Patent ID: 8377215

Claim:
A method of making an oral pouched product containing moist botanical beads comprising: extruding and/or spheronizing loose, flavored, moist botanical fibers having an initial moisture content of about 50% OV to about 60% OV and comprising short strands ranging in length from about 0.2 mm to about 15 mm and ranging in width from about 0.2 mm to about 2.5 mm to form beads of compacted loose, flavored, moist botanical fibers having a final moisture content of about 50% OV to about 60% OV; manufacturing an oral pouched product containing the beads by placing the beads in a porous membrane pouch wrapper within about 10 minutes to about 60 days of formation of the beads; and allowing the beads to at least partially unravel in the porous membrane pouch wrapper.