Method for preparing flavor-containing sheet for smoking article, flavor-containing sheet for smoking article prepared by the method, and smoking article comprising the same

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PATENT NO 9491969
APP PUB NO 20130327347A1
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13963821

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A method for preparing a flavor-containing sheet for a smoking article, characterized by comprising a step of extending a raw material slurry on a substrate, wherein the slurry contains polysaccharide consisting of gellan gum and tamarind gum, a flavor, an emulsifier and 70 to 95 wt % of water, has a weight ratio of gellan gum to tamarind gum of 1:1 to 3:1, and has a temperature of 60 to 90° C. in a sol state, a step of cooling the extended raw material slurry to a sample temperature of 0 to 40° C. to form a gel, and a heat-drying step comprising heating the gelled raw material and drying it at a sample temperature of 70 to 100° C.

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  • JAPAN TOBACCO INC.

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Inventor Name Address # of filed Patents Total Citations
Kusakabe, Tatsuya Tokyo, JP 6 34
Tanaka, Yasuo Tokyo, JP 189 2226

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