摘要 |
<p>The present invention relates to smoking articles such as cigarettes, and in particular to a method and composition for mentholation of cigarettes. The tobacco rod of the cigarette contains a compoundconsisting of oxalic acid mono(-) menthyl ester, a salt of oxylic acid mono(-) menthyl ester and mixtures thereof that decomposes upon exposure to elevated temperatures to yield menthol.</p> |