Cigarette

Details Cigarette Cigarette

1987-12-24

1989-06-06

Millin, V.

Tobacco

Smoke separator or treater

By adding constituent to smoke stream

131335, 131352, 131365, A24D 100, A24D 102

Patent

active

048362247

ABSTRACT:
Cigarettes having high nicotine content tobacco cut filler are rendered smooth smoking and palatable by incorporating an organic acid additive therein. For example, a cigarette having a cut filler with a blend nicotine content of greater than 2 percent has at least one organic acid additive incorporated into the cigarette in an amount of greater than 1 percent. Smooth smoking cigarettes yielding good tobacco taste and minimal off-taste are provided when the majority of the organic acid additive is levulinic acid. The levulinic acid can be in a dissociated and/or nondissociated form. For cigarettes having filter elements, at least a portion of the levulinic acid can be present in the filter element. Alternatively, cigarettes can have at least a portion of the levulinic acid provided in the form of nicotine levulinate. Cigarettes having high nicotine content tobaccos and levulinic acid and cigarettes having a salt such as nicotine levulinate incorporated therein can exhibit low FTC "tar" to nicotine ratios while providing a smooth, palatable and flavorful taste.

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