METHOD FOR PRODUCING A HOMOGENIZED TOBACCO MATERIAL, AND HOMOGENIZED TOBACCO MATERIAL

摘要

The present invention relates to a method to produce a homogenized tobacco material for use in a heat-not-burn aerosol-generating article, comprising the steps of: - selecting a first target value for a first tobacco characteristic, said first tobacco characteristic being reducing sugars and the first target value being comprised between about (8) percent and about (18) percent in dry weight basis of a total amount of tobacco present within the homogenized tobacco material; - selecting a second target value of a second tobacco characteristic, wherein the second tobacco characteristic is one of total ammonia and total alkaloids; - blending graded tobacco types so as to form the tobacco blend, each graded tobacco type comprising a predetermined amount of the first and second tobacco characteristics, so that the first and second target values of said first and second tobacco characteristics are obtained in said blend within a predetermined tolerance range; - grinding said tobacco blend into a blended tobacco powder; - forming a slurry comprising the blended tobacco powder; and forming a web of homogenous tobacco web from the slurry.