EP 4152966 A1 20230329 - A HYBRID AIR AND FIRE CURING COMBINATION PROCESS TO REDUCE HARMFUL AND POTENTIALLY HARMFUL CONSTITUENTS IN CURED TOBACCO
Title (en)
A HYBRID AIR AND FIRE CURING COMBINATION PROCESS TO REDUCE HARMFUL AND POTENTIALLY HARMFUL CONSTITUENTS IN CURED TOBACCO
Title (de)
HYBRIDES LUFT- UND FEUERHÄRTUNGSKOMBINATIONSVERFAHREN ZUR VERRINGERUNG SCHÄDLICHER UND POTENZIELL SCHÄDLICHER BESTANDTEILE IN GEHÄRTETEM TABAK
Title (fr)
PROCÉDÉ DE COMBINAISON DE TRAITEMENT HYBRIDE À L'AIR ET AU FEU POUR RÉDUIRE LES CONSTITUANTS NOCIFS ET POTENTIELLEMENT NOCIFS DU TABAC TRAITÉ
Publication
Application
Priority
- US 202063027443 P 20200520
- US 2021033190 W 20210519
Abstract (en)
[origin: US2021360960A1] The present specification provides for and includes novel methods of curing tobacco to produce desirable smoke and flavor characteristics while reducing the undesirable compounds imparted during a conventional fire-curing process. The present specification provides for and includes cured tobacco having reduced polyaromatic hydrocarbons and TSNA as compared to conventionally fire-cured tobacco. Also provided are tobacco products made with tobacco leaf cured using the disclosed processes.
IPC 8 full level
CPC (source: EP US)
A24B 3/04 (2013.01 - EP); A24B 3/12 (2013.01 - EP US); A24B 15/10 (2013.01 - US)
Citation (search report)
See references of WO 2021236791A1
Designated contracting state (EPC)
AL AT BE BG CH CY CZ DE DK EE ES FI FR GB GR HR HU IE IS IT LI LT LU LV MC MK MT NL NO PL PT RO RS SE SI SK SM TR
Designated extension state (EPC)
BA ME
Designated validation state (EPC)
KH MA MD TN
DOCDB simple family (publication)
US 2021360960 A1 20211125; EP 4152966 A1 20230329; WO 2021236791 A1 20211125
DOCDB simple family (application)
US 202117324969 A 20210519; EP 21739187 A 20210519; US 2021033190 W 20210519