Patent ID: 8690966

Claim:
A process for producing a dye from a tobacco plant, said process comprising the steps of: a) selecting one or more tobacco plant materials from said tobacco plant for processing into said dye; b) grinding said tobacco plant materials; c) adding water to said tobacco plant materials to produce a first solution and adjusting the pH to approximately 5.0; d) adding a first enzyme cocktail comprising pectate lyase and xylanase to said first solution to produce a second solution; e) heating said second solution and adjusting the pH to approximately 11.5; f) adding a second enzyme cocktail comprising cellulase to said second solution to produce a third solution; g) heating said third solution and adjusting pH to approximately 10.0; h) cooling said third solution; and i) adjusting a pH level of said third solution to a pH of approximately 2.0.