EA027156B1 - Method of preparing tobacco-free smoking composition for hookah - Google Patents

Abstract

The invention relates to tobacco substitutes, and specifically to tobacco-free smoking compositions, and is principally intended for smoking using a hookah. In the method of preparing a tobacco-free smoking composition for a hookah, including the preliminary preparation of a main organic material, the main organic filler being comprised of at least one type of fruit, and of a binding agent consisting of a mixture of propylene glycol and food-grade glycerin in a ratio of (1:4)-(4:1), wherein the preliminary preparation of the main organic filler material is carried out by means of freeze-drying, in the process of which, the fruit is crushed to a fraction-size of 3-12 mm, frozen in liquid nitrogen at a temperature of (-40)-(-60)°C, and kept in a vacuum for 30-40 minutes, thus forming the filler material, which has a residual moisture content of 1-6% and which is impregnated with binding agent using the following ratio of compositional components by mass percent: main organic filler material - 10-55; binding agent - the remainder. Technical result: the method of preparing a tobacco-free smoking composition for a hookah allows for reducing the rate of combustion, decreasing the rate of use per filling, and improving the quality thereof.

Description

The invention relates to tobacco substitutes, in particular to smoking compositions without tobacco, and is intended primarily for smoking using a hookah.

Smoking as the inhalation of smoke of drugs, mainly of plant origin, smoldering in a stream of inhaled air, has arisen for a long time.

State of the art

It is known that smoking is carried out in order to saturate the body with the active substances contained in them by sublimation and subsequent absorption in the lungs and respiratory tract.

Typically, smoking is used in smoking mixtures prepared in a certain way and containing tobacco as the main smoke-generating material, as well as various fillers in the form of various flavoring and aromatic additives, from which smoking articles, mainly cigarettes, are prepared.

But smoking cigarettes containing tobacco is very harmful to human health, as it causes cancer.

Nicotine contained in smoke causes and maintains tobacco dependence.

Dependence is also accompanied by the habit of inhaling aromatic substances contained in tobacco smoke, such as gums, eugenol, pyrazine, licorice, sugar, honey, menthol, etc.

Cigarette smoking is a pyrolysis process: decomposition, decomposition or conversion of compounds or substances as a result of heating to high temperatures of 850-900 ° С.

Recently, smoking through a hookah has become widespread, in which smoke is passed through water and partially cleared of harmful components.

The process of smoking a hookah mixture occurs at relatively low temperatures of 180-200 ° С, is characterized by evaporation and distillation of volatile components of carbohydrate-containing substances, in which sublimation of low-boiling compounds occurs under the influence of heat from smoldering coal, therefore, the hookah mixture does not burn, but dries, while the mass loss reaches 30 %

Glycerin (propylene glycol) or a similar substance, which is part of the hookah smoking composition, when heated forms a thick vapor, similar to tobacco smoke.

In the absence of combustion, pyrolysis products do not occur, and the hookah mixture is not a combustible substance due to high humidity.

Smoking through a hookah has become widespread due to the fact that smoke in a hookah passes through water and is partially cleared of harmful components.

The role of the filter is played by a hookah mine, on the cold walls of which various impurities condense, and a vessel with a liquid in which up to 38% of the substances contained in the smoke are deposited.

A smoking cup with a pipe is inserted into the vessel, the end of which goes under water.

Above the water level, a pipe leaves the vessel through which smoke is inhaled.

When smoking, a vacuum is created in the hookah vessel, due to which smoke rises through the liquid and enters the smoker's lungs through the pipe.

A known Method for the production of a smoking composition for hookah, KI 2403832 C1, A24B 13/00, A24B 15/00, 11/20/2010 [1].

In the known method, tobacco is used as a smoke-generating component, which is very dangerous for human health.

A known method of preparing a smoking composition without tobacco [Smoking filling material containing fruit material, KI 2256386 C2, A24B 15/16; 05/10/2010] [3].

The known method is intended mainly for the production of cigarettes.

In the smoking material obtained by this method [3], the content of inorganic filler is from 30 to 90 wt.%, And the content of fruit material is from 10 to 30 wt.% In terms of dry substance.

The disadvantage of this method is that the powdered dried fruits due to the high dispersion lose most of the taste and aromatic properties, and therefore, the resulting smoking material is used mainly for cigarettes, but not for hookah.

A known method of preparing smoking compositions without tobacco for hookah [Smoking filler material, KI 2256387 C2, KI, Α24Ό 1/18, 11/27/2004] [4].

In the known method for preparing a smoking composition for a hookah [4], tea leaves are used as the main filling component, which are ground to obtain particles of 0.5-10 mm in size and dried to a moisture content of 12-20%.

The smoking filler material obtained in this way does not contain nicotine and does not have a harmful effect on the smoker's body, while it contains a small amount of alkaloids: caffeine (from 1 to 4%), as well as theobromine, theophylline, adeine, guanine, while allowing to obtain a tonic effect and feel the effect of blowing smoke.

The disadvantages of this method is that the resulting filling material quickly burns out, has a high consumption and low smoke quality, will not allow replacing tobacco smoking and overcoming the habit of smoking tobacco, and also limits the range of taste and aromatic properties.

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The closest to the intended purpose and the technical result achieved is a method of preparing a smoking composition without tobacco for hookah, which includes preliminary preparation of the main organic filling material and impregnating it with a binder [Smoking mixture without tobacco, KI 2388387, А24В 15/16, 05/10/2010] [5] .

The tobacco-free smoking mixture obtained in this way contains tea raw materials as the main organic filler material, and glycerin as the binder.

In accordance with the known method, tea raw materials are washed with hot water (80-90 ° C) for 8 hours, dried and cut.

Rinsing with hot water allows you to remove theobromine, theophylline, anthocyanin glycosides and tannin - catechin mixtures from tea raw materials, which can suppress the organoleptic properties of the flavor and can also cause allergic reactions.

The disadvantage of this method is that the resulting smoking composition quickly burns out, has a high consumption per refueling a cup of hookah and not a high quality smoke.

SUMMARY OF THE INVENTION

The objective of the invention is the creation of such a method of preparing a smoking composition without tobacco for hookah, which would reduce the rate of combustion and consumption of the smoking composition by one filling, and also would improve the quality of the smoke.

The problem is solved in that in the method of preparing a smoking composition without tobacco for hookah, comprising pre-preparing the main organic filler material and impregnating it with a binder, according to the invention, at least one kind of fruit is used as the main organic filler material, and use as a binder a mixture of propylene glycol and food glycerin in the ratio (1: 4) to (4: 1), with the preliminary preparation of the main organic filler material, carried out by lyophilization, during which the fruit is crushed to a fraction of 3-12 mm, frozen in liquid nitrogen at a temperature of (40-60) ° C, kept under vacuum for 30-40 minutes until a filler material is obtained, with a residual moisture content of 1-6% and impregnation with its binder is performed in the following ratio of components in the composition, wt.%:

basic organic filling material - 10-55; the binder is the rest.

The use of at least one type of fruit as the main organic filling material, and as a binder mixture of propylene glycol and food glycerin in a ratio of (1: 4) to (4: 1), allows you to control the volume and steam, as well as the smoky taste.

Preliminary preparation of the main organic filling material by lyophilization, during which at least one type of fruit is crushed to a fraction of 3-12 mm, then frozen in liquid nitrogen at a temperature of - (40-60) ° С, kept under vacuum for 30-40 minutes until obtaining filler material with a residual moisture content of 1-6%, ensures the preservation of natural properties in dried fruits, structural integrity and biological activity.

Impregnation of the filler material with a binder at a ratio of components, wt.%: The main organic filler material - 10-55; binder - the rest, provides the most effective restoration of the natural properties of fruits in the process of impregnation.

Freezing the crushed fruit in liquid nitrogen at a temperature of (40-60) ° C and holding it under vacuum for 30-40 minutes until a filler material with a residual moisture content of 1-6% is obtained, provide sublimation of the fruit without loss of structural integrity and biological activity, and also contributes to preservation of taste and aromatic properties.

If the residual moisture content of the filler material is above 6%, the effectiveness of moistening it with a binder is reduced, which leads to a decrease in the quality of the smoking composition.

With an increase in the amount of filling material in the smoking composition by more than 55%, the consumption of the smoking composition per refueling of a cup of hookah increases, and there is also a danger of ignition of the filling material.

When the amount of filling material is reduced by less than 10%, the resulting smoking composition becomes liquid, which makes it possible to flow through the holes in the hookah bowl, which, in turn, shortens the life of one filling and contaminates the hookah shaft

Thus, the inventive method of preparing a smoking composition without tobacco for hookah can reduce the rate of combustion and reduce the consumption of the smoking composition for one gas station, and also improves its quality.

In addition, the use of one of the following fruits as the main organic filling material: apple, pear, plum, peach, quince, apricot, grape, lemon, watermelon, lychee, mango, banana, kiwi, orange, cherry, strawberry, melon, pineapple , raspberries, as well as their mixtures expands the range of smoking compositions, which allows to satisfy any wishes of the consumer.

Impregnation under pressure up to 1 MPa or under vacuum up to -1 MPa improves the quality of impregnation

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If a vacuum is created in the mixing container, the air exits itself and the liquid is automatically sucked in.

The use of vanilla extract and / or food flavorings in the amount of 2-5% of the composition as flavoring additives provides an extension of the assortment of taste and aromatic combinations.

An example embodiment of the invention

The invention is further explained in the detailed description of its implementation.

The main organic filling material, which is used as at least one kind of fruit, is pre-prepared and impregnated with a binder.

As a binder, use a mixture of propylene glycol and food glycerin in the ratio (1: 4) - (4: 1).

Preliminary preparation of the main organic filling material is carried out by lyophilization, during which the fruit is crushed to a fraction of 3-12 mm, then quickly frozen at a temperature of (40-60) ° C and kept under vacuum for 30-40 minutes until freeze-dried fruits with residual moisture are obtained 1-6%.

Thus prepared, the organic filler material is placed in a sealed package that prevents the access of oxygen inside. Binder impregnation is carried out immediately before packaging in a retail container, for which the organic filling material is removed from the packaging and placed in a mixing container, where the binder is impregnated in the following ratio of components, in wt.%:

basic organic filling material - 10-55; the binder is the rest.

At least one of the fruits is used as the main organic filling material: apple, pear, plum, peach, quince, apricot, grape, lemon, watermelon, lychee, mango, banana, kiwi, orange, cherry, strawberry, melon, pineapple, raspberries, as well as mixtures thereof.

The impregnation is carried out in a mixing container at atmospheric pressure, or under high pressure up to 1 MPa, or under vacuum up to -1 MPa, while the residence time of the mixture under pressure varies depending on the type of fruit.

As a flavoring additive, vanilla extract and / or food flavorings are used in an amount of 2-5% to the composition, which are added to the binder during the impregnation process.

The invention is further illustrated by examples.

Example 1

Lemon was used as the main organic filling material.

As a binder used a mixture of propylene glycol and food glycerin in a ratio of 1: 4 with the addition of 3% natural lemon flavor.

In the process of preliminary preparation of the filler material, the lemon was washed with water and crushed to a fraction of 3-6 mm and quickly frozen in liquid nitrogen at a temperature of -45 ° C, then kept under vacuum for 40 min until a filler material with a residual moisture content of 6% was obtained.

The dried lemon slices were placed in an airtight package made of a foil-based polymeric material, which excludes the access of oxygen inside.

Binder impregnation was performed before packaging in retail containers in a mixing container in the following ratio of components in the composition, wt.%:

basic organic filling material - 20; the binder is the rest.

The smoking composition obtained in this way is characterized by low concentration steam, softness, easy to inhale, has a pleasant lemon taste with a slight tart and sweet taste.

Compared with the prototype, the consumption of the smoking composition per cup of hookah decreased.

Example 2

Grapes were used as the main organic filling material.

In the process of preliminary preparation of the filler material, the grapes were crushed to a fraction of 3-6 mm and quickly frozen in liquid nitrogen at a temperature of -50 ° C, then they were kept under vacuum for 30 min until a filler material with a residual moisture content of 4% was obtained.

The filler material was impregnated with a binder in a mixing container under vacuum to -0.75 MPa for 10 s in the following ratio of components in the composition, wt.%:

basic organic filling material - 10;

a binder is a mixture of propylene glycol and food glycerin - the rest.

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The smoking composition obtained in this way is characterized by light and soft steam, tastes like grapes with a tart sweetish flavor.

Compared with the prototype, there was a decrease in the consumption of the resulting smoking composition when using it.

Example 3

Apples were used as the main organic filling material.

As a binder used a mixture of propylene glycol and food glycerin in the proportion

1: 1.

The apples were washed and crushed to a fraction of 3-5 mm, quickly frozen in liquid nitrogen at a temperature of -60 ° C, then kept under vacuum for 40 minutes until a filler material with a residual moisture content of 3% was obtained.

Binder impregnation was performed in a mixing container in the following ratio of components, wt.%:

basic organic filling material - 10;

a binder is a mixture of propylene glycol and food glycerin in a ratio of 4: 1 - the rest.

Thus obtained smoking composition is characterized by soft steam, has a pleasant taste and aroma of apples.

Compared with the prototype, there was a decrease in the consumption of the resulting smoking composition when using it.

Example 4

Pears were used as the main organic filling material, and a mixture of propylene glycol and food glycerin in a ratio of 1: 4 was used as a binder.

Pears were crushed to a fraction of 3-12 mm, frozen in liquid nitrogen at a temperature of -45 ° C, then kept under vacuum for 30 minutes until a filler material with a residual moisture content of 4% was obtained.

The resulting filler material was placed in a sealed package.

Impregnation with binders with flavoring additives, which were used as coconut oil and food flavorings of the company TULYU 1i1etiayoya1 Νν, in an amount of 2-5% of the total volume of the liquid mixture was carried out in a mixing container in the following ratio of components in the composition, wt.%:

basic organic filling material - 10; the binder is the rest.

When smoking the resulting smoking composition, the vapor is characterized by softness and ease of inhalation, has a pleasant taste and aroma of pear with a weak tart, moderately sweetish taste and a slight smell.

Thus, the use of the proposed method for preparing a smoking composition allows to reduce the combustion rate and consumption per refueling, improve the quality of the smoke and expand the range of taste and aromatic properties.

The above methods of preparing smoking compositions when consumed produced smoke with a pleasant combination of the fresh taste of natural products with a light tart-sweetish tint, had transparent smoke.

The temperature of the hookah mixture at the time of consumption was 180 ± 10 ° С.

Studies have shown that there is no nicotine content in the smoke, and the carbon monoxide content does not exceed the average values obtained by smoking tobacco-based hookah mixtures.

The absence of nicotine in the smoke of all the samples presented in examples 1-4 allows to increase the safety of hookah consumption without compromising consumer properties.

Thanks to the proposed method of processing, fruits retain their natural color, which allows you to abandon food colors and minimize the number of synthetic components in the product.

In addition, the pieces of the filling material made of fruits are conveniently sized to fit into a cup of hookah by hand.

If the size of the fruit slices is less than 3 mm, then they will turn into porridge, which, in turn, will lead to leakage of the mixture through the holes of the hookah cup, which reduces the service life of one filling and increases the consumption of the smoking composition.

If the size of the pieces of fruit is more than 12 mm, then they will not be evenly placed in a bowl of hookah and will create problems with the compactness of the package.

Industrial application of the invention

The above information confirms the possibility of industrial application of the method of preparing a smoking composition without tobacco for hookah, for the implementation of which standard equipment and technologies are used.

The inventive method allows to expand the range of smoking composition and reduce consumption

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Claims (4)

CLAIM 1. A method of preparing a smoking composition without tobacco for hookah, comprising pre-preparing the main organic filler material and impregnating it with a binder, characterized in that at least one kind of fruit is used as the main organic filler material, and a mixture of propylene glycol and food is used as a binder glycerol in the ratio (1: 4) - (4: 1), and the preliminary preparation of the main organic filler material is carried out by lyophilization, in percent the whole of which the fruit is ground to a fraction of 3-12 mm, frozen in liquid nitrogen at a temperature of (40-60) ° C, kept under vacuum for 30-40 minutes until a filler material with a residual moisture content of 1-6% is obtained, and its binder is impregnated in the following ratio of components in the composition, wt.%: the main organic filling material is 10-55; the binder is the rest. 2. A method of preparing a smoking composition without tobacco for a hookah according to claim 1, characterized in that at least one of the following types of fruit is used as the main organic filling material: apple, pear, plum, peach, quince, apricot, grape, lemon , watermelon, lychee, mango, banana, kiwi, orange, cherry, strawberry, melon, pineapple, raspberry, as well as mixtures of these fruits. 3. A method of preparing a smoking composition without tobacco for hookah according to claim 1, characterized in that the fruit is impregnated under high pressure up to 1 MPa or under vacuum up to -1 MPa. 4. A method of preparing a smoking composition without tobacco for a hookah according to claim 1, characterized in that food flavorings, in particular vanilla extract, are added to the binder when impregnated.