Low ignition propensity cigarette

摘要

A low ignition propensity cigarette according to the invention includes a high-density region (6) formed in the center of the paper tube (2) and containing normal shred tobacco filled to a filling density of 0.15 to 0.35 g/cm<3>, for example 0.25 g/cm<3>, and a low-density region (8) formed between the paper tube (2) and the high-density region (6) and containing expanded shred tobacco filled to a filling density of 0.05 to 0.15 g/cm<3>, for example 0.14 g/cm<3>. The thickness of the low-density region (8) defined between the paper tube 2 and the high-density region (6) is in the range of 1 to 3 mm.