TREATMENT OF TOBACCO

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APP PUB NO 20210186083A1
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17194014

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Methods of fermenting a tobacco material and methods of modifying the total bacterial content of a tobacco material are provided herein. One example method includes treating a tobacco material with superheated steam in a pressurized vessel to provide a steam-treated tobacco material having a reduced total bacteria content and fermenting the steam-treated tobacco material in the presence of one or more microorganisms to provide a fermented tobacco material. In some embodiments, the methods provided herein can provide a fermented tobacco material having a tobacco-specific nitrosamine content that is reduced relative to a fermented tobacco material that has not been subjected to the disclosed method steps and/or a modified flavor or aroma profile relative to a fermented tobacco material that has not been subjected to the disclosed method steps.

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REYNOLDS TOBACCO CO R401 NORTH MAIN STREET WINSTON-SALEM NORTH CAROLINA 27101 (US) US

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Inventor Name Address # of filed Patents Total Citations
Busbee, Alton Lexington, US 10 87
Gerardi, Anthony Richard Winston-Salem, US 90 633
Hart, Jo Ann Hill Winston-Salem, US 4 3
Marshall, Jerry Wayne Stokesdale, US 33 436
Milling, Annett Winston-Salem, US 5 4
Monsalud,, JR Luis Kernersville, US 7 15

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