1.31
Amount to	100.00	Emulsifying agent	1.31

Table 31.2 is used to prepare the prescription of the adhesive solution of tobacco tablet

Composition	％
Composition	％	Water	45.00
Maltodextrin	53.04	Water	45.00
Maltodextrin	53.04	Emulsifying agent	1.80
Sweetener	0.16	Emulsifying agent	1.80

Amount to

100.00

Follow the method that is used for the adhesive solution preparation of previous statement in embodiment 30.In adhesive solution, add peppermint (peppermint) and spearmint and the 45.00g Na that lists in the formula ratio in the table 31.1 ₂CO ₃Follow the preparation that is used to constitute described adhesive solution, dry ingredient, the preparation and the prilling process in VectorMultiflo-15 fluid bed chamber.

Be used to form the preparation of granules of tablet

As previously mentioned, described bulk material is carried out classification by suitable mesh screen.The dolomol of formula ratio (be used for quick disintegration and be 0.75% or be used for slow disintegration be 1.00%) is mixed and hand 2 minutes at polybag with described bulk material.

Tablet formation method

The mechanically actuated parameter of listing in the table 31.3 is set on Vanguard VSP 8 Mini Rotary Press:

The tablet that table 31.3 is used for the tobacco tablet forms parameter

Embodiment 32 tobacco tablets

The prescription of table 32.1 tobacco tablet

Composition	% dry weight base
Composition	% dry weight base	Tobacco powder	25.00
Filler	30.00	Tobacco powder	25.00
Filler	30.00	Maltodextrin	42.15
Spices	0.75	Maltodextrin	42.15
Spices	0.75	Emulsifying agent	1.43
Sweetener	0.12	Emulsifying agent	1.43
Sweetener	0.12	Na ₂CO ₃	0.56
Amount to	100.00	Na ₂CO ₃	0.56

Table 32.2 is used to prepare the prescription of the adhesive solution of tobacco tablet

Composition	％
Composition	％	Water	45.00
Maltodextrin	53.06	Water	45.00
Maltodextrin	53.06	Emulsifying agent	1.80
Sweetener	0.14	Emulsifying agent	1.80
Sweetener	0.14	Amount to	100.00

Follow the method that before is used for the adhesive solution preparation.In adhesive solution, add cinnamon flavor and the Na that lists in the formula ratio in the table 32.1 ₂CO ₃Following the preparation (the lactose filler mixes with tobacco powder) that is used to constitute described adhesive solution, dry ingredient, the preparation in Vector Multiflo-15 fluid bed chamber and the residue of prilling process handles.

Be used to form the preparation of granules of tablet

Described bulk material and dolomol are carried out classification by 12-order mesh screen and 40-order mesh screen respectively.The dolomol of formula ratio (be used for quick disintegration and be 0.50% or be used for slow disintegration be 1.00%) is mixed and hand 2 minutes at polybag with described bulk material.

Tablet formation method

The mechanically actuated parameter of listing in the table 32.3 is set on Vanguard VSP 8 Mini Rotary Press:

The tablet of table 32.3 tobacco tablet forms parameter

Embodiment 33. tobacco tablets

Follow the same procedure that being used among the embodiment 32 prepares the tobacco tablet, difference is to use Chinese ilex (winter green) spices to replace cinnamon flavor.

Be used to form the preparation of granules of tablet

Then the described material of finishing is carried out classification by 12-order mesh screen.Dolomol carries out classification by 40-order mesh screen.The dolomol of formula ratio (be used for quick disintegration and be 0.50% or be used for slow disintegration be 0.75%) is mixed and hand 2 minutes at polybag with described bulk material.

Tablet formation method

The tablet that table 33.1 is used for the tobacco tablet forms parameter

Embodiment 34. has the tobacco tablet of opaque white color coating

The prescription of table 34.1 tobacco tablet

Composition	% dry weight base
Composition	% dry weight base	Tobacco	25.00
Filler	30.00	Tobacco	25.00
Filler	30.00	Maltodextrin	39.74
Spices	0.75	Maltodextrin	39.74
Spices	0.75	Emulsifying agent	1.35
Sweetener	0.10	Emulsifying agent	1.35
Sweetener	0.10	Na ₂CO ₃	0.56
Tobacco spice modifier	2.50	Na ₂CO ₃	0.56
Tobacco spice modifier	2.50	Amount to	100.00

Table 34.2 is used to prepare the prescription of the adhesive solution of tobacco tablet

Composition	％
Composition	％	Water	45.00
Maltodextrin	53.07	Water	45.00
Maltodextrin	53.07	Emulsifying agent	1.80
Sweetener	0.13	Emulsifying agent	1.80
Sweetener	0.13	Amount to	100.00

The preparation of adhesive solution

The described method that is used for the adhesive solution preparation before following.In adhesive solution, add the apple flavor spices, natural bitterness blocking agent (Comax) and the Na that list in the formula ratio in the table 34.1 ₂CO ₃Following the preparation (the lactose filler adds tobacco powder) that is used to constitute described adhesive solution, dry ingredient, the preparation in VectorMultiflo-15 fluid bed chamber and the residue of prilling process handles.

Be used to form the preparation of granules of tablet

Then the described material of finishing is carried out classification by 12-order mesh screen.Dolomol carries out classification by 40-order mesh screen.The dolomol (being used for slow disintegration is 0.75%) of formula ratio is mixed and hand 2 minutes at polybag with described bulk material.

Tablet formation method

The parameter of listing in the table 34.3 is set on Vanguard VSP 8 Mini Rotary Press:

The tablet that table 34.3 is used for slow disintegration tobacco tablet forms parameter

Parameter	Be provided with	Scope
Parameter	Be provided with	Scope	Fill the degree of depth (MM)	13.6	13.5-13.7
Thickness (MM)	2.4	2.4-2.5	Fill the degree of depth (MM)	13.6	13.5-13.7
Thickness (MM)	2.4	2.4-2.5	Principal pressure (KN)		4.5-5.2
Expulsion pressure (MM)		0.04-0.24	Principal pressure (KN)		4.5-5.2

The tobacco tablet applies suspension complement (Tobacco tab coating-suspension makeup)

Guidance according to the producer has prepared 20% the Opadry II aqueous solution, and mixes 45 minutes before coating.

Painting method

Tablet (5.5-6.5KG) is put in the coating pan of Vector/Freund Hi-coating machine pan coating machine, and carries out warmly reaching 45 ℃ up to delivery temperature.Described dish with less than under the 5RPMs running finish this step so that the tablet minimise wear." make air pass described dish with 100CFM under the dish pressure of water-0.5 at 75 ℃.

In case described tablet reaches temperature required, described dish speed is increased to about 15RPMs and applies described Opadry coating suspension with 15-20g/ minute speed.During applying, mix described suspension continuously to prevent the solid sedimentation.Under about 70psi, use about 100 litres of air per minute described hydrojet that atomizes.The directed air porthole (directional air ports) of use on nozzle makes mist formula hydrojet form pattern, with described nozzle when about 70psi setting into about 50 litres of air per minute.

Periodically increase or reduce inlet air temperature to keep delivery temperature between 43-46 ℃.

Continue spraying and be applied to satisfy up to solid and be typically about 3% prescription demand, or visually be satisfied up to tablet with desired amount.

Embodiment 35. multilayer tablets

Can use commercially available pressure apparatus to prepare tablet with two or more evident layers.The composition of these layers can be identical or different.Single layer can there are differences aspect color, fragrance, tobacco type, tobacco content, dissolution velocity and other similar characteristics.For example, one deck rapidly disintegration discharge spices or smell is sheltered composition.Comprise the second layer disintegration more lentamente of tobacco powder, thereby little by little expose tobacco.Exemplary multilayer tablet is shown in Fig. 5 A-5B and 6A-6B.

Embodiment 36. tri-layer tablets

Can prepare have three layers as embodiment 35 described multilayer tablets: the soft core of (1) breath freshening (breath freshening core), (2) surround the polymer/tobacco layer of core, (3) outside comprises the fast disintegration coating of tobacco.Prepare soft core (1), do not contain tobacco and contain the gel of breath freshening spices.Preparation pH is about 7.8 the molten mixture (2) that contains edible polymers, water, tobacco (for example about 25 weight %), spices and sweetener.Described mixture is deposited in the mould on the depositor.Before filling up mould fully, breath freshening gel core (1) is deposited on the central authorities of parts.Use (2) to fill mould and cooling then.After the cooling, composition is taken out from mould, with containing for example about 40 weight % tobaccos, spices and sweetener, pH is about 8.5 polymer solution shallow layer coating said composition then.

When described composition was put into consumer's mouth, the quick disintegration of ground floor (30-60 second) provided spices and tobacco satisfaction.Second/intermediate layer disintegration more lentamente (greater than 5 minutes).Then, expose inner core, provide breath freshening spices to the consumer.

The solid tobacco of embodiment 37. disintegratables

Component below in independent container, taking by weighing:

Kluce EF(Hercules) 60g

Tobacco powder 75g

Tobacco spice modifier (tobacco flavor 6g

modifier)

Corn syrup (65%) 45g

Sucrose 45g

B700(Grain Processing Corp.) 51g

Sucralose solution 25% (Tate ﹠amp; Lyle) 3g

Propane diols 3g

Sodium carbonate 1.5g

Water 6g

Fructus Piperis peppermint oil 4.5g

Part water 1 (heat) 120g

Part water 2 (cold) 120g

6g water is joined in the sodium carbonate, and stir described mixture.Stir this mixture in it being added this method other compositions after a while.

Part water 2 (cold) is put in carries out freezingly in the ice bath, and part water 1 (heat) is heated to 60 ℃ and transfer in the rustless steel container.Stir described 60 ℃ water and Klucel EF is little by little joined in this water with Arrow Model 1750 high speed shear blenders.With this solution stirred for several minute.Then part water 2 (cold) is joined in this mixture.Below described rustless steel container, place ice bath, and mixture was stirred 15 minutes.

Stir after 15 minutes, join in the described mixture residual components is disposable.Before adding next composition, this mixture is mixed fully.Described composition adds in the following order: tobacco spice modifier, propane diols, sucralose solution, corn syrup, sodium carbonate liquor, sucrose, tobacco powder, B700 and Fructus Piperis peppermint oil.In whole mixed process, in ice bath, add ice to keep mixture ice-cold.After adding all the components, described mixing was stirred 10 minutes again.

From described ice bath, shift out container, and described mixture partly is distributed on the paraffin paper with the solid disintegratable, and at room temperature dry 24 hours.Remove the solid of disintegratable from described paraffin paper, and transfer to and continue drying at room temperature on another sheet paraffin paper.After lasting dry 12-24 hour, obtained being used for the desired hardness of described disintegratable solid.

The solid tobacco of embodiment 38. disintegratables

Component below in independent container, taking by weighing:

HPMC2910HM E5/6Bv(Celanese) 60g

Tobacco powder 75g

Tobacco spice modifier 6g

Corn syrup (65%) 45g

Sucrose 45g

B700(Grain Processing Corp.) 39g

Sucralose solution 25% (Tate ﹠amp; Lyle) 3g

Propane diols 15g

Sodium carbonate 1.5g

Water 6g

Fructus Piperis peppermint oil 4.5g

Part water 1 (heat) 120g

Part water 2 (room temperature) 120g

6g water is joined in the sodium carbonate, and stir described mixture.Stir this mixture in a back composition that it is joined in the method.

Part water 1 (heat) is heated to 80 ℃ and transfer in the rustless steel container.Stir described 80 ℃ water and HPMC is little by little joined in this water with Arrow Model1750 high speed shear blender.With this solution stirred for several minute.Then part water 2 (room temperature) is joined in this mixture, and described mixture was stirred 15 minutes.

Stir after 15 minutes, join in the described mixture residual components is disposable.Before adding next composition, this mixture is mixed fully.Described composition adds in the following order: tobacco spice modifier, propane diols, sucralose solution, corn syrup, sodium carbonate liquor, sucrose, tobacco powder, B700 and Fructus Piperis peppermint oil.After adding all the components, described mixing was stirred 10 minutes again.

Be assigned to described mixture on the paraffin paper in batches and at room temperature dry 24 hours.Remove the solid of disintegratable from described paraffin paper, and transfer to and continue drying at room temperature on another sheet paraffin paper.After lasting dry 12-24 hour, obtained being used for the desired hardness of described disintegratable solid.

Use identical prescription, mixed process and assigning process to obtain similar articles, but described disintegratable solid is in the forced ventilation baking oven that is set at 32 ℃ (forced air oven) (VWR Model1330FM) dry 1 hour.Then described disintegratable solid is removed from baking oven and at room temperature dry 24 hours.In addition, the disintegratable solid is following dry 18 hours in 32 ℃ in described forced ventilation baking oven.Use this drying process, obtained bigger a little light color (dull finish) the disintegratable solid of degree.

Profiled member

Thereby tobacco compositions also may be molded to abundant rigidity easy to handle goods.These moulded products can there are differences on the physical property and arrive between the high hardened component in high flexibility.These goods can form Any shape and can be fine and close or foamed.These compositions typically have the 2-50% of finished weight, the moisture content of preferred 5-10%.Exemplary shape comprises pipe, toothpick, rod, helical form or solid bar (solid rod).Perhaps, profiled member can have the shape that limits in advance.The consumer can be any preferable shape with this product molding easily.Typically, can delay to suck or chew profiled member in mouth, to discharge the tobacco organoleptic ingredients.Profiled member can intra-oral disintegration or mouthful in cannot disintegration.Disintegration preferably took place in 1-10 minute at 1-60 minute in the parts of disintegratable.

The size of profiled member can be suitable fully or improper in mouth.Can partly insert the composition bigger than mouth.The typical full-size of profiled member is 6 inches, more preferably 2.5 inches.

Profiled member can comprise discontinuity zone, as has each zone of identical or different spices or colorant or size or the agent of tobacco form, and described tobacco is as perceptible tobacco of when dissolving.For example, the helical form profiled member can comprise single rope strand, and each rope strand has different spices or color or size or the agent of tobacco form.As further embodiment, can prepare profiled member by multistep process, wherein molding or extrusion molding spare are made of multilayer, and two-layer or multilayer wherein comprises different spices, colorant or size or the agent of tobacco form.

Can use that any known method prepares the profiled member composition in the prior art, as extrude, coextrusion, compression moulding, injection moulding, drawing, foam-formed, blowing and overmolded (overmoulding).In addition, profiled member can be based on water-soluble or thermoplasticity form agent.In one embodiment, make water base profiled member (aqueous-based shaped part) by the viscous paste (as by the Hobar method) that forms described form agent, water, tobacco and other compositions, and described slurry is pressed into mould (form), extrudes or form thin slice by die head, therefrom cut this shape.Then can dry described section or form part and make that moisture is the 2-50% of finished weight, be preferably 5-10% to be used for high rigid element and 10-50% to be used for the high flexibility parts.In another embodiment, water paste as described in can in twin-stage expressing technique (as by the Wenger double screw extruder), forming, wherein in the mixing of described machinery or pre-extrusion grade, mix described form agent, water, tobacco and other compositions, and the twin-screw that the gained slurry is fed directly into described machinery is extruded in the element, and extrude to form shape by die head, be dried desired moisture then.For example, handle component mixed by PK agitator, high intensity mixer, prefabricated grain machine or granulation (fluid bed or Hobart) and make thermoplastic matrix's profiled member.Mixed then component can be extruded to form profiled member by routine list or double screw extruder, perhaps described mixture can be fed in injection machine or other thermoplasticity processing equipments to form profiled member.

Profiled member embodiment

Embodiment 39. injection molding parts

Table 39.1 provides the exemplary profiled member that forms by injection moulding.

Table 39.1

	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8
	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	Composition	％	％	％	％	％	％	％	％
Tobacco	47.98	45.59	67.18	63.83	78.22	74.32	29.33	27.87	Composition	％	％	％	％	％	％	％	％
Tobacco	47.98	45.59	67.18	63.83	78.22	74.32	29.33	27.87	Low viscosity HPC	48.02	45.62	28.84	27.40	19.59	18.61	68.48	65.06
Water	4	3.80	3.98	3.78	2.19	2.08	2.19	2.08	Low viscosity HPC	48.02	45.62	28.84	27.40	19.59	18.61	68.48	65.06

Propane diols

4.99

The thermal treatment zone is 1-300-340 in district, 2-350-370 in district, 3-300-340 in district; Molding temperature is an environment temperature.Be fed in the screw rod enough compositions feasible identical with an infusion cycles; Be injected into material in the mould immediately; Open mould after 10 seconds, and shift out profiled member.Described profiled member is classification color chips (stepped color chip), 1/8 ^Th, 1/4 ^ThWith 3/8 ^ThClassification on the inch thickness, 2 inches * 3 inches.

Embodiment 40. compression molding spares

Table 40.1 provides the exemplary profiled member that is formed by compression moulding.

Table 40.1

	A	B	C	D	E	F	G
	A	B	C	D	E	F	G	Composition	％	％	％	％	％	％	％
Tobacco	26.47	25.00	25.00	30.00	25.00	25.00	25.00	Composition	％	％	％	％	％	％	％
Tobacco	26.47	25.00	25.00	30.00	25.00	25.00	25.00	Cornstarch	49.41	30.30		9.50	60.60	30.30	56.60
Starch B-820			30.30					Cornstarch	49.41	30.30		9.50	60.60	30.30	56.60
Starch B-820			30.30					Maltodextrin						30.30
Low viscosity HPC				45.00				Maltodextrin						30.30
Low viscosity HPC				45.00				Soluble fibre		30.30	30.30
Chinese cassia tree	4.41	5.00	5.00	5.00	5.00	5.00	5.00	Soluble fibre		30.30	30.30
Chinese cassia tree	4.41	5.00	5.00	5.00	5.00	5.00	5.00	Perfumery oil	4.41	5.00	5.00	5.00	5.00	5.00	5.00
Sucralose	0.88	0.90	0.90	0.90	0.90	0.90	0.90	Perfumery oil	4.41	5.00	5.00	5.00	5.00	5.00	5.00
Sucralose	0.88	0.90	0.90	0.90	0.90	0.90	0.90	Sodium carbonate	2.65	2.50	2.50	2.50	2.50	2.50	2.50
Glycerine		1.00	1.00	2.00	1.00	1.00	5.00	Sodium carbonate	2.65	2.50	2.50	2.50	2.50	2.50	2.50
Glycerine		1.00	1.00	2.00	1.00	1.00	5.00	Propane diols	11.77

10-50g water joined to be enough to softening described compound and to make it by being installed in the paste mould (pasta die) on the blender in every 100g mummification compound.Die parameters is as follows:

Table 40.2

Mold temperature	220-280°F
Mold temperature	220-280°F	The time of staying	5-60 second
The toothpick die cavity	5/32 inch diameter * 23/8 ^thLong	The time of staying	5-60 second

The rod die cavity	3/8 ^thInch diameter * 23/8 ^thLong
The rod die cavity	3/8 ^thInch diameter * 23/8 ^thLong	The disk die cavity	3/4 inch diameter * 1/4 is inch dark

As long as between the extensin period of described profiled member, allow the free emptying of steam, then the time of staying long more, can make the more profiled member of rigidity.Still keep flexible after also can using additive to make described profiled member from mould, take out.Be held on (40-60 second) in the mould for a long time if will comprise the profiled member of most low viscosity HPC, then formed good workpiece (piece).Comprise plasticizer and increased the speed that moisture absorbs from environment, this has caused some profiled members along with the time takes place softening.

When filling die cavity fully, densification and rigid element have been made with molding compounds.When the mould capacity that described die cavity is filled to about 75%, under expansion steam pressure (expanding steam pressure), described compound has formed the foamed parts, and these parts have favorable rigidity, good fragrance and disintegration easily in mouth.

In mixture as described in surfactant (as lauryl sodium sulfate) is incorporated into, and making beating to be introducing air, thereby finishes foaming in Aquo System; Also can be under the high speed shear, by finishing foamed or inflation in the Aquo System as described in gas (as nitrogen) is incorporated at described composition.Then described Aquo System is dried to desired moisture with preparation stable foam composition.In one embodiment, Aquo-composition is introduced with partially filled pressing mold; Seal described pressing mold; Mold temperature is elevated to the boiling point that is higher than water forming steam, the described Aquo-composition of this steam expansion is to be full of void area and to produce the profiled member of foamed.For thermoplastic systems, water can be incorporated in tobacco/form agent composition and finish foaming; The rising temperature is higher than the boiling point of water with formation steam with when described tobacco compositions leaves die head, and described steam expansion is to produce foaming structure.In another embodiment, gas (as nitrogen or carbon dioxide) was incorporated into before composition discharges from extruder in the thermoplasticity tobacco compositions of fusing, thereby in the tobacco compositions of moulding, produces foaming structure highly uniformly.Other thermoplasticity foaming methods (as the spray foam moulding) that are known in the art can be used to prepare the tobacco compositions and the profiled member of foamed.

Embodiment 41. exemplary moisture profiled members

Table 41.1 and 41.2 has shown the exemplary composition that is used to prepare moisture profiled member of the present invention.Add enough water to form the slurry of thickness.

Table 41.1 (all amounts are by a part calculating)

	Exemplary (part)	Preferably	Embodiment
	Exemplary (part)	Preferably	Embodiment	Tobacco	1-80	30-50	54
Spices	0.5-4	2.5-3	3	Tobacco	1-80	30-50	54

Insoluble fibre	4.5-36	22.5-27	27
Insoluble fibre	4.5-36	22.5-27	27	Water-soluble polymer	1-50	5-20	10CMC 7MF (medium-viscosity)
Filler/disintegrant	1-50	10-30	30 microcrystalline celluloses	Water-soluble polymer	1-50	5-20	10CMC 7MF (medium-viscosity)
Filler/disintegrant	1-50	10-30	30 microcrystalline celluloses	Artificial sweetener	0.05-5	0.1-2	0.2 sucralose
Dispersant	0.1-20	0.1-2	0.2 lauryl sodium sulfate	Artificial sweetener	0.05-5	0.1-2	0.2 sucralose

Table 41.2 (all amounts are by a part calculating)

	Exemplary (part)	Preferably	Embodiment
	Exemplary (part)	Preferably	Embodiment	Tobacco	1-80	20-50	27
Spices	0.5-4	1-3	1	Tobacco	1-80	20-50	27
Spices	0.5-4	1-3	1	Insoluble fibre	4.5-36	9-27	9
Water-soluble polymer	1-50	5-25	18 low viscosity HPC	Insoluble fibre	4.5-36	9-27	9
Water-soluble polymer	1-50	5-25	18 low viscosity HPC	Filler/disintegrant	1-50	10-30	10 microcrystalline celluloses
Artificial sweetener	0.05-3	0.1-1	0.5 sucralose	Filler/disintegrant	1-50	10-30	10 microcrystalline celluloses
Artificial sweetener	0.05-3	0.1-1	0.5 sucralose	Dispersant	0.1-20	0.1-2	0.2 lauryl sodium sulfate

Embodiment 42. exemplary hot plastic forming spares

Table 42.1 has shown the exemplary composition that is used to prepare thermoplastic molding's part of the present invention.

Table 42.1

	Exemplary	Preferably	1	2	3	4
	Exemplary	Preferably	1	2	3	4	Tobacco	10-80	25-80	76.6	50	25	25
Plasticizer	1-20	1-20	3 propane diols	4.6 propane diols	5.6 propane diols	5	Tobacco	10-80	25-80	76.6	50	25	25
Plasticizer	1-20	1-20	3 propane diols	4.6 propane diols	5.6 propane diols	5	Water-soluble polymer	10-80	20-50	20	30	40	The 30HPC/10 mosanom
Filler	0-60	0-30	-	15	29	17.5	Water-soluble polymer	10-80	20-50	20	30	40	The 30HPC/10 mosanom
Filler	0-60	0-30	-	15	29	17.5	Stabilizing agent	0.1-0.5	0.2-0.4	0.4	0.4	0.4	0.5
Spices	0.1-10	0.2-9	2	4	8	10	Stabilizing agent	0.1-0.5	0.2-0.4	0.4	0.4	0.4	0.5
Spices	0.1-10	0.2-9	2	4	8	10	Insoluble salt	-	-	-	-	-	2CaCl ₂

Embodiment 43. tobacco rods (tobacco rod)

The tobacco rod is made up of tobacco (54 parts), spices (2), insoluble fibre (28), CMC (10), artificial sweetener (0.2) and microcrystalline cellulose (30).Add the water (as 140 parts) that enough forms viscous paste, and described slurry can be processed by extruder suitably.Suitable extruder can be the Kitchen Aid mixer that is equipped with paste extruder and die head.To use by the rod that extruding of paste die head makes then and act on the formation axle (forming mandrel) of coiled coil machine and can use the film that comprises tobacco to form packaging material (wrapping) around described tobacco core.

The Chinese cassia tree perfuming tobacco rod of embodiment 44. compression moulding

Table 44.1

Tobacco	23.84％
Tobacco	23.84％	Starch	24.09％
HPMC	4.97％	Starch	24.09％
HPMC	4.97％	Spices	15.90％
Filler	19.27％	Spices	15.90％
Filler	19.27％	Na ₂CO ₃	2.98％
Sweetener	0.99％	Na ₂CO ₃	2.98％
Sweetener	0.99％	Plasticizer	4.97％
Water	3.00％	Plasticizer	4.97％

Weighing and the following composition of mixing in the container of appropriate volume.

MIX1

HM100PA2208(Wolff Cellulosics) 11.16g

B700(Grain Processing Corporation) 55.77g

Chinese cassia tree powder 24.54g

Fibersol-2(Matsutani) 44.61g

Na ₂CO ₃ 6.69g

Sucralose (Tate ﹠amp; Lyle) 2.22g

Tobacco powder (particle mean size＜80 μ m) 55.77g

MIX2

Glycerine 11.16g

Cinnamon flavor 11.16g

MIX1 is joined in the stainless steel mixing tank of the vertical blender of Kitchen Aid.Under the help of the paddle connector of medium-low speed, in described mixture, in 3 minutes, slowly incorporate MIX2 into.After the adding, in mixture, add 76.92g water in the same manner.The gained slurry was at room temperature left standstill 5 minutes.

After this time, described slurry feed is formed unit (strand forming unit) by the rope strand that is connected to 1/8 inch perforate on the described Kitchen Aid blender.It is 1 that the rope strand that is produced is cut into length ¹/ ₂To 2 inches, and be stored in the suitable containers.

2 inches * 1/4 inch the secondary platen of having that faces die cavity is heated to 300-330 °F.Formed rope strand is put in the lower chamber, and by the described mould of buffer seal.Described mould is closed 30-60 second, be provided for the starch ingredients of the described unit of boiling and the means of release portion volatile component.

Be about the inside that 2 inches * 1/8 inch new formation rod comprises level and smooth rigid outer layer and rigid foams shape through measurement.Described unit can disintegration in 1-2 minute in mouth.

The apple flavor perfuming tobacco rod of embodiment 45. compression moulding

Table 45.1

Tobacco	23.84％
Tobacco	23.84％	Starch	24.09％
HPMC	4.97％	Starch	24.09％
HPMC	4.97％	Spices	6.45％
Filler	19.27％	Spices	6.45％
Filler	19.27％	Na ₂CO ₃	2.98％
Sweetener	10.42％	Na ₂CO ₃	2.98％
Sweetener	10.42％	Plasticizer	4.97％
Water	3.00％	Plasticizer	4.97％

MIX1

HM100PA2208(Wolff Cellulosics) 11.16g

B700(Grain Processing Corporation) 55.77g

Sucrose 22.29g

Fibersol-2(Matsutani) 44.61g

Na ₂CO ₃ 6.69g

Sucralose (Tate ﹠amp; Lyle) 1.11g

Malic acid 2.22g

Tobacco powder (particle mean size＜80 μ m) 55.77g

MIX2

Glycerine 11.16g

Apple flavor spices 12.27g

MIX1 is joined in the stainless steel mixing tank of the vertical blender of Kitchen Aid.Under the help of the paddle connector of medium-low speed, in described mixture, in 3 minutes, slowly incorporate MIX2 into.After the adding, in mixture, add 76.95g water in the same manner.The gained slurry was at room temperature left standstill 5 minutes.

After this time, described slurry feed is formed the unit by the rope strand that is connected to 1/8 inch perforate on the described Kitchen Aid blender.It is 1 that the rope strand that is produced is cut into length ¹/ ₂To 2 inches, and be stored in the suitable containers.

2 inches * 1/4 inch the secondary platen of having that faces die cavity is heated to 300-330 °F.Formed rope strand is put in the lower chamber, and by the described mould of buffer seal.Described mould is closed 30-60 second, be provided for the starch ingredients of the described unit of boiling and the mode of release portion volatile component.

Be about the inside that 2 inches * 1/8 inch new formation rod comprises rigid outer layer and rigid foams shape through measurement.Described unit can disintegration in 1-2 minute in mouth.

The tobacco rod that embodiment 46. extrudes

Table 46.1

Tobacco	24.34％
Tobacco	24.34％	Starch	58.48％
Na ₂CO ₃	3.17％	Starch	58.48％
Na ₂CO ₃	3.17％	Plasticizer	6.34％
Sweetener	0.79％	Plasticizer	6.34％
Sweetener	0.79％	Spices	4.88％
Water	2.00％	Spices	4.88％

With following composition granulation, produce suitable humidity and be about 4.5% tobacco particle with the identical prilling process that is used for preparation tablets.

B700(Grain Processing Corporation) 3327.1g

B825(Grain Processing Corporation) 120.0g

Na ₂CO ₃ 181.4g

Sucralose (Tate ﹠amp; Lyle) 45.4g

Glycerine 362.9g

Tobacco powder (particle mean size＜80 μ m) 1451.5g

Water 3473.0g

Tobacco particle is incorporated in the feed zone of 40: 1 L/D of Leistritz Micro-18 Twin Screw Extruder, it has been carried out the moderate shear helical design and be used for rotating in the same way extruding with configuration.The described charging rate of extruding be the 1-3 pound per hour.Machine barrel district temperature is 75-100 °F.It is 5% of process flow rate that setting spices applies speed; Therefore cinnamon flavor can be incorporated into the process downstream of described granulation charging.By before the discharging punch die of described extruder, incorporating ventilating opening into, can finish emptying from the volatile matter of extruding melt.

Can make by incorporating the rope strand punch die into and to have the about 1/8 inch solid tobacco rod of diameter at the discharge end of described extruder.During discharge, can on the air cooling conveyer belt, flexible tobacco rope strand cool to room temperature also be hardened, and can be cut into about 2 ¹/ ₂Inchage.Formed tobacco rod is put in the suitable vessel that is used for storing.Described rod can slowly disintegration in 5-10 minute in mouth.

Can make by incorporating the rope strand punch die into and to have the about 1/16 inch solid tobacco rod of diameter at the discharge end of described extruder.During discharge, can on the air cooling conveyer belt, flexible tobacco rope strand cool to room temperature also be hardened, and can be cut into about 2 ¹/ ₂Inchage.One end of each rope strand is worn into sharp-pointed tip, make parts have the profile and the function of toothpick.Formed tobacco rod is put in the suitable vessel that is used for storing.The toothpick that the prescription 3 of use table 42.1 is made is slowly disintegration and the tobacco that lasts 5-10 minute satisfaction is provided in mouth.Exemplary toothpick is shown in Fig. 7 A-7B.

Insoluble when the toothpick that the prescription 4 of use table 42.1 is made is put into mouth, provide the tobacco that lasts 5-30 minute satisfaction by chewing and sucking toothpick.The prescription 4 of table 42.1 comprises hydroxypropyl cellulose (30 parts), mosanom (10 parts), other composition (28 parts), tobacco (25 parts) and insoluble calcium phosphate (2 parts).Mix by extruder as mentioned above and process this prescription.

Can be by mixing special starch that contains tobacco such as the Tate ﹠amp shown in table 46.2; The X-PAND-R starch of LyIe, standard starch and water, preparation contain expansion or the foaming toothpick of tobacco.Described composition is fully mixed, and heating is expanded to cause X-PAND-R starch.In case dry, expansion piece then has smooth, the fine and close outer surface that surrounds the foaming core.As described in the present application, can moulding in multiple conventional equipment, processing and heating blending constituent.

Table 46.2 tobacco shape

	Exemplary (part)	Preferably (part)
	Exemplary (part)	Preferably (part)	Tobacco	30-95	40

X-PAND-R starch (Tate ﹠ LyIe)	1-10	5
X-PAND-R starch (Tate ﹠ LyIe)	1-10	5	Starch	10-30	20
Water	10-60	35	Starch	10-30	20

Table 46.3 tobacco shape

	Exemplary (part)	Preferably (part)
	Exemplary (part)	Preferably (part)	Tobacco	30-95	40
X-PAND-R starch (Tate ﹠ LyIe)	1-10	5	Tobacco	30-95	40
X-PAND-R starch (Tate ﹠ LyIe)	1-10	5	Water	10-60	55

The prescription of table 46.3 forms composition, and the consumer can for example easily be shaped to said composition wet adhesive segment by spiece is pressed between finger; Make things convenient for then, cleanly this part put into mouth.This part will keep its shape up to obtaining the tobacco satisfaction, and this part is taken out and abandoned.Viscosity when utilizing starch, modified starch, maltodextrin or their combination or similar material to add in the tobacco under having the situation of water obtains this cementing property.Can use certain water-soluble polymer, natural gum or hydrocolloid such as karaya or Asiatic plantain kind to replace starch or modified starch to obtain similar effects.

Gel and gel bead. composition of the present invention also can be made into gel or gel bead.Described composition can comprise the solvable or insoluble gel that contains tobacco.Gel can be used for sealing other materials, or other materials can be sealed gel.Gel can comprise the hydrated form agent that reaches 70% water and be consumed.The parts that also can dry described gel comprise 1-70% water with generation.The amount that is retained in the water in the described gel depends on performance desired in finished product.Can prepare the gel that comprises tobacco that multiple organ sensory characteristic can be provided.

The example gel form agent that is used for solvable or insoluble gel comprises kappa carrageen glue, mosanom, carboxymethyl cellulose, gelatin, pectin, agar and starch.

By the described form agent of dissolving under heating up,, under 180 °F, and tobacco powder joined in this solution as kappa carrageen glue, continue violent the mixing simultaneously, can form the sol gel that comprises tobacco.Then hot mixt is deposited in the mould.Gelatin at room temperature provides weak gel, but can increase its hardness and stability by adding agar or starch.Can form other gel form agent in a similar manner.

By being joined, crosslinking agent forms insoluble gel in predissolve solution or the slurries.Described solution is deposited in the mould forming desired shape, and solidifies by cooling and/or drying.In most cases, solution must be maintained high temperature as greater than under 180 °F to prevent that too early gelatification took place before depositing to mould.After described gel hardens into its net shape, can pack described gel or it further is dried to desired water content by original state.Crosslinking agent comprises the potassium ion that is used for carrageenan, be used for the calcium ion of alginates and LM and be used for the trivalent ion such as the aluminium ion of carboxymethyl cellulose.In insoluble gel (be can not disintegration in those mouthfuls gel), when containing clothes or chew gel in mouth, tobacco organ sensation compound can leach from described gel.

In one embodiment, gel combination is that bead has solid or liquid center.The exemplary solid center comprises smokeless tobacco.The dissolution characteristics that depends on the described Zhu Bi of sealing, inner liquid can be moisture, non-water or heterogeneous.Water fluid typically can be encapsulated in the water-insoluble gel, described gel can machinery or chemical disintegration in mouth.Seal the gel form agent and can comprise polymer and crosslinking agent.Exemplary system comprises carrageenan and monovalent cation (as potassium), alginates or pectin and divalent ion (as calcium), carboxymethyl cellulose and trivalent ion (as aluminium), and gelatin and gum arabic.Described center can comprise or not comprise tobacco.

In another embodiment, water-soluable gel has been sealed non-water filler as using ethanol, ethylene glycol, vegetable oil or mineral oil.Described water-soluable gel and/or described non-water filler can comprise the described tobacco of the application and other compositions.Liquid, aqueously also can be encapsulated in the water-soluable gel by adding additive such as sugar or salt, described additive fully combines available moisture in filler, has prevented that therefore water-soluble in liquid from separating described sealant.Gel sealant also can comprise hard and soft standard gelatin capsule, and it can be full of liquid or solid.

The center of these gel combinations can comprise or not comprise as the tobacco as the tobacco slurries.Described gel sealant also can comprise or not comprise tobacco.The exemplary solid center comprises smokeless tobacco.Described center also can comprise colorant, sweetener, spices or odor masking agent, and what it can be with described gel sealant is identical or different.The disintegration rate at described gel sealant and center can be identical or different.Gel with center typically has the full-size that is 10mm to the maximum, as is 5mm to the maximum.Can be incorporated in the solution by drop, cause the gelation of the outer surface of described gel bead, and keep described liquid center and make gel bead with liquid center with tobacco/form agent composition.Can use by Morishita Jintan Company and other exploitation and refer generally to form pearl into " seamless liquid encapsulation " or the industrial method of " Sealmess capsule technology ".In addition, the supplier of alginates, carrageenan and pectin polymer has developed the widely-used method that is used for forming all types gel (comprising bead), and it is known in the art.By the concentration of the concentration that changes described form agent, described crosslinking agent (as salt), the temperature and the time of staying of gel bead in curing solution of curing solution, can control the amount of gelation, thereby can control the thickness of gel sealant.Described solution can comprise crosslinking agent maybe can come initiated gelization by other modes such as temperature change.The example gel pearl is shown in Fig. 9 A-9B.

Solid gel is soluble or insoluble.For solid gel, can will have additive or not have the described tobacco of additive and form agent typically to mix, and make described form agent gelling.Can use from gelling natural gum as gelling carbohydrate gum or kappa carrageen glue, or use the polymer such as the gelatin that solidify by the change temperature to make the solubility gel.Can use crosslinking agent to make insoluble property solid gel.Can contain water crosslinking and make this solvable or insoluble gel to form sphere in bathing by drop being incorporated in the oil bath as Semen Brassicae Campestris oil (canola oil) or being incorporated into.Also it can be entered into water base crosslinker solution by oil prepares.Gel also can form or carry out cross cutting from sheet material in mould.

In another embodiment, gel combination is for example supplied with powder type as the dry mixing mixture of form agent, crosslinking agent (as salt) and tobacco, its before the consumer uses by solvation.Solvation makes described gel combination form the solid that can be placed in the mouth.Typically, the user is put in the described dry mixing mixture of gel component in the mould, and is incorporated as the solvent of moisture or non-water.Described then mixture fast hydrating, thus the gel that the shape with described mould is cured formed.Can use solvation liquid to give described composition with fragrance or other tastes or mouthfeel characteristic.Perhaps, the consumer can be put in described dry mixing mixture in the mouth and dissolve.Described solvent can give described composition with fragrance or color.

Gel embodiment

Embodiment 47. gel beads

4% solution and the 20g tobacco of 100g CMC-7MF are mixed.Drop is deposited to water miscible edible trivalent salt (as AlCl ₃Or Al ₂(SO ₄) ₃)) or 5% solution of alkaline aluminum acetate in.Then with air dry or in baking oven gently dried drying is carried out on the surface of drop.

100g 2% kappa carrageen glue and tobacco are mixed and be heated to 180-190 °F.Drop deposits in the cold soln of 5%KCl.

Under 150-170 °F, 100g 4% medium-viscosity mosanom, sodium phosphate dibasic heptahydrate and tobacco are mixed.Drop is deposited to the edible divalent salts (as CaCl ₂Or calcium citrate) in 5% cold soln.

Can deposit to by drop in the low speed liquid stream of warm gelatin solution (for example 130) of dilution and make the bead that comprises gelatin wall and tobacco slurries center cold tobacco slurries (for example 60).Apply the outside of cold drop with described warm gelatin, and when described gelatin cooling and curing, around described liquid center, formed gelatin wall.

From described solution, obtained bead again by standard method.

The solid gel of disintegratable in 48. mouthfuls of the embodiment

10g gelatin and 90g water are mixed and be heated to 140 °F with the dissolving gelatin.Adding 20g tobacco also is injected in the mould.Can be by replacing 6g gelatin and 4g agar and being heated to 190 °F to dissolve the intensity that increases described gel.

Table 48.1 has shown the exemplary composition that is used to prepare good to eat disintegration gel of the present invention.

Table 48.1

	Embodiment 1 (part)	Embodiment 2 (part)
	Embodiment 1 (part)	Embodiment 2 (part)	Gelatin	8	6
Tobacco	40	40	Gelatin	8	6
Tobacco	40	40	Spices	2	2
Insoluble fibre	18	18	Spices	2	2
Insoluble fibre	18	18	Sweetener	0.2	0.2
Agar	4	6	Sweetener	0.2	0.2
Agar	4	6	Soluble fibre	15	15
Anticorrisive agent	0.1	0.1	Soluble fibre	15	15
Anticorrisive agent	0.1	0.1	Water	200	200

Embodiment 49. exemplary insoluble solid gels

Following table and describe and to have shown the exemplary composition that is used to prepare insoluble property gel of the present invention, gel that can not disintegration in promptly mouthful.

Table 49.1 carrageenan gel

Composition	Part
Composition	Part	Kappa carrageen glue	8
Water	240	Kappa carrageen glue	8
Water	240	Tobacco	54
Sweetener	0.5	Tobacco	54
Sweetener	0.5	Soluble fibre	27
KCl	1.5	Soluble fibre	27

Adding KCl and fully mixing the back in 180 described compositions of curtain coating.

Table 49.2 alginate jelly

Composition	Part
Composition	Part	Mosanom	10

Water	240
Water	240	Na ₂HPO ₄·7H ₂O	10
Tobacco	54	Na ₂HPO ₄·7H ₂O	10
Tobacco	54	Sweetener	0.5
Soluble fibre	27	Sweetener	0.5
Soluble fibre	27	CaCl ₂	1

Adding CaCl ₂The back is in 180 described compositions of curtain coating.

Table 49.3 carboxymethyl cellulose gel

Composition	Part
Composition	Part	CMC-7MF	10
Water	240	CMC-7MF	10
Water	240	Tobacco	54
Sweetener	0.5	Tobacco	54
Sweetener	0.5	Soluble fibre	27
Al ₂(SO ₄) ₃	1	Soluble fibre	27

Adding Al ₂(SO ₄) ₃The back is in 180 described compositions of curtain coating.

Embodiment 50. sol gels

3.9% kappa carrageen glue and 51.0g tobacco that 416g is moisture mix.Follow stirring that described solution is heated to 180 °F-190 °F, then described solution is deposited in the mould with desired shape.In case desired tobacco concentration and gel consistency (gel consistency) are taken out the gained solid forms and are dried in cooling from mould.

In other method, under greater than 200 °F, in the 1000ml rustless steel container that is equipped with overhead blender, mixing rod and hot plate, add 400ml water.Water is continued to stir and heating, and in 2 minutes, add 16.0g kappa carrageen glue (Gelcarin GP 812, FMC Biopolymer).The gained mixture was stirred 20 minutes again, or dissolve fully, in described homogeneous solution, add tobacco then, described mixture was stirred 2 minutes again, keep 180 optimum temperature simultaneously up to all kappa carrageen glue.Under strong agitation, in this solution, add the sucralose and the 7.0g cinnamon oil (Wixon Industries) of 0.8g powdered.And then after stirring 1 minute, use pipette (internal diameter is 0.5cm) the gained mixture to be transferred to fast in the metal die of teflon-lining to obtain desired shape.Behind the cool to room temperature, the gained gel taken out from mould and at room temperature carry out air dry 1 hour-a couple of days, up to having obtained desired gel consistency.

Table 50.1 carrageenan gel

Composition	Part
Composition	Part	Kappa carrageen glue	16
Water	400	Kappa carrageen glue	16
Water	400	Tobacco	51
Sweetener	0.8	Tobacco	51
Sweetener	0.8	Cinnamon oil	7.0

Embodiment 51. sol gels

20% gelatin and 33g tobacco that 100g is moisture mix.Follow stirring that described solution is heated to 140 °F-150 °F, then described solution is deposited in the mould with desired shape.Depended on desired solidness subsequently freezing several minutes-several days, and the gained solid forms was taken out and is dried to desired tobacco concentration and gel consistency from mould.

In alternative method, in the 400ml rustless steel container that is equipped with overhead blender, mixing rod and hot plate, add 140 80ml water.Water is continued to stir and heating and adding 20.0g gelatin (Type A 250Bloom 40Mesh, Gum Technology) in 2 minutes.The gained mixture was stirred 5 minutes again, or, in 2 minutes, add the 33g tobacco then in batches up to the gelatin dissolving.Described mixture was stirred 1 minute again, the sucralose and the 1.0g Fructus Piperis peppermint oil (refining, Blend SX 0910001, Essex Labs) that add the 0.3g powdered then, with other 1 minute of gained mixture strong agitation, keep 140 temperature simultaneously.Use pipette (internal diameter is 0.5cm) the gained mixture to be transferred in the metal die of teflon-lining to obtain desired shape.Behind the cool to room temperature, the gained gel is taken out from mould, and depend on the desired solidness of finished parts and under 40 °F, described gelatin is solidified 1 hour to a couple of days.

Table 50.1 gelatin gel

Composition	Part
Composition	Part	Gelatin	20
Water	80	Gelatin	20
Water	80	Tobacco	33
Sweetener	0.3	Tobacco	33
Sweetener	0.3	Fructus Piperis peppermint oil	1.0

Embodiment 52. gel beads

By the 12g mosanom being joined in the 288g water that is heated to boiling, subsequently by on heating plate, water being stirred and continuing heating 30 minutes or become uniform 4% solution (the liquid storage A that makes mosanom (Keltone LV, International Specialty Products) up to solution; Table 52.1).By the 33.5g sodium phosphate dibasic heptahydrate is dissolved in the 200ml water, carry out gained solution warm and stirring, up to the salt dissolving, water is regulated described solution makes the 0.50M of sodium hydrogen phosphate to 250ml solution (second solution) subsequently.In the 0.50M of the 100g disodium hydrogen phosphate aqueous solution, add the 20g tobacco, and gained solution is stirred 5 minutes (liquid storage B, table 52.2).4% aqueous solution (liquid storage A) that in 50g gained tobacco slurries (liquid storage B), adds the 50ml mosanom, and with gained mixture stirring 5 minutes.For fragrant, in gained tobacco/mosanom slurries, add the sucralose and the 0.80g Fructus Piperis peppermint oil (refining, Blend SX 0910001, Essex Labs) (solution C, table 52.3) of 0.20g powdered, and stir described mixing 2 minutes.

For preparation gel bead from solution C, under agitation pass through 5g CaCl ₂Join in the 95g water and dissolve fully, and make CaCl up to described calcium chloride ₂5% aqueous solution (solution D, table 52.4).Use pipette from 10 inches height, solution C to be added drop-wise to the solution D then.When each drop contacted with solution D, its external coating was cured, and formed solid gel shape external coating, and liquid center sank to the bottom of calcium chloride solution.Described gel bead is retained in the calcium chloride solution 2-4 minute, takes out the line space of going forward side by side air dry number minute.

Solution A

Composition	Part
Composition	Part	Mosanom	12
Water	288	Mosanom	12

Hold liquid B

Composition	Part
Composition	Part	Sodium phosphate dibasic heptahydrate	13.4
Water	86	Sodium phosphate dibasic heptahydrate	13.4
Water	86	Tobacco	20

Solution C

Composition	Part
Composition	Part	Solution A	50
Solution B	50	Solution A	50
Solution B	50	Sucralose	0.2
Fructus Piperis peppermint oil	0.8	Sucralose	0.2

Solution D

Composition	Part
Composition	Part	Calcium chloride	5
Water	95	Calcium chloride	5

But consumption unit (consumable units). also can be used as consumption unit and prepare composition of the present invention.These units can pack as edible or unedible material.In one embodiment, but described consumption unit comprises tobacco (as smokeless tobacco) or tobacco compositions, as described in the present application the thin slice of Miao Shuing, tablet, bead, particle or other tobacco compositions and packaging material such as pouch.In one embodiment, described packaging material can be used as adhesive so that described composition becomes one, as make a plurality of tablets, bead, thin slice etc. become one.Perhaps, the salable described composition of described packaging material is as loose tablet, bead, thin slice etc.Described composition also can comprise liquid such as tobacco slurries.Described packaging material can be mouthful interior disintegratable or for mouthful in can not disintegration.Can use mouthful disintegration packaging material to be used for sealing moisture or on-aqueous liquid.When using with the water soluble package material when liquid, aqueous, described liquid comprises the reagent that is used for preventing described packaging material dissolving.Exemplary agents comprises sugar, salt and other hydrophilic reagents, described hydrophilic reagent can be fully in conjunction with water so that the water activity is reduced to the level that water no longer influences and dissolve described water soluble package material.The also salable moldable tobacco compositions that meets mouth or in mouth, keep its shape of described packaging material.In one embodiment, the packaging material of disintegratable have sealed smokeless tobacco in mouthful, as perceptible snuff when the dissolving or tobacco (as granularity less than 80 μ m), shown in Figure 10 A-10B.The smokeless tobacco composition of disintegratable in the mouth can be incorporated in the consumption part packing, on continuous thermoforming or horizontal versions/filling/water-tight equipment or use other suitable package equipment, form this packing according to the edible film (it can contain or not contain tobacco) of subject technology preparation.Consumption unit also can comprise two or more independently tobacco package parts, as all being included in the bigger packing, and a part that comprises other, or these parts do not comprise another part.When using a plurality of part, any two can have identical or different spices, colorant, the agent of tobacco form or disintegration rate.

The exemplary packet package material comprises from based on form agent such as HPMC, CMC, pectin, alginates, amylopectin and as the film composition of those other commercial available edible film formation polymer of describing of the application and the film that forms.Other packaging material can comprise from gelatin, HPMC, starch/carrageenan or other commerce can get material and the pre-formation capsule that makes.These packaging material can comprise the tobacco as composition.That the packaging material of disintegratable can comprise fabric or non-woven, coating not mouthful or do not have coated paper, or the sponge plastics film that obtains of perforation or alternate manner, shown in Figure 11 A-11B.Packaging material are also coloured.Exemplary consumption unit comprises those that form by any method that is used for commercial packing, commercial packing method such as bubbling plastic gasket packing and stik-pak (as the inner wrapping that forms on vertical in form/filling/sealing and packing machine).

The embodiment of consumption unit

But following description provides the exemplary composition that is used to prepare consumption unit of the present invention.

Embodiment 53. seals the film or the capsule of bead, powder, tablet etc.

Available film or capsule are sealed the described any composition of the application.Described encapsulation agent can provide color, stability (as during storing, handle or consuming), or organoleptic attribute (as fragrance, sweet taste, sense of smell or mouthfeel).Described encapsulation agent also can comprise tobacco.

Designed the vacuum forming instrument, it has a series of cavity, and described cavity is formed as that to have diameter be that 3/4 inch and the degree of depth are 3/8 inch circle.Prepared the described film that has or do not have tobacco as composition of the application.These films are incorporated in the vacuum forming machine with vacuum forming mould.Being put in described film above the heating element heater and being warming to temperature is 200 °F.Then described film is placed on the described vacuum forming mould fast, and inhales into vacuum so that film is drawn in the described cavity.Cool off described film then with solidification shape.Then tobacco powder is incorporated in each cavity.Select prepared second diaphragm that has or do not have tobacco and the thin layer of water applied (by described surface) to produce the adhesive surface of thickness with the wet felt Wiping film.Described thickness surface is put in the top of described formed sheet, and wherein each cavity has been full of tobacco product.But described sheet material is pressed onto together to form airtight consumption unit.From described vacuum forming sheet material, cut each cavity then to produce single unit.Unit is put in the mouth, and wherein said film disintegration also disperses described tobacco in the oral cavity.

The tobacco particle of embodiment 54. in water-soluble bag

Smokeless tobacco particle or powder such as snuff can be put in the bag of water-disintegratable.In the time of in being put in mouth, disintegration takes place in described bag after the prescribed time-limit.Described bag can comprise the single part of supplies of tobacco.Also can comprise described other additives as the application.In case described packaging material disintegration, described tobacco also can the oneself adhere to as moldable embolism (moldable plug).

The bag of disintegratable as described in use can form as the described film of the application.Can use packaging facilities that commerce can get such as vertical in form/filling/sealing machine (vertical form/fill/seak machines) (as the rod package packing machine), horizontal versions/filling/sealing machine, flow wrap machines (flow wrappers), thermoforming machine (bubbling plastic gasket package packing machine) and known other equipment of prior art with as described in film form bag.

The tobacco particle of embodiment 55. in film/fabric laminate.

Smokeless tobacco particle or powder can be put in that packaging material by opening or height hole form bag in, described packaging material such as fabric, paper or plastic foil have been laminated into it water miscible packaging material film.During storing and handling, described water soluble film layer can provide protection and prevent that tobacco from moving through the opening of insoluble material described tobacco content.In case described bag is put in the mouth described water soluble film layer dissolving or disintegration.

Embodiment 56. comprises the film bag of tobacco

The film that use is described in film embodiment 14-18 prepares the bag that comprises tobacco.Cut off about 1 inch * 1 from every obtained film ¹/ ₄The individual unit of inch.Folding along the longitudinal described unit also uses Clamco Model 210-8E impulse sealer to carry out heat seal.Also seal an end of formed unit in the same way.The perfuming tobacco particle is fed to the inside of described formation pouch, and carries out finally sealed as described to seal described pouch.Comprise pouch disintegration in 20 seconds to 1 minute in mouth of tobacco, discharge the content of described bag.

Table 56.1 and 56.2 has been listed the composition of exemplary film bag.

Table 56.1 contains the peppermint perfuming film bag of tobacco

Composition	Percentage (dry weight)
Composition	Percentage (dry weight)	Maltodextrin M585	27.02％
Mannogem TM 2080Granular USP/FCC	22.81％	Maltodextrin M585	27.02％
Mannogem TM 2080Granular USP/FCC	22.81％	Tobacco	16.58％
Klucel EF hydroxypropyl cellulose	8.18％	Tobacco	16.58％
Klucel EF hydroxypropyl cellulose	8.18％	Walocel HM 100PA2208 hydroxypropyl methylcellulose	4.10％
The B700 modified food starch	3.98％	Walocel HM 100PA2208 hydroxypropyl methylcellulose	4.10％
The B700 modified food starch	3.98％	Fibersol-2	3.06％
Mint flavouring oil	2.84％	Fibersol-2	3.06％
Mint flavouring oil	2.84％	Carbowax Sentry PEG400 NF, the FCC level	1.61％
Glycerine	1.61％	Carbowax Sentry PEG400 NF, the FCC level	1.61％
Glycerine	1.61％	Propane diols	1.61％
Glyceryl triacetate	1.45％	Propane diols	1.61％
Glyceryl triacetate	1.45％	Sodium carbonate	1.40％
The pre-hydration FT of gum arabic	0.83％	Sodium carbonate	1.40％
The pre-hydration FT of gum arabic	0.83％	Walocel HM4000PA2910 hydroxypropyl methylcellulose	0.69％
Natural baccy reinforcing agent 631536	0.64％	Walocel HM4000PA2910 hydroxypropyl methylcellulose	0.69％

Sodium chloride	0.53％
Sodium chloride	0.53％	Ammonium carbonate	0.40％
Sucralose (strength of fluid 25%)	0.16％	Ammonium carbonate	0.40％
Sucralose (strength of fluid 25%)	0.16％	Grindsted propylene glycolmonostearate USV-K	0.13％
Lauryl sodium sulfate	0.13％	Grindsted propylene glycolmonostearate USV-K	0.13％
Lauryl sodium sulfate	0.13％	Spearmint oil	0.11％
Sucralose	0.08％	Spearmint oil	0.11％
Sucralose	0.08％	FD ﹠ C Blue Alum color lake 35-42%	0.06％

Table 56.2 contains the Chinese cassia tree perfuming film bag of tobacco

Composition	Percentage (dry weight)
Composition	Percentage (dry weight)	Maltodextrin M585	28.84％
The refining of edible lactose	20.64％	Maltodextrin M585	28.84％
The refining of edible lactose	20.64％	Tobacco	16.82％
Klucel EF hydroxypropyl cellulose	8.18％	Tobacco	16.82％
Klucel EF hydroxypropyl cellulose	8.18％	Walocel HM 100PA2208 hydroxypropyl methylcellulose	4.10％
Pure B700 modified food starch	3.98％	Walocel HM 100PA2208 hydroxypropyl methylcellulose	4.10％
Pure B700 modified food starch	3.98％	Fibersol-2	3.06％
Cinnamon flavor oil	2.41％	Fibersol-2	3.06％
Cinnamon flavor oil	2.41％	Carbowax Sentry PEG400 NF, the FCC level	1.61％
Glycerine	1.61％	Carbowax Sentry PEG400 NF, the FCC level	1.61％
Glycerine	1.61％	Propane diols	1.61％
Glyceryl triacetate	1.45％	Propane diols	1.61％
Glyceryl triacetate	1.45％	Sodium carbonate	1.41％
The pre-hydration FT of gum arabic	0.88％	Sodium carbonate	1.41％
The pre-hydration FT of gum arabic	0.88％	Walocel HM4000PA2910 hydroxypropyl methylcellulose	0.69％
Natural baccy reinforcing agent 631536	0.64％	Walocel HM4000PA2910 hydroxypropyl methylcellulose	0.69％
Natural baccy reinforcing agent 631536	0.64％	Cinnamon flavor oil	0.55％
Sodium chloride	0.54％	Cinnamon flavor oil	0.55％
Sodium chloride	0.54％	Ammonium carbonate	0.41％

Sucralose (strength of fluid 25%)	0.16％
Sucralose (strength of fluid 25%)	0.16％	Grindsted propylene glycolmonostearate USV-K	0.13％
Lauryl sodium sulfate	0.13％	Grindsted propylene glycolmonostearate USV-K	0.13％
Lauryl sodium sulfate	0.13％	Sucralose	0.08％
FD & C Blue Alum Lake 35-42％	0.06％	Sucralose	0.08％

Insoluble matrix. also tobacco can be applied or is entrained in the inside of insoluble matrix.When forming film, can in the aqueous solution of form agent, disperse tobacco to form slurries; Can be coated to these slurries on the insoluble matrix or be used for soaking into the porous insoluble matrix.Described slurries can be become solvable or insoluble gel then, or it be carried out simple dry to form coating.When will apply/when the part of the insoluble matrix that soaks into is put in the mouth, by dissolving, chew or the leaching of organ sensation composition has taken place other modes.In one embodiment, will be incorporated into the tobacco in the form agent in the porous matrix, in open-cell polyurethane foams or high fluffy polyester non-woven structure.Described insoluble matrix can all be put in the mouth, or it can place on rod or other handles, and its part during consuming is retained in a mouthful outside.In another embodiment, will mix with inconsistent liquid, and, it will be put in the mold, and cooling is separated to cause rapidly, thereby in wax shape structure, be furnished with described tobacco slurries as the dispersion of Brazil wax in water the tobacco in the form agent.These matrix also can be masticable.Insoluble matrix can be dried to required humidity, for example be lower than 20 weight %, more typically be dried to about 5 weight %.

In another embodiment, tobacco is mixed with insoluble thermoplastic powder (for example low MW polyetylene beads) and an amount of spices, sweetener and plasticizer.Should do mixed thing and be loaded in the mould, seal in the mode of exerting pressure to described mixture.Apply heat, microwave, UV, radio frequency or the similar energy that is enough to softening thermoplastic polymer and makes this thermoplastic polymer formation (for example calcining) porous, rigid structure to this mould.Porosity in the finished product or " perforated area (open area) " depend on the particle geometry of thermoplastic polymer, concentration and institute's applied pressure of thermoplastic polymer.Exemplary porous member is put into mouth, in mouth, by dissolving, chew or alternate manner leaches tobacco satisfaction and fragrance from described porous member.After the use, porous member is taken out from mouth and abandons.

Be used for the form agent that described tobacco is retained in described insoluble matrix can be comprised described gel quav system of any film, the application and the described any coating material of the application that forms the described polymer of the application.

Insoluble matrix embodiment

Embodiment 57. polyurethane foam A.

The film-forming composition that will comprise as the described fine grinding tobacco of the application is used for soaking into open-cell polyurethane foams (Stephenson ﹠amp; Lawyer, Inc.Grand Rapids, piece MI) (as 12 inches * 12 inches * 1 inch).Be put in the described foam that soaked on the metal tray and put into and be made as 175 air circulation experiment baking ovens 1 hour.When described foam is taken out from described baking oven, the be dried coating in all slits of having formed even covering polyurethane foam of the composition that comprises tobacco.Described coating foam is cut into size be fit to be put in piece (as 1 inch * 1 inch * 1 inch) in the mouth.After the use, from mouth, take out described polyurethane foam and abandon.

Embodiment 58. polyurethane foam B.

The mosanom and the calcium salt gel combination that will comprise as the described fine grinding tobacco of the application are used for soaking into open-cell polyurethane foams (as 12 inches * 12 inches * 1 inch).Described alginate jelly remained under 180 the temperature to solidify the morning that prevents described gel.Hot alginate jelly is poured on the described polyurethane foam that is put on the metal tray, and in 40 refrigerator, cools off to solidify described gel fast.Then foam is put into and be made as 175 air circulation experiment baking ovens 10 minutes and moisture reduced to 50% with the described gel of dry tack free and based on the gel dry weight.Make the gel-filled space in described polyurethane foam of part drying.Described foam cut into piece and put and mouthful in.By the described gel of drying to than low moisture content (as based on as described in the gel dry weight be 10%) obtain other embodiment of the gel in insoluble matrix.The gel that comprises tobacco has demonstrated robustness, rubber-like structure in foam matrix, and can be rehydrated lentamente when chewing when being put in a mouthful neutralization.After the use, from mouth, take out described polyurethane foam and abandon.

Mold pressing tobacco on embodiment 59. insoluble matrixs (molded tobacco)

Smokeless tobacco and low molecular weight polyethylene (Alathon (TM), DuPont) pelletizing or grain mixing with for example fragment shape.The ratio of tobacco and polyethylene (or other insoluble form agent) can be 99: 1 to 50: 50, for example 95: 5 to 90: 10.This mixture is heated to about 90 ℃ and be molded as profiled member, and for example diameter is 0.5-0.9 inch (0.75 inch according to appointment), the cylindric profiled member of long 1-3 inch (2 inches according to appointment).Profiled member has the opening that is used to insert wooden handle usually, and described wooden handle can insert when adding hot mixt.Continue heating and reduce to about 3-30%, for example 5% up to the water content of this mixture.Make the cooling of this mixture then and adhere on the wooden handle.The user utilizes handle that mold pressing tobacco and polymeric blends are inserted in the mouth.After the use, these goods are abandoned.

Mold pressing tobacco on embodiment 60. insoluble matrixs

The for example smokeless tobacco thin layer of fragment shape of on conveyer belt, purchasing, and spray for example wax of hot-melt polymer to a side, so that tobacco is carried out topical application.The ratio of tobacco and wax (or other insoluble form agent) can be 99: 1 to 50: 50, for example 95: 5 to 90: 10.The topical application tobacco is in case dry or cooling, promptly under moderate temperature (for example 25 ℃～150 ℃) and pressure (for example 2kN-20kN), in mould, it is suppressed, to form profiled member, for example long 1-3 inch (2 inches according to appointment), the pipe of diameter 0.5-0.9 inch (0.75 inch according to appointment).Moulded products comprises large-area uncoated tobacco.The coated side cohesive tobacco uncoatedly provides the tobacco satisfaction towards the user.Moulded products inserted in consumer's mouth and after use abandon.In addition, as mentioned above, moulded products can comprise handle, for example waddy, paper rod or plastics rod.

Hollow shape. as mentioned above, the film or the thin slice of material can be packed, extrude, blowing or other moulding to be to form pipe, suction pipe or other hollow shape.Exemplary film or sheet material are disclosed in the application's the membrane portions.Described hollow shape can be single or multiple lift.When using multilayer, some can comprise tobacco, and other comprise as the described colorant of the application, spices, sweetener or other compounds.For the stability during handling or in order during consuming, to control disintegration, also can use different layers.The hollow shape that spiral twines can need adhesive (as CMC or guar gum) to unclamp with prevention as pipe or suction pipe.Described layer in the multilayer hollow shape can comprise identical or different colorant or spices, and this layer can identical or different speed carry out disintegration.As film, also tobacco can be placed in one or more layers, or be placed in the middle of the layer with mezzanine configurations.Described hollow shape can comprise that also disintegrant is to accelerate disintegration.Exemplary suction pipe and rod are shown in Figure 12 A-12B, 13A-13B and 14A-14B.

That above-mentioned composition can be hollow or be filled.Described filler can comprise tobacco, spices, sweetener, odor masking agent or colorant.The spices of described filler or colorant and hollow shape identical or different.Described filler typically is gel (solid or flowable), but also can be mechanical rigid or can form by powder or other forms of product.Exemplary filler material comprises the described gel of the application.Hollow shape also available than described shape disintegration faster composition fill, as being used for providing tobacco at different time based on disintegration rate.

In one embodiment, tobacco core (as preparing with tobacco and form agent) can be expressed into the co-extrusion head mold from list or double screw extruder.In independent list or double screw extruder, can with water-soluble, thermoplasticity is outer (as preparing with form agent and spices) be incorporated into as described in the co-extrusion head mold to produce the coating rod.Available formulation based on the hydroxypropyl cellulose of extruding between 220-370 temperature (HPC) provides typical heat plasticity skin.In addition, rigidity is extruded tobacco rod and is become the core that the packaging material film is surrounded.

In one embodiment, the thermoplasticity formulation that comprises hydroxypropyl cellulose, tobacco, spices and sweetener can carry out blowing to form hollow shape.

In another embodiment, the film that the application is described also is used to prepare spiral winding suction pipe and/or rod in addition.From the film of every preparation cut out be about 10 inches * ³/ ₄The film bar of inch.Downcut the paper slip of same size and the stainless steel mandrel that spiral twines 3/16 inch diameter.Tie up with adhesive tape at every end and to make the fastening mandrel of described paper.Twine described paper with film bar spiral in the same manner, overlapping 1/16 inch of each spiral.On each was overlapping, the gum arabic solution with 30% made described film bar autoadhesion.Repeat described method with other two membranes.Described mandrel and the new spiral stretch film suction pipe/rod that forms are put in 75 ℃ side to be swept in the forced ventilation baking oven (VWR model 1330FM) and to carry out drying in 15 minutes.In case from described baking oven, take out, described spiral is twined suction pipe/rod take off, and paper " core " is taken out from the inside of described suction pipe/rod from described mandrel.Gained suction pipe/rod is cut into a plurality of sizes.Can use the commercial similar articles of making of coiled coil machine well known in the prior art.

For example, use the embodiment 14 described films that comprise tobacco to make spiral and twine suction pipe/rod goods.One deck of the film that comprises embodiment 14, two-layer and suction pipe/rod goods of three layers have been made as described.When being put in it in mouth, described suction pipe/rod disintegration gradually in 1-5 minute.Can use the commercial similar articles of making of coiled coil machine well known in the prior art.

In another embodiment, use two membranes to make suction pipe/rod goods as describing among the embodiment 14.As described in the embodiment 15 and the trilamellar membrane of preparation be arranged on as described in the top or the periphery of suction pipe/rod.From the film of embodiment 15 is that red, Chinese cassia tree perfuming does not contain tobacco.When being put in this suction pipe/rod in the mouth, disintegration gradually in 1-5 minute.Can use the commercial similar articles of making of coiled coil machine well known in the prior art.

In another embodiment, use has made suction pipe/rod goods as embodiment 17 described trilamellar membranes.The film of embodiment 17 comprises tobacco powder and peach mud.As above prepared suction pipe/rod.Described suction pipe/rod is disintegration gradually in 1-5 minute.

In another embodiment, use trilamellar membrane to make suction pipe/rod goods as describing among embodiment 14 and the embodiment 18.Used the monofilm that comprises tobacco of preparation in embodiment 14.To be wrapped on first tunic and be offset 1/8 inch as the second layer opaque white color film of preparation among the embodiment 18.Be wrapped in the 3rd layer of film that contains tobacco of preparation among the embodiment 14 on the second layer and be offset 1/8 inch once more.This effect provides the suction pipe/rod of the spiral winding with striped outward appearance.In the time of in being put in mouth, described suction pipe/rod is disintegration gradually in 1-5 minute.

In another embodiment, using method among the embodiment 46 be similar to profiled member to make to have diameter range is 1/8 to 1/4 inch hollow tobacco suction pipe.Yet, in the preparation of described suction pipe, used pipe punch die (tube die).Described suction pipe is slowly disintegration in 5-10 minute in mouth.Use known method of the prior art (as co-extrusion), prepared similar articles with filler.

Table 61.1 and 61.2 has been listed the composition of exemplary multilayer suction pipe.

Table 61.1 peppermint perfuming multilayer suction pipe

Composition	Percentage (dry weight)
Composition	Percentage (dry weight)	Klucel EF hydroxypropyl cellulose	25.45％
Tobacco	18.94％	Klucel EF hydroxypropyl cellulose	25.45％
Tobacco	18.94％	Walocel HM 100PA2208 hydroxypropyl methylcellulose	12.74％
The B700 modified food starch	12.38％	Walocel HM 100PA2208 hydroxypropyl methylcellulose	12.74％
The B700 modified food starch	12.38％	Mint flavouring oil	6.50％
Propane diols	4.04％	Mint flavouring oil	6.50％
Propane diols	4.04％	Carbowax Sentry PEG400 NF, the FCC level	3.62％
Glycerine	3.62％	Carbowax Sentry PEG400 NF, the FCC level	3.62％
Glycerine	3.62％	Fibersol-2	2.23％
Walocel HM4000PA2910 hydroxypropyl methylcellulose	2.14％	Fibersol-2	2.23％
Walocel HM4000PA2910 hydroxypropyl methylcellulose	2.14％	Sodium carbonate	2.12％
Natural baccy reinforcing agent 631536	1.97％	Sodium carbonate	2.12％
Natural baccy reinforcing agent 631536	1.97％	TiO ₂(available from 50% dispersion 58011)	1.00％
Sodium chloride	0.61％	TiO ₂(available from 50% dispersion 58011)	1.00％
Sodium chloride	0.61％	Glyceryl triacetate	0.59％
Grindsted propylene glycolmonostearate USV-K	0.55％	Glyceryl triacetate	0.59％
Grindsted propylene glycolmonostearate USV-K	0.55％	Lauryl sodium sulfate	0.55％
Sucralose (25% strength of fluid)	0.49％	Lauryl sodium sulfate	0.55％
Sucralose (25% strength of fluid)	0.49％	Ammonium carbonate	0.46％

Table 61.2 Chinese cassia tree perfuming multilayer suction pipe

Composition	Percentage (dry weight)
Composition	Percentage (dry weight)	Klucel EF hydroxypropyl cellulose	25.45％
Tobacco	18.94％	Klucel EF hydroxypropyl cellulose	25.45％
Tobacco	18.94％	Walocel HM 100PA2208 hydroxypropyl methylcellulose	12.74％
The B700 modified food starch	12.38％	Walocel HM 100PA2208 hydroxypropyl methylcellulose	12.74％
The B700 modified food starch	12.38％	Carbowax Sentry PEG400 NF, the FCC level	4.92％

Glycerine	4.49％
Glycerine	4.49％	Cinnamon flavor oil	4.33％
Propane diols	4.04％	Cinnamon flavor oil	4.33％
Propane diols	4.04％	Fibersol-2	2.23％
Walocel HM4000PA2910 hydroxypropyl methylcellulose	2.14％	Fibersol-2	2.23％
Walocel HM4000PA2910 hydroxypropyl methylcellulose	2.14％	Sodium carbonate	2.12％
Natural baccy reinforcing agent 631536	1.97％	Sodium carbonate	2.12％
Natural baccy reinforcing agent 631536	1.97％	TiO ₂(available from 50% dispersion 58011)	1.00％
Sodium chloride	0.61％	TiO ₂(available from 50% dispersion 58011)	1.00％
Sodium chloride	0.61％	Glyceryl triacetate	0.59％
Grindsted propylene glycolmonostearate USV-K	0.55％	Glyceryl triacetate	0.59％
Grindsted propylene glycolmonostearate USV-K	0.55％	Lauryl sodium sulfate	0.55％
Sucralose (25% strength of fluid)	0.49％	Lauryl sodium sulfate	0.55％
Sucralose (25% strength of fluid)	0.49％	Ammonium carbonate	0.46％

Embodiment 61. 3 helical layers coiling rod

As described in the present application, use three kinds of different film preparations three helical layers to twine rod.Skin comprises tobacco (for example 30-60 weight %, preferably about 40 weight %), spices and sweetener.About 1.5 Mill of this layer (37 microns) are thick, and are being about preparation under 8.5 the pH value.The intermediate layer comprises tobacco (for example 10-40 weight %, preferred 25 weight %), spices and sweetener.It is thick that this layer is about 4 Mills (100 microns), and be about preparation under 7.8 the pH value.Innermost layer does not contain tobacco and breath freshening spices.Thick and the pH value in about 1.5 Mill of this layer (37 microns) is about 7.0.

This multilayer rod is put into user's mouth, the joyful sensation and the tobacco satisfaction at initial stage in the quick disintegration of mouth ectomesoderm (30-60 second) and in providing simultaneously mouthful.Come out in the intermediate layer then, with slower speed (about 5 minutes) disintegration, provides long-term tobacco satisfaction.Innermost layer comes out, and discharges (about 30 seconds) breath freshening spices fast.

Clamping device. the tobacco of all kinds and form can mix with the food-grade composition; Be connected on the clamping device (for example rod, toothpick, offal (tobacco stem), cover, hockey stick, shape meet rod (ergonomically shaped stick), pipe or any other three-dimensional shape of ergonomics); If necessary, be dried or be cooled to solid-state, put into mouth then, thereby obtain the tobacco satisfaction.Between the operating period, tobacco section disintegration and being consumed fully.Another kind of form, tobacco section can be kept perfectly, and after obtaining the tobacco satisfaction, and tobacco section and rod or clamping device are abandoned together.The described any composition of the application all can be connected on rod or other clamping device.

Used tobacco can be the composition of any kind or form, and used tobacco comprises leaf, longly cuts (long cut), fritters and powder in for example smokelessly wet goods.Tobacco content can be 1%-95% based on the goods dry weight, is generally 20%-40%.

Clamping device can be formed by edible water-soluble material, but is formed by insoluble material such as timber, paper, plastics, metal or composite article usually.Profiled member can have and is easy to the virtually any size that hand-held and whole or part is put into mouth.Can use the manufacturing equipment of the known any wide region of food industry, for example compacting, molding, apply, utilize massecuite depositor deposition, fusion, coiling, dipping/gelation and similarly technology and equipment, the mixture that contains tobacco is fixed on the clamping device.

Described composition can be taked following form:

The tobacco of contain mixtures is shaped to profiled member and is connected to an end of clamping device, be used to hand thereby expose the other end.

The mixture that will contain tobacco is coated on the clamping device, almost covers whole clamping device, but reserves enough exposed regions, so that hand-held zone to be provided.

Can utilize the mixture that contains tobacco to cover clamping device, for example toothpick fully.Coated article can be held in the hand, simultaneously the other end be put into mouth, perhaps the goods that will apply are fully put into mouth to obtain the tobacco satisfaction.After the use, insoluble clamping device is abandoned.

The thickness that is applied over the tobacco composition of clamping device can change to the full-size that still can put into mouth easily from the required smallest tier of tobacco satisfaction is provided.Usually, minimum coating thickness is 2 Mills (0.002 inches), and full-size is that diameter is about 1 inch profiled member.In another embodiment, porous material (described other material of paper, film, non-woven material or the application) external packing comprise tobacco composition and with this tobacco composition block attached on the clamping device.

Embodiment 62. coatings

Clamping device is immersed in the solution that contains tobacco, then it is shifted out and in experimental furnace in dry 10 minutes of 75 ℃ of parts.Repeat this process has desired thickness up to clamping device coating.Each dipping process makes the coating layer thickness of clamping device increase about 5 Mills (0.005 inch).Can only apply an end of clamping device, or the hand-held zone of little exposure is only at one end reserved in coating fully.In another embodiment, clamping device can be completely infused in the solution that contains tobacco, makes that clamping device is applied fully.In another embodiment, can be poured on the clamping device, clamping device be coated, thereby it is applied fully by clamping device is placed on porous disc or the silk screen and with solution.In another embodiment, carry out drying, be lower than 20 weight %, more typically reduce to about 5 weight % thereby water content reduced to applying clamping device.

The exemplary tobacco solution that contains is as described in table 1.3 and the embodiment 2.

Embodiment 63. packings (wrapping)

Available film (for example table 1.3 and embodiment 2,3,4 and 6) as described in the present application partially or completely twines clamping device.Can make film twine rod repeatedly, apply the thread of water or other edible adhesive to the inner surface of film simultaneously, thereby the solid that makes rete firm attachment and formation center on rod contains the tobacco profiled member.By using the described film (for example among the embodiment 3 and 4) that does not contain tobacco of the application, can on clamping device, form tobacco coating or packing (wrapping), thereby outer or packing (wrapping) for colour and have fragrance but do not contain tobacco.

Bag on embodiment 64. rods

The for example part as embodiment 16 described white paper shape films can be placed on the heat seal die: the part of tobacco, adhesive and spice mixt can be placed on the paper; Rod or toothpick partly can be inserted tobacco composition; Another equal big or small part of white paper shape film is placed on the top of tobacco composition; With the heat-sealing film sealing, thereby form sealing seam or weld seam, enclose tobacco composition simultaneously and form bag and bag is sealed to clamping device around the periphery of film.

The bag that contains tobacco can be put into mouth, bag is slowly disintegration in mouth.The clamping device of this embodiment is used as handle to place and to control tobacco section during use.After the use, from mouth, take out clamping device and abandon.

Embodiment 65. tablets

As described in the present application, can before clamping device bone dry or curing, be inserted into tablet.Exemplary tablet is as described in embodiment 37 and the embodiment 38.

Embodiment 66. profiled members

As described in the present application, also can adopt method well known in the prior art, for example extrude, compression moulding, injection moulding, drawing and foam-formed, form the profiled member tobacco compositions around clamping device.Described profiled member can be based on water-soluble or thermoplasticity form agent.Exemplary profiled member is as described in embodiment 39-42 and 46.Also can insert clamping device before the molding or before assembling or the drying and moulding spare.

Embodiment 67. gels

Described in the embodiment 48-51, be inserted into gel before can or solidifying at the clamping device bone dry as the application.

Embodiment 68. applies stem

Expansion or expanded stem with the solution that contains tobacco, binding agent, spices and other processing aid, dispersion, suspended substance or gel coating tobacco plant; Then pass through the heat drying coating, thereby produce the composition that to put into mouth to small part.After the use, from mouth, shift out described goods and abandon.The expansion of tobacco plant or expanded stem provide low-down tobacco satisfaction and puckery usually when putting into mouth.When adding spices, sweetener, odor masking agent, bitter taste blocking agent and other composition, coating can be improved the tobacco satisfaction, expands or the organ sensation during expanded stem is experienced thereby improve to use.

Use the formulation coating solution shown in the table 68.1.Gained solution is regulated, and measuring viscosity with Brookfield viscometer when making its solid content be 15%, 70 ℃ is 5,000 centipoises.Offal was flooded 10 seconds in described solution; Described offal is shifted out and is placed on the dish with paraffin paper lining; Drying is 20 minutes in 75 ℃ experimental furnace.Evenly apply dry stem with solution, it is thick to reach 4 Mills (0.004 inch).

Table 68.1

Hydroxypropyl cellulose	4.13
Hydroxypropyl cellulose	4.13	Hydroxypropyl methylcellulose	2.25
Starch (available from the B-792 of GPC)	3.00	Hydroxypropyl methylcellulose	2.25
Starch (available from the B-792 of GPC)	3.00	Revel XM (tobacco)	4.36
Glycerine	0.79	Revel XM (tobacco)	4.36
Glycerine	0.79	Propane diols	0.70
PEG-400	0.87	Propane diols	0.70
PEG-400	0.87	Cinnamon flavor	0.87
Other spices	0.78	Cinnamon flavor	0.87
Other spices	0.78	Processing aid	0.79
Water	81.46	Processing aid	0.79
Water	81.46	Total amount	100

D. modification

Any tobacco compositions that can describe the application in many ways carries out modification.For example, composition can be applied into single or multiple lift.This coating is used for as processing, disintegration rate, taste or color.Exemplary coatings comprises HPMC or HPMC/HPC blend.Can use the known method of prior art, as spraying, brushing, roller coat, scraping blade curtain coating, seam be coated with, squeezing and coating, hot melt deposition, precipitation particulate or thin slice and other typical methods, coating or decorative pattern are applied on the surface of described film.Coating can be lacklustre or glossiness.Coating can comprise colorant, spices or the odor masking agent of describing as the application.Colorant in described coating, sweetener or taste masked agent can be with beneath composition identical or different.In addition, a plurality of coatings also can comprise identical or different colorant, spices, sweetener or odor masking agent.Described coating also can be different with beneath composition speed generation disintegration.For example, the disintegration of coating can be faster than the composition under described to provide a burst of spices or other organoleptic ingredients.Mouthful disintegration coating also can be positioned at mouthful can not disintegration composition above.Coating that can not disintegration in mouthful can be positioned at mouthful disintegratable composition above, and can be as removing this coating by chewing.Also can use coating to prevent the evaporation of the volatile component in the composition and prevent the machinery dipping of composition before use.Coating also can comprise tobacco.

Also pattern can be printed on the surface of composition.Printed patterns also can comprise dust or intersperse compound on the surface of composition.Described pattern can be random or for styles design as sign.Can use all printing processes known in the prior art, as offset printing, aniline printing, intaglio, ink-jet, laser, serigraphy and other typical methods.Described as the application, described printed patterns can comprise or not comprise colorant, spices, sweetener or odor masking agent.Composition under described colorant, condiment, sweetener or odor masking agent in pattern can be same or different from.In addition, a plurality of patterns also can comprise identical or different colorant, spices, sweetener or odor masking agent.The pattern of described printing also can comprise tobacco as up to 1-99%, is preferably 10-50%.This pattern comprises more tobacco at comparable composition under described on the percentage mode or on the absolute sense.

Also thin slice can be joined in the described composition of the application.Thin slice can be mixed in the described composition, can be placed in the space of described composition, or can be placed on the surface, as adhering to by coating.As described in the present application, thin slice can comprise or not comprise colorant, spices, sweetener or odor masking agent.Colorant in described thin slice, spices, sweetener or odor masking agent also can with described under composition in identical or different.In addition, a plurality of thin slices also can comprise identical or different colorant, spices, sweetener or odor masking agent.Thin slice also can comprise tobacco as up to 99%, preferably up to 50%.Can make thin slice by standard film formation technology as described in the present application.Thin slice the agent of percentage form or on absolute sense comparable composition under described comprise more tobacco.

In case made described printing, coating or decorating film, can apply additional tunic to cover, to protect and to seal described printing, coating or combination with decorative surfaces.

Composition of the present invention agent in a variety of forms carries out moulding, as workshop (plant) and geometry (as circle, square, rectangle triangle, ellipse, octagonal etc.).In addition, composition can comprise embossing pattern (erect image or negative-appearing image) from the teeth outwards.This pattern can be styles design as sign.

The present invention has also estimated complex composition, promptly comprises the composition of the described dissimilar products of two or more the application.For example, profiled member can comprise the zone of gel combination, as has multiple spices.In another embodiment, tablet can by gel institute around.Complex composition also can have different disintegration rates.

E. pack (packing)

Single composition can be packed, the content of composition is suitable.Preferably, composition can be stored in the water-proof container, and is stable between 40-120 °F.When storing composition dry typically, flexible with non-adhesive.Perhaps, can between supplies, use non-sticky barrier such as plastic foil or paper to come packaging compositions.Can also provide composition, separate single supplies thus with the bulk form agent.

In another embodiment, described packing is fluid-tight insoluble with water, and but the tobacco in liquid, slurries or the agent of flow-gel form is in the inside of described packing such as easy compression plastics package, bellows (bellow) or spray bottle, and can be assigned in the mouth from described packing.Compressible described bellows is to be used for a mouthful use.Prepared the solution or the slurries that in plastic foil box container or other similar consumer package containers, use, wherein described liquid has been injected in the mouth by pushing described packing.Thixotropic polymerized thing is mixed the more high-viscous solution that is applicable to other containers with preparation with tobacco and other compositions.Tobacco particle can be more large scale, but must be still enough little of to pass the opening of described container.For spray bottle, in described bottle, comprise stable tobacco slurries; Tobacco particle is of a size of and can passes nozzle and non-occlusion of openings; With the described tobacco slurries of in the oral cavity, directly spraying.By thixotropic polymer such as xanthans, gellan or dextran are dissolved in the water, and tobacco particle are suspended in the solution of low viscosity (as＜50 centipoises) and make the liquid spraying.Can in described solution, add other compounds such as spices, sweetener and dispersant.With tobacco particle be ground to certain particle size (as＜80 microns) make as described in homogeneous solution can pass the opening of spray bottle.Tobacco is extruded or be used for emitting to available other mode of other packings in mouth.

F. solution

Following tobacco solution can be contained in the described any composition of the application.

Embodiment 69. sprayable solutions

By 0.2g xanthans (from the Kelzan of C.P.Kelco) is blended in the 78.6g cold water, vigorous stirring 30 minutes and make solution simultaneously.In this solution, add tobacco, 0.2g sucralose and the 2g cinnamon flavor of 20g fine grinding, continue vigorous stirring simultaneously.It is 50 centipoises that water is adjusted to viscosity with described solution viscosity.

Embodiment 70. dense thick solution

(from the Kelzan of C.P.Kelco) mixes with 76.8g cold water with the 1g xanthans, simultaneously violent mixing 30 minutes and make solution.In this solution, add the thin tobacco of 20g, 0.2g sucralose and 2g cinnamon flavor, continue violent the mixing simultaneously.Solution viscosity is 1,500 centipoise.

Embodiment 71. slurries

(available from Hercules, the CMC 7MF of Inc.) joins in the mixture of 35.8g cold water and 40g glycerine with the moderately viscous carboxymethyl cellulose of 2g, simultaneously violent mixing 30 minutes and make slurry.In this mixture, add the thin tobacco of 20g, 0.2g sucralose and 2g cinnamon flavor.The underflow that has prepared the high shear sensitivity.This slurry can be incorporated in pipe or other compressible package, wherein reduce the viscosity of described slurry, make it to flow from the shearing force of extruding.

Other embodiments

The description of some embodiments of the present invention is used for illustrative purpose.The more described form agent of the application are neither at large neither be used for limiting the scope of the invention.Although, be appreciated that for a person skilled in the art and can make the multiple modification that does not break away from as under the spirit and scope of the present invention of setting forth in the claim by having described the present invention with reference to a plurality of embodiments.All patents, patent application and the publication of the reference of the application institute are incorporated into to come in by reference.Other embodiments within the scope of the claims.

Claims

1. the composition that comprises tobacco and insoluble form agent, wherein said form agent partly applies described tobacco.

2. the composition of claim 1, wherein said tobacco is 99: 1 to 50: 50 with the ratio of described form agent.

3. the composition of claim 1, wherein said form agent is shaped to the porous rigid structure.

4. the composition that comprises tobacco, form agent and clamping device, wherein said composition is deposited on the described clamping device.

5. the composition of claim 4, wherein said clamping device is a toothpick.

6. the composition of claim 5, wherein said toothpick are comprised fully that basically the coating of described tobacco and form agent coats.

7. the composition of claim 4, wherein said clamping device comprises offal.

8. the composition of claim 4 wherein is made into tablet, gel, profiled member or film with described tobacco and form agent.

9. the composition of claim 4, wherein said tobacco and form agent are set up in the insoluble matrix, and described insoluble matrix is connected with described clamping device.

10. the composition of claim 4 wherein is made into film with described form agent, and described tobacco is set in the bag, and described bag is formed by the described film that is connected with described clamping device.

11. the composition of claim 10, wherein said film are porous, the insoluble film of water.

12. the composition of claim 10, the disintegration in mouth of wherein said film.

13. the composition of claim 4, wherein said clamping device partly insert in the combination of described tobacco and form agent.

14. make the method for tobacco compositions, this method comprises clamping device is connected with comprising the tobacco compositions of tobacco with the form agent.

15. the method for claim 14 is wherein made tablet, gel, profiled member or film with described composition.

16. the method for claim 14, wherein said clamping device are toothpick.

17. the method for claim 14, wherein said clamping device comprises offal.

18. the method for claim 14, wherein said clamping device connects by described composition is coated in described clamping device.

19. the method for claim 14 is wherein inserted described tobacco compositions with described clamping device.

20. the method for claim 14, wherein said composition comprises film, the described bag that is connected to form described film, and described tobacco is set in the described bag.