SHREDDED TOBACCO LEAF PELLET, PRODUCTION PROCESS THEREOF AND A CIGARETTE-LIKE SNUFF

摘要

A shredded tobacco leaf pellet is composed of tobacco leaf shreds bound together with a nicotinenon-absorptive thermoplastic binder while retaining air permeability. The pellet is produced by mixing tobacco leaf shreds and a nicotine-non-absorptive thermoplastic binder, forming the resultant mixture into a desired shape while retaining air permeability, and then subjecting the thus-formed mixture to a heat treatment. A cigarette-like snuff is composed of at least one shredded tobacco leaf pellet of the above-described type and an outer envelope surrounding the pellet therein. The shredded tobacco leaf pellet can give sufficient feeling of smoking without lighting It is suited for mass production. When the shredded tobacco leaf pellet is impregnated with nicotine, a substantial amount of nicotine can be released continuously and stably by inhalation even after stored for a long time.