ORAL MOIST SMOKELESS TOBACCO PRODUCTS WITH NET-STRUCTURED GEL COATING AND METHODS OF MAKING

摘要

Oral tobacco products (10) having a gel-coating (12) and methods for making are provided. The method includes (a) molding a portion of tobacco material to form a pre-portioned piece of tobacco material (16), the tobacco material comprising moist smokeless tobacco; (b) contacting the pre-portioned piece of tobacco material (16) with a gel-coating solution to form a gel-coating (12) comprising at least one polymer on an outer surface of the pre-portioned piece of tobacco material (16) to form a gel-coated oral tobacco product, said gel- coating (12) comprising an inner surface disposed around the pre-portioned piece of tobacco material (16) and an outer surface; and (c) forming one or more of perforations, uncoated areas and holes (20) in the gel-coating (12) of the oral tobacco product to form a gel-coated oral tobacco product.