Whitened tobacco composition

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United States of America Patent

PATENT NO 9420825
APP PUB NO 20130206153A1
SERIAL NO

13372120

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A method of preparing a whitened tobacco material is provided, the method including the steps of (i) extracting a tobacco material with an aqueous solution to give a tobacco pulp and a tobacco extract; (ii) treating the tobacco pulp with at least one of a caustic reagent and an oxidizing agent for a time and at a temperature sufficient to lighten the color of the tobacco pulp to give a whitened tobacco pulp; (iii) clarifying the tobacco extract to remove higher molecular weight components; and (iv) combining the whitened tobacco pulp with a clarified tobacco extract to form a whitened tobacco material. The whitened tobacco material can be isolated and incorporated into a smokeless tobacco product. The invention also provides a smokeless tobacco product incorporating a whitened tobacco material. The smokeless tobacco product may be a snus-type formulation contained within a sealed pouch.

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R J REYNOLDS TOBACCO COMPANY401 NORTH MAIN STREET WINSTON-SALEM NC 27101-3804

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Beeson, Dwayne William Kernersville, US 64 749
Flinchum,, Jr Jack Gray Clemmons, US 25 449
Gan, Huamin Clemmons, US 14 162

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