Smokeless Tobacco Composition
First Claim
1. A smokeless tobacco product configured for insertion into the mouth of a user of the product, the tobacco product comprising a tobacco formulation in a form suitable for insertion into the mouth of a user and at least one additive contained within the tobacco formulation, the additive being present in a form that physically separates the additive from the tobacco formulation.
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Abstract
A smokeless tobacco product configured for insertion into the mouth of a user of the product is provided, the tobacco product including a water-permeable pouch containing a tobacco formulation, the tobacco formulation including a tobacco material and a plurality of microcapsules dispersed within the tobacco material, the plurality of microcapsules including an outer shell encapsulating an internal payload. The internal payload may include an additive such as water, flavorants, binders, colorants, pH adjusters, buffering agents, fillers, disintegration aids, humectants, antioxidants, oral care ingredients, preservatives, additives derived from herbal or botanical sources, and mixtures thereof. Microencapsulated flavorants include tobacco-containing flavorants, such as tobacco extracts or a particulate tobacco material, sweeteners (e.g., sweeteners containing neotame), and vanillin (optionally in a complexed form).
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35 Claims
- 1. A smokeless tobacco product configured for insertion into the mouth of a user of the product, the tobacco product comprising a tobacco formulation in a form suitable for insertion into the mouth of a user and at least one additive contained within the tobacco formulation, the additive being present in a form that physically separates the additive from the tobacco formulation.
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4. A smokeless tobacco product configured for insertion into the mouth of a user of the product, the tobacco product comprising:
a water-permeable pouch containing a tobacco formulation, the tobacco formulation comprising a tobacco material and a plurality of microcapsules dispersed within said tobacco material, the plurality of microcapsules comprising an outer shell encapsulating an internal payload. - View Dependent Claims (5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18, 19, 20, 21, 22, 23, 24, 25, 26, 27, 28, 29, 30, 31, 32, 33)
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34. A smokeless tobacco product configured for insertion into the mouth of a user of the product, the tobacco product comprising:
a water-permeable pouch containing a tobacco formulation, the tobacco formulation comprising a tobacco material and a plurality of microcapsules dispersed within said tobacco material, the plurality of microcapsules comprising an outer shell encapsulating an internal payload comprising a flavorant selected from a group consisting of a sweetener composition comprising neotame, a tobacco-containing flavorant, and mixtures thereof, wherein the microencapsulated flavorant is present in an amount of at least about 1 percent based on the weight of the dry tobacco formulation, and wherein the outer shell of the microcapsules is water-soluble under conditions of at least about 45 weight percent moisture, based on the total weight of the smokeless tobacco product.
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35. A smokeless tobacco product configured for insertion into the mouth of a user of the product, the tobacco product comprising:
a water-permeable pouch containing a tobacco formulation, the tobacco formulation comprising a tobacco material and a plurality of microcapsules dispersed within said tobacco material, the plurality of rupturable microcapsules comprising an outer shell encapsulating an internal payload comprising water, wherein the moisture content of the tobacco formulation prior to rupture of the microcapsules is no more than about 20 weight percent based on the total weight of the smokeless tobacco product.
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