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Abstract

The present invention relates to a method to produce a homogenized tobacco material for use in a heat-not-burn aerosol-generating article, comprising the steps of:

selecting a first target value for a first tobacco characteristic, said first tobacco characteristic being reducing sugars and the first target value being comprised between about 8 percent and about 18 percent in dry weight basis of a total amount of tobacco present within the homogenized tobacco material;selecting a second target value of a second tobacco characteristic, wherein the second tobacco characteristic is one of total ammonia and total alkaloids;blending graded tobacco types so as to form the tobacco blend, each graded tobacco type comprising a predetermined amount of the first and second tobacco characteristics, so that the first and second target values of said first and second tobacco characteristics are obtained in said blend within a predetermined tolerance range;grinding said tobacco blend into a blended tobacco powder;forming a slurry comprising the blended tobacco powder; andforming a web of homogenous tobacco web from the slurry.

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First Claim