Filling material for an oral pouched smokeless product and oral pouched smokeless product manufactured therefrom

Abstract

The present invention is directed to a filling material for use in an oral pouched smokeless product, the filling material comprising tobacco material, characterized in that the total tobacco material content of the filling material consists of tobacco material derived from tobacco stalks, tobacco roots, tobacco flowers or combinations thereof.

1 . A filling material for use in an oral pouched smokeless product, the filling material comprising tobacco material, characterized in that the total tobacco material content of the filling material consists of tobacco material derived from tobacco stalks, tobacco roots, tobacco flowers or combinations thereof, preferably derived from tobacco stalks, tobacco roots or combinations thereof. 
     
     
         2 . The filling material of  claim 1 , wherein the filling material is light-coloured. 
     
     
         3 . The filling material according to  claim 1 , wherein the filling material comprises tobacco material in a concentration of 0.1 to 15 weight-%, preferably in a concentration of 0.1 to 10 weight-%, more preferably in a concentration of 2 to 8 weight-%, wherein indications in weight-% are based on the dry weight of the total filling material. 
     
     
         4 . The filling material according to  claim 1 , wherein the tobacco material is non-bleached. 
     
     
         5 . The filling material according to  claim 1 , wherein the filling material further comprises non-tobacco plant material. 
     
     
         6 . The filling material according to  claim 5 , wherein the filling material comprises non tobacco plant material in a concentration of 70 to 99 weight-%, wherein the indications in weight-% are based on the dry weight of the total filling material. 
     
     
         7 . The filling material according to  claim 5 , wherein the non-tobacco plant material is coated with nicotine. 
     
     
         8 . The filling material according to  claim 7 , wherein the nicotine-coated non-tobacco plant material has a nicotine content within the range of 0.1 to 10 weight-%, preferably of 1 to 5 weight-%, more preferably of 2.5 to 4.5 weight-%, wherein the indications in weight-% are based on the dry weight of the nicotine-coated non-tobacco plant material. 
     
     
         9 . The filling material according to  claim 5 , wherein the non-tobacco plant material comprises or consists of fibres or particles from non-tobacco plants, preferably, the non-tobacco material comprises or consists of wheat fibres, oat fibres, potato fibres, bamboo fibres, buckwheat fibres, barley fibres, microcrystalline cellulose and/or combinations thereof. 
     
     
         10 . The filling material according to  claim 1 , wherein the filling material comprises a water content of 25 to 55 weight-% based on the total weight of the filling material. 
     
     
         11 . The filling material according to  claim 1 , the filling material containing further ingredients, wherein the further ingredients comprise stabilizers, humectants, plasticisers, thickeners, dyes, salts, flavours, gum base, flavour additives or any combination thereof, preferably comprise NaCl, NhUCl, Na2CC>3, propylene glycol, optionally one or more flavours and/or combinations thereof. 
     
     
         12 . The filling material according to  claim 1 , wherein the tobacco material is shredded, threshed, cut, ground, cured, fermented, processed, pasteurized or reconstituted. 
     
     
         13 . The filling material according to  claim 1 , wherein the filling material comprises or consists of:
 0.1 to 15 weight-% tobacco material derived from tobacco stalks, tobacco roots, tobacco flowers or combinations thereof, preferably derived from tobacco stalks, tobacco roots or combinations thereof;   70 to 99 weight-% non-tobacco plant material, preferably nicotine-coated nontobacco plant material; and   0 to 30 weight-% further ingredients;   wherein above-mentioned indications in weight-% are based on dry weight of the total filling material;   and wherein the filling material has a water content of 25 to 55 weight-% based on the total weight of the filling material.   
     
     
         14 . The filling material according to  claim 13 , wherein the filling material comprises or consists of:
 2 to 6 weight-% tobacco material derived from tobacco stalks, tobacco roots, tobacco flowers or combinations thereof, preferably derived from tobacco stalks, tobacco roots or combinations thereof;   75 to 85 weight-% non-tobacco plant material, preferably nicotine-coated nontobacco plant material;   3 to 9 weight-% NaCl;   4 to 10 weight-% ammonium chloride (20%);   0.3 to 1.2 weight-% sodium carbonate;   2 to 5 weight-% propylene glycol; and   optionally one or more flavours;   wherein above-mentioned indications in weight-% are based on dry weight of the total filling material;   and wherein the filling material has a water content of 25 to 55 weight-% based on the total weight of the filling material.   
     
     
         15 . An oral pouched smokeless product comprising a filling material of  claim 1 .