| 摘要 |
PURPOSE: A method of treating tobacco is provided to reduce the content of and prevent formation of carcinogenic nitrosamines in harvested leafy plants such as tobacco and marijuana. CONSTITUTION: The methods are directed to subjecting the plant to microwave radiation, at appropriate times in the cure cycle. With tobacco, products suitable for human consumption, such as cigarettes, cigars, etc., have contents of tobacco specific nitrosamines on a par with fresh nut, green tobacco by a method of subjecting the plant to microwave radiation, at appropriate times in the cure cycle. The resultant tobacco products are dried, golden yellow leaves having almost negligible amounts of the known carcinogens NNN and NNK, in comparison to conventionally cured tobacco.
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