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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Dec. 30, 2003
Filed:
May. 01, 2001
Jonnie R. Williams, Manakin-Sabot, VA (US);
Other;
Abstract
A smokeless tobacco product suitable for human consumption can be prepared from an aqueous extract of cured tobacco. In one embodiment, the smokeless tobacco product comprises a solid tablet having at least 50 wt % powdered tobacco. The powdered tobacco preferably consists essentially of Virginia flue tobacco stems. The smokeless tobacco product optionally includes eucalyptus and/or propolis in an amount effective to remove bitterness from said powdered tobacco. The smokeless tobacco product preferably contains powdered tobacco having a collective content of N′-nitrosonornicotine (NNN), 4-(N-nitrosomethylamino)-1-(3-pyridyl)-1-butanone (NNK), N′-nitrosoanatabine (NAT) and N′-nitrosoanabasine (NAB) which is 0.1 &mgr;g/g or less, preferably 0.05 &mgr;g/g or less, more preferably 0.03 &mgr;g/g or less. The powdered tobacco preferably has a content of 4-(N-nitrosomethylamino)-1-(3-pyridyl)-1-butanone (NNK) which is 0.002 &mgr;g/g or less, preferably 0.001 &mgr;g/g or less.
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