METHOD OF MANUFACTURING TOBACCO RAW MATERIAL AND ORAL TOBACCO PRODUCT

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15447921

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Provided is a method of manufacturing a tobacco raw material in which the green color of the tobacco raw material is maintained and a browning-involved enzyme included in tobacco leaves is deactivated. Specifically, a method of manufacturing a tobacco raw material is provided that includes a step for heating a tobacco leaf material, which has an a* value of 1.0 or less, the a* value being expressed by the L*a*b* method, and which has a moisture content of 8 wt % or less, at a temperature of 75° C. or higher and under a humidity-controlled environment so that the a* value is 1.0 or less and the content of the browning-involved enzyme is 0.1 U/g or less.

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JAPAN TOBACCO INCTOKYO 105-6927

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  • 2017 Application Filing Year
  • A24B Class
  • 193 Applications Filed
  • 126 Patents Issued To-Date
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CHIDA, Hiroyuki Tokyo, JP 7 20
KOBAYASHI, Kei Tokyo, JP 117 699
MORI, Kazuo Tokyo, JP 52 829
NAGAI, Atsushi Tokyo, JP 32 210
OTAKI, Hiroshi Tokyo, JP 5 28

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