Chewing tobacco composition and process for producing same

• US 4,987,907 A
• Filed: 06/29/1988
• Issued: 01/29/1991
• Est. Priority Date: 06/29/1988
• Status: Expired due to Fees

• Current Assignee: Swisher International Incorporated (Ecolab, Inc.)
• Original Assignee: Helme Tobacco Company
• Inventors: Townend, John
• Primary Examiner(s): Millin, V.
• Application Number:
  US07/212,877
• Time in Patent Office: 944 Days
• Field of Search: 131/352, 131/369, 131/359, 131/309, 131/310
• US Class Current: 131/352
• CPC Class Codes: A23G 4/068 containing plants or parts thereof, e.g. fruits, seeds, extracts containing gums A23G4/10
• CPC Class Codes: A24B 15/16 of tobacco substitutes
• CPC Class Codes: A24B 15/30 by organic substances A24B15/281 takes precedence

Abstract

The chewing tobacco composition contains 25 to 40% by weight cut tobacco, 0.1 to 10% by weight powdered cellulose pulp and 60 to 75% by weight casing solids. The use of powdered cellulose pulp in the composition provides for an increase in the amount of casing solids in the composition. The method entails dipping the cut tobacco into a casing solution composition containing 40% by weight water and 0.5 to 4.0% by weight powdered cellulose pulp.

Claims

1. A method for making a chewing tobacco composition comprising the steps of:

preparing a casing solution composition comprising a casing solution and powdered cellulose pulp;

dipping cut tobacco into the casing solution composition; and

recovering a mixture of the casing solution composition and the cut tobacco.

7. The method of claim 1 wherein the dipping step comprises immersing the cut tobacco in the casing composition, squeezing the cased cut tobacco to remove excess casing solution and returning the excess casing solution to the casing composition.

8. The method of claim 1 wherein the casing solution further comprises water, sweeteners, flavorings, preservatives and syrup.

9. The method of claim 1 wherein the powdered cellulose pulp in the casing solution composition is about 0.5 to 4.0% by weight.

10. The method of claim 1 wherein the powdered cellulose pulp in the casing solution composition is about 2 to 3.8% by weight.

11. The method of claim 1 wherein the powdered cellulose pulp in the casing solution composition is about 3.6% by weight.

12. The method of claim 1 wherein the step of recovering the mixture comprises the successive steps of partially drying the mixture, bulking the partially dried mixture and finally packaging the bulked, partially dried mixture.

13. The method of claim 1 wherein the casing solution composition is maintained at a temperature from about 60°

C. to about 95°

C. during the dipping step.

14. The method of claim 1 wherein the casing solution composition has a pH of about 4.5 to 7.

15. The method of claim 1 wherein the casing solution contains about 40% water.

16. The method of claim 1 wherein the casing solids composition had solids level of about 60%.

2. A method for making a chewing tobacco composition comprising the steps of:

preparing a dry mix of cut tobacco and powdered cellulose pulp;

dipping the dry mix into a casing solution; and

recovering a mixture of the casing solution and the dry mix.

3. The method of claim 2 wherein the casing solution comprises water, sweeteners, flavorings preservatives and syrup.

4. The method of claim 2 wherein the step of recovering the mixture comprises the successive steps of partially drying the mixture, bulking the partially dried mixture and finally packaging the bulked, partially dried mixture.

5. The method of claim 2 wherein the casing solution is maintained at a temperature from about 60°

C. to about 95°

C. during the dipping step.

6. The method of claim 2 wherein the casing solution has a pH between 4.5 to 7.