Patent ID: 6668839
Filing Date: 2003-12-30
Classification: A24B

Abstract:
An oral smokeless tobacco product suitable for human consumption comprising a solid tablet having at least about 50 wt % powdered tobacco, wherein said powdered tobacco consists essentially of an extract of Virginia flue tobacco stems, wherein said powdered tobacco has a collective content of Nâ€²-nitrosonornicotine (NNN), 4-(N-nitrosomethylamino)-1-(3-pyridyl)-1-butanone (NNK), Nâ€²-nitrosoanatabine (NAT) and Nâ€²-nitrosoanabasine (NAB) which is 0.1 &mgr;g/g or less; the solid tablet optionally further comprising an amount of eucalyptus effective to remove bitterness from the powdered tobacco.