Method of Producing Tobacco Mousse

Abstract

Methods of forming a foam including a tobacco ingredient containing agent and/or an inhalable agent, an aerosol forming agent, a foam stabilizing agent, and a foam forming agent are provided, along with a foam produced by the methods, and foams with a certain aeration, for example of at least 4 vol. % based on the total volume of the foam.

1 . A method of forming a foam, comprising:
 mixing an aerosol forming agent and a foam forming agent;   adding to the mixture a tobacco ingredient containing agent and/or an inhalable agent;   adding a foam stabilizing agent; and   cooling of the mixture;   wherein the mixture is aerated after the adding of the foam stabilizing agent and/or after cooling of the mixture,   wherein the foam stabilizing agent is added after the foam forming agent, the aerosol forming agent, and the tobacco ingredient containing agent and/or the inhalable agent.   
     
     
         2 . A method of forming a foam, comprising
 mixing an aerosol forming agent;   adding to the mixture a tobacco ingredient containing agent and/or an inhalable agent;   adding a foam forming agent;   adding a foam stabilizing agent; and   cooling of the mixture;   wherein the mixture is aerated after the adding of the foam stabilizing agent and/or after cooling of the mixture,   wherein the foam stabilizing agent is added after the foam forming agent, the aerosol forming agent, and the tobacco ingredient containing agent and/or the inhalable agent.   
     
     
         3 . The method of forming a foam of  claim 2 , comprising, in this order,
 mixing an aerosol forming agent;   adding to the mixture a foam forming agent;   adding a tobacco ingredient containing agent and/or an inhalable agent;   adding a foam stabilizing agent; and   cooling of the mixture;   wherein the mixture is aerated after the adding of the foam stabilizing agent and/or after cooling of the mixture, wherein the foam stabilizing agent is added after the foam forming agent, the aerosol forming agent, and the tobacco ingredient containing agent and/or the inhalable agent.   
     
     
         4 . The method according to  claim 1 , wherein the pH of the mixture is adjusted to a pH value between 5 and 9. 
     
     
         5 . The method according to  claim 1 , wherein the foam stabilizing agent has a viscosity between 300 mPas and 3000 mPas. 
     
     
         6 . The method according to  claim 1 , wherein the foam forming agent has a gel strength between 300 g/cm 3  and 3000 g/cm 3 , and/or wherein the foam forming agent has a viscosity between 300 mPas and 3000 mPas. 
     
     
         7 . The method according to  claim 1 , wherein the foam is portioned and/or shaped after the forming of the foam. 
     
     
         8 . A foam produced by the method of  claim 1 . 
     
     
         9 . The foam of  claim 8 , having an aeration of at least 4 vol. % based on the total volume of the foam. 
     
     
         10 . A foam comprising:
 a tobacco ingredient containing agent and/or an inhalable agent, an aerosol forming agent, a foam stabilizing agent, and a foam forming agent,   wherein the weight of the tobacco ingredient containing agent and/or the inhalable agent is 0.1-33 wt.-% of the weight of the foam, and   the weight of the aerosol forming agent is 10-80 wt. % of the weight of the foam, having an aeration of at least 4 vol. % based on the total volume of the foam.   
     
     
         11 - 13 . (canceled) 
     
     
         14 . The foam according to  claim 10 , which comprises further at least one non-tobacco flavoring agent. 
     
     
         15 . The foam according to  claim 10 , further comprising a solvent and/or an acid and/or an ester in an amount of up to 15 wt.-%, based on the total weight of the foam. 
     
     
         16 . The foam of  claim 10 , wherein a solvent and/or an acid and/or an ester are comprised in an amount of up to 15 wt.-% prior to any drying stage, based on the total weight of the foam. 
     
     
         17 . The foam of  claim 10 , wherein the foam is an open pored foam. 
     
     
         18 . The foam of  claim 17 , wherein at least 20% of the bubbles in the foam have a diameter between 25 μm and 50 μm, and/or at least 15% of the bubbles have a diameter between 51 μm and 100 μm, and/or at least 11% of the bubbles have a diameter between 101 μm and 171 μm. 
     
     
         19 . The foam of  claim 10 , wherein the tobacco ingredient containing agent comprises tobacco particles having a particle size between 50 and 180 μm.