Nontobacco moist snuff composition
First Claim
1. An herbal component for a nontobacco moist snuff composition comprising corn silk for enhancing the organoleptic qualities of the nontobacco moist snuff composition.
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Abstract
The present invention provides a nontobacco or herbal moist snuff composition comprising an herbal component comprising, or consisting essentially of, corn silk. The present invention also provides a method of producing a nontobacco moist snuff composition having an herbal component comprising, or consisting essentially of, corn silk. Corn silk has a light texture, smooth mouth feel, uniform appearance, and a smell and taste that is nonexistent or easily disguisable. When corn silk is combined with a suitable casing component, the resulting nontobacco moist snuff composition has a light, elastic, and moist texture, a soft and smooth mouth feel, a uniform color and particle size, and a long lasting and tobacco-like smell and taste with a characteristic tobacco-like “bite.”
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24 Claims
- 1. An herbal component for a nontobacco moist snuff composition comprising corn silk for enhancing the organoleptic qualities of the nontobacco moist snuff composition.
- 8. A smokeless nontobacco composition comprising an herbal component consisting essentially of corn silk.
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15. A method of producing an herbal component for a nontobacco moist snuff composition comprising the step of:
(1) providing corn silk for enhancing the organoleptic qualities of the nontobacco moist snuff composition. - View Dependent Claims (16, 17, 18)
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19. A method of producing a smokeless nontobacco composition comprising the step of:
(1) providing an herbal component consisting essentially of corn silk. - View Dependent Claims (20, 21, 22, 23, 24)
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