Sugar-enriched extract derived from tobacco

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United States of America Patent

PATENT NO 9661876
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13829086

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The present disclosure describes methods of obtaining and/or deriving a sugar-enriched extract from plants of the Nicotiana species and methods for incorporation of such extracts into various tobacco compositions. One exemplary method for preparing a sugar-enriched extract comprises contacting Nicotiana plant material with a solvent and extracting sugars into the solvent to form a liquid sugar-containing extract; separating a solid extracted plant material from the liquid sugar-containing extract; clarifying the liquid sugar-containing extract to form a clarified sugar-containing extract and a solids fraction; and isolating the liquid sugar-containing extract to provide a sugar-enriched extract comprising a combined weight of fructose and glucose of at least about 10% by dry weight. In certain embodiments, the sugars of the extract comprise at least about 50% by weight fructose.

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  • R. J. REYNOLDS TOBACCO COMPANY

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Inventor Name Address # of filed Patents Total Citations
Bratcher, Barry Owensboro, US 28 179
Debusk, Samuel Mark Lexington, US 12 121
Ford, Kyle Germanton, US 20 90
Hagan, Leigh Owensboro, US 5 41
Joyce, Leigh Ann Blevins Lewisville, US 11 96
Lovette, Margarette Elisa Winston-Salem, US 9 56
Morton, Joshua D Evansville, US 15 106
Mua, John-Paul Advance, US 55 1274

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