page_title: Curing of tobacco
section_title: Sun
hierarchical_section_title: Curing of tobacco / Methods / Sun
caption_attribution_description: Tobacco drying near Bastam, north-western Iran.
context_page_description: It is necessary to cure tobacco after harvesting and before it can be consumed. Tobacco curing is also known as color curing, because tobacco leaves are cured with the intention of changing their color and reducing their chlorophyll content.
context_section_description: Sun-cured tobacco dries uncovered in the sun. This method is used in Turkey, Greece, Bulgaria, North Macedonia, Romania and Mediterranean countries to produce oriental tobacco. Sun-cured tobacco is high in sugar and low in nicotine.  In India sun curing is used to produce so-called "white" snuffs, which are fine, dry, and unusually potent.
caption: Sun-cured tobacco, Bastam, Iran.
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