Patent ID: 6706120
Filing Date: 2004-03-16
Classification: A24B,A24D

Abstract:
A method of fixing a flavorant for improving the smell of a sidestream smoke of tobacco, comprising the steps of: applying, to tobacco wrapper paper, a tobacco sidestream smoke smell-improving agent comprising an ethanol or propylene glycol solution of a flavorant for improving the smell of the sidestream smoke of tobacco added to an emulsion of an ethylene-vinyl acetate copolymer having an ethylene content of 30% by weight or less, said emulsion having a solid content of 10 to 60% by weight; and drying the tobacco sidestream smoke smell-improving agent so as to fix the flavorant to the wrapper paper with the ethylene-vinyl acetate, wherein the ethanol solution of the flavorant is added to the emulsion such that an amount of ethanol is 40% by weight or less with respect to 100% by weight of the emulsion, or the propylene glycol of the flavorant is added to the emulsion such that an amount of propylene glycol is 11% by weight or less with respect to 100% by weight of the emulsion.