Patent ID: 8640714

Claim:
An oral chewable tobacco product comprising: tobacco powder in an amount sufficient to form about 30% to about 70% by weight based on the weight of the oral tobacco product; and an at least partially environmentally biodegradable and at least partially water soluble gum composition in an amount sufficient to form about 70% to about 30% by weight based on the weight of the oral chewable tobacco product, the at least partially environmentally biodegradable and at least partially water soluble gum composition comprising: at least one environmentally biodegradable polymer included in an amount sufficient to form about 20% to about 95% by weight based on the weight of the gum composition, said at least one environmentally biodegradable polymer selected from the group consisting of polycaprolactone, polycaprolactone diol, polylactides, polyglycolides, and combinations thereof; and at least one softener in an amount sufficient to maintain the softness and pliability of the gum composition and form about 80% to about 5% by weight based on the weight of the gum composition, wherein the oral chewable tobacco product is chewable and disintegrable in an oral cavity of a user and/or substantially environmentally biodegrades and the oral chewable tobacco product is free of water insoluble polymers.