Composition for smokeless tobacco and orally dissolvable film-type smokeless tobacco comprising same

Abstract

The present invention relates to a composition for smokeless tobacco and orally dissolvable film-type smokeless tobacco comprising same. More specifically, the present invention relates to a composition for orally dissolvable film-type smokeless tobacco, which is capable of improving the intraoral uptake rate, moldability, and taste of nicotine while reducing harmfulness to the human body, orally dissolvable film-type smokeless tobacco comprising same, and a manufacturing method thereof.

What is claimed is: 
     
         1 . A composition for smokeless tobacco, the composition containing:
 a nicotine activator of 0.01 to 4 parts by weight;   a binder of 40 to 80 parts by weight; and   a plasticizer of 2 to 10 parts by weight.   
     
     
         2 . The composition of  claim 1 , wherein the nicotine activator is nicotine oil and has a purity equal to or above 99%. 
     
     
         3 . The composition of  claim 1 , wherein the binder is hydroxypropylmethylcellulose or hydroxypropylcellulose. 
     
     
         4 . The composition of  claim 1 , wherein the binder is contained in 40 to 60 parts by weight. 
     
     
         5 . The composition of  claim 1 , further containing water as a solvent. 
     
     
         6 . The composition of  claim 1 , wherein viscosity is 15,000±5,000 cps. 
     
     
         7 . The composition of  claim 1 , further containing:
 a flavor; and   at least one of a surfactant, a sweeting agent, and a coloring agent.   
     
     
         8 . A smokeless tobacco comprising:
 a first region formed by coating the composition for the smokeless tobacco of  claim 1  in a film form,   wherein the smokeless tobacco is in an orally dissolvable film-type.   
     
     
         9 . The smokeless tobacco of  claim 8 , further comprising:
 a second region formed by coating a flavor composition, a functional food composition, a beauty treatment composition, a pharmaceutical composition, or a mixture thereof in the film form to be adjacent to the first region.   
     
     
         10 . The smokeless tobacco of  claim 8 , wherein at least one of the composition for the smokeless tobacco, the flavor composition, the functional food composition, the beauty treatment composition, the pharmaceutical composition, and the mixture thereof further contains a coloring agent. 
     
     
         11 . The smokeless tobacco of  claim 8 , wherein the smokeless tobacco is disintegrated within 5 minutes after being placed in an oral cavity. 
     
     
         12 . A method for manufacturing orally dissolvable film-type smokeless tobacco, the method comprising:
 discharging the composition for the smokeless tobacco of  claim 1  in a single dose through a first nozzle such that the discharged composition is coated on a first region of a packaging material, thereby forming a first region coating;   discharging a flavor composition, a functional food composition, a beauty treatment composition, a pharmaceutical composition, or a mixture thereof in a single dose through a second nozzle such that the discharged composition is coated on a second region of the packaging material adjacent to the first region, thereby forming a second region coating; and   drying the first region coating and the second region coating.   
     
     
         13 . The method of  claim 12 , wherein the drying of the first region and the second region is performed at a temperature in a range from 50 to 90° C.