New product and a method for its manufacture

Abstract

The present invention provides a tobacco product, which gives a high yield of taste and nicotine without chewing and has a pleasant appearance, comprising a multi-layer (laminate) structure wherein the product comprises at least one load layer and a construction layer. Also provided is a method for manufacturing said tobacco product comprising the following step: pressing at least one load layer with a construction layer in a press apparatus.

1 . A tobacco composition comprising a multi-layer structure wherein the composition comprises at least one load layer and a construction layer.  
     
     
         2 . A tobacco composition according to  claim 1  wherein the construction layer is either a backbone layer or a cosmetic layer.  
     
     
         3 . A tobacco composition according to  claim 1  wherein the composition comprises at least two load layers with an intermediate construction layer, preferably a backbone layer.  
     
     
         4 . A tobacco composition according to  claim 1  wherein the composition comprises at least two construction layers, preferably cosmetic layers, with an intermediate load layer.  
     
     
         5 . A tobacco composition according to  claim 1  wherein the load layers comprise a load layer composition.  
     
     
         6 . A tobacco composition according to  claim 5  wherein the load layer composition comprises tobacco powder, filler, a plasticizer, a solvent and a gum base.  
     
     
         7 . A tobacco composition according to  claim 6  wherein the load layer composition comprises tobacco powder, titanium dioxide, glycerol, water and chewing gum-base.  
     
     
         8 . A tobacco composition according to  claim 2  wherein the backbone layer comprises a construction layer composition or a solid fiber material.  
     
     
         9 . A tobacco composition according to  claim 2  wherein the cosmetic layer comprises a construction layer composition or plastic or paper material or a combination thereof.  
     
     
         10 . A tobacco composition according to  claim 2  wherein the construction layer composition comprises a gum base, and optionally tobacco powder, a plasticizer and a solvent.  
     
     
         11 . A tobacco composition according to  claim 8  wherein the construction layer composition comprises a chewing gum base, and optionally tobacco powder, glycerol and water.  
     
     
         12 . A tobacco composition according to any one of the preceding claims comprising additionally a lipophilic softener.  
     
     
         13 . A tobacco composition according to any one of the preceding claims contained in cloth, wherein said cloth preferably comprises heat-sealable non-woven.  
     
     
         14 . A method for manufacturing a tobacco composition according to  claim 1  comprising the following step: pressing at least one load layer with a construction layer in a press apparatus.  
     
     
         15 . A method for manufacturing a tobacco composition according to  claim 3  comprising the following step: pressing at least two load layers, comprising a load layer composition, with an intermediate construction layer in the form of a backbone layer, comprising a construction layer composition, in a press apparatus.  
     
     
         16 . A method for manufacturing a tobacco composition according to  claim 4  comprising the following step: pressing at least two construction layers in the form of at least two cosmetic layers, each comprising a construction layer composition, with an intermediate load layer, comprising a load layer composition, in a press apparatus.  
     
     
         17 . Method according to any one of  claims 14  to  16  wherein the load layer composition has been manufactured using a method comprising the following steps: 
 a) mixing tobacco powder, filler, plasticizer, and the solvent,  
 b) heating the mixture; and  
 c) adding a gum base.  
 
     
     
         18 . Method according to any one of  claims 15  to  16  wherein the construction layer composition has been manufactured using a method comprising the following steps: 
 a) heating gum base to a suitable consistency mixture; and optionally  
 b) adding the gum base to a mixed solution comprising tobacco powder, a plasticizer and a solvent  
 
     
     
         19 . Method according to any one of  claims 14  to  16  wherein one or more sweeteners, pH adjusting agents, colours or flavours are added.  
     
     
         20 . Method according to any one of  claims 14  to  16  wherein the load layers are pressed repeatedly after folding, preferably more than 30 times, before the backbone layer is added to the load layers to form the multi-layered tobacco product.  
     
     
         21 . Method according to any one of  claims 14  to  16  wherein a lubricant is distributed on the load layers before each folding, preferably the load layers are sprinkled with cornstarch before each folding.  
     
     
         22 . Method according to any one of claims  14 - 21  wherein the tobacco composition is coated with a coating layer or is patterned.  
     
     
         23 . Method according to any one of claims  14 - 21  wherein the tobacco composition subsequently is punched out in pieces for oral use, preferably essentially circular pieces.  
     
     
         24 . Method according to  claim 23  wherein the out-punched tobacco composition is put on a carrier, preferably a strip of cloth, most preferred a cloth comprising heat-sealable non-woven, and optionally subsequently the cloth is sealed, preferably using heat.  
     
     
         25 . Method according to  claim 24  wherein a further carrier, preferably a strip of cloth, most preferred a cloth comprising heat-sealable non-woven, is added on the other opposite side of the out-punched tobacco composition, and optionally subsequently the carriers are sealed together, preferably using heat.  
     
     
         26 . A tobacco composition obtainable by a method according to any one of claims  14 - 23 .  
     
     
         27 . A container comprising one or more tobacco compositions according to any one of the  claims 1  to  14  and  26 , wherein preferably said container is a can with a lid.  
     
     
         28 . A tobacco composition according to any one of the claims  1 - 14  and  26  presented in the form of a spool, coil or reel.