CN1131675C - Regulator for smoking flavor of tobacco - Google Patents

Abstract

A regulator for smoking flavor of tobacco comprising ascorbic acid, a salt or isomer thereof, and a chlorophyll-containing material, wherein a herb or a citrus fruit is further incorporated therein. The regulator can reduce the amount of tar and nicotine contained in tobacco smoke, can reduce a disagreeable smell or a pungent smell emitted at the time of smoking, such as an odor of nicotine, and can impart novel flavor to tobacco. It may be used in a state attached to the tip of tobacco, such as cigarette, or in a state mixed in shredded tobacco leaves.

Description

Tobacco flavorings and tobacco with such flavorings added

technical field

The present invention relates to a tobacco flavoring agent which can reduce unpleasant or irritating odor when smoking by adhering to tobacco when smoking, and can impart a mild smoke flavor.

Background technique

The tar and nicotine contained in the smoke produced by tobacco determine the strength of tobacco smell, the strength of stimulation and the degree of harmfulness. The tobacco smoke mentioned here refers to both the mainstream smoke and the side stream smoke. In addition, the so-called smoke taste refers to both the smell of the mainstream smoke directly inhaled by the smoker and the smell of the side stream smoke inhaled by the surrounding people. Word.

A tobacco flavoring agent is now on the market, which can reduce the amount of tar and nicotine contained in tobacco smoke, so it can reduce the unpleasant smell or irritation when smoking, such as the smell of cigarette pouches Sexual odor, can improve the cigarette taste experienced by smokers, and at the same time reduce the impact on the surrounding people.

Tobacco flavoring is a powdered substance that is applied by sticking it to the tip of the tobacco when smoking so that it burns with the tobacco. In addition, as components of tobacco flavoring agents, those containing ascorbic acid that can reduce nicotine and tar and soften the taste of smoke are usually used, and can use chlorophyll to reduce the smell of tobacco pouch oil and make the smell of smoke Softened daisy powder. In order to further enhance taste enjoyment, menthol which can impart a refreshing feeling, vanillin which can impart a sweet aroma, etc. may also be used.

However, in the case of using existing tobacco flavoring agents, it is only limited to reducing the smell of tobacco pipe oil or irritating smell, or imparting a cool feeling by means of menthol or imparting a sweet flavor by virtue of vanillin, which has a very wide range of options for smoke flavors. Narrow and unable to fully meet the diversification demanded by consumers in recent years.

The purpose of the present invention is to solve the problems in the above-mentioned prior art, and provide a method that can reduce the amount of tar and nicotine contained in tobacco smoke, thereby reducing the unpleasant smell and smell when smoking such as cigarette pouch oil. Tobacco flavoring agent that stimulates smell and improves smoke taste, and this is a new tobacco flavoring agent that can impart a brand new smoke taste that has never been seen before. Another object of the present invention is to provide a tobacco flavoring agent that can be used more effectively Tobacco of said tobacco flavoring agent.

disclosure of invention

In order to make the smell imparted by the tobacco flavoring agent suitable for the inherent aroma of tobacco, and to make the smoker himself and the surrounding people feel a brand-new aroma, the present inventors conducted various studies on the additives mixed in the tobacco flavoring agent, and found that , it is effective to be mixed with medicinal herbs or citrus fruits, so as to develop the tobacco flavoring agent of the present invention. In addition, it was found that as a method of using tobacco flavoring, compared with the method of adhering tobacco flavoring to the front end of tobacco, the method of mixing and dispersing tobacco flavoring in shredded tobacco can better improve the effect of tobacco flavoring, thereby To develop the tobacco flavored tobacco of the present invention.

That is, in the present invention, as the first tobacco flavoring agent, there is provided a tobacco flavoring agent containing ascorbic acid, its salts or its isomers, and a chlorophyll-containing material, characterized in that it further contains herbs.

In addition, in the present invention, as the second tobacco flavoring agent, there is provided a tobacco flavoring agent containing ascorbic acid, its salts or its isomers, and a chlorophyll-containing material, characterized in that it further contains citrus fruits.

Further, the present invention provides tobacco flavoring-added tobacco produced by mixing the tobacco flavoring of the present invention into shredded tobacco.

Best Practices for Practicing the Invention

The present invention will be described in detail below.

The first tobacco flavoring agent of the present invention contains medicinal herbs in addition to ascorbic acid, its salts or isomers, and a chlorophyll-containing material.

Among them, the purpose of using ascorbic acid, its salts or isomers is the same as that of the existing tobacco flavoring agents, in order to reduce the amount of tar, nicotine and carbon monoxide contained in the smoke of tobacco, thereby reducing the amount of smoking such as tobacco pouch oil odor. Unpleasant and pungent odors. Ascorbic acid, its salts or isomers include salts such as D-form or L-form ascorbic acid and its sodium salt, among which L-ascorbic acid (vitamin C) is preferably used.

The use of chlorophyll-containing materials is to eliminate the nasty odor of tobacco, especially the oily smell of cigarette pouches, and to soften the smell of smoke by means of the action of chlorophyll. As the chlorophyll-containing material, various powders or liquids containing chlorophyll can be used, for example, powders, pastes, or liquids of daisy, chlorella, chlorophyll, etc. can be used. Among them, daisy powder is preferable from the viewpoint of improving the adhesion of the tobacco flavoring agent to tobacco in addition to the excellent deodorizing effect. In addition, chlorella powder is preferable from the viewpoint of excellent color tone and color tone stability.

The medicinal herb is a substance characteristically used in the first tobacco flavoring agent of the present invention, and by its action, the aroma of the medicinal herb is mixed with the inherent aroma of tobacco to produce a new mild smoke taste.

Various aromatic plants can be used as the type of medicinal herb. Among them, lavender and rosemary are preferable in view of the persistence of aroma during storage of tobacco flavorings and during smoking. Moreover, as a medicinal herb, a single species may be used, and multiple types may be used together.

The properties of the medicinal herb are not particularly limited, and any of powder, oil, and extract can be used, and in particular, a powder form is preferable from the viewpoint of improving overall powderability as a tobacco flavoring agent. In addition, when using a liquid such as an oil or an extract, it is preferable to dip it into a powdery material such as lecithin beforehand before using it.

In the first tobacco flavoring agent of the present invention, in addition to the above components, various components can also be blended as needed, for example, in order to make the smoke taste cool and sweet, menthol and vanillin can be blended. In order to impart sweetness, stevia and the like can be added. In order to fix volatile nicotine and promote the decomposition of tar at high temperature, fatty acids such as stearic acid and oleic acid or boric acid can be added. In order to promote the formation of nicotine organic acid salts, reduce volatile free nicotine, promote the conversion of nicotine to niacin during combustion, and reduce the pungent smell when smoking, malic acid and citric acid can be added. In order to improve powder properties, lecithin and the like can be added. In addition, potassium nitrate and the like can be blended as a combustion accelerant when the tobacco is ignited. In addition, various ingredients such as lactose, maltose, vegetable oil, gooseberry, licorice sweet, mountain white bamboo, licorice, ganoderma lucidum, and kudzu leaves can also be added.

In the first tobacco flavoring agent, the compounding ratio of each component can be appropriately determined according to the type and character of each component to be compounded. Usually, the compounding ratio of ascorbic acid, its salts or its isomers is 5 to 15 wt. % is appropriate, preferably 8 to 10% by weight. The proportion of the chlorophyll-containing material powder is preferably 10-20% by weight, preferably 14-18% by weight. In addition, when the medicinal herb is used in a powder state, the compounding ratio is preferably 3 to 8% by weight, more preferably 5 to 8% by weight.

In addition, the first tobacco flavoring agent can be produced by pulverizing various components into powder and mixing them uniformly if necessary.

On the other hand, the second tobacco flavoring of the present invention uses citrus fruits instead of the herbs used in the first tobacco flavoring. In this way, the aroma of citrus and the inherent aroma of tobacco are mixed together to generate a brand-new soft smoke smell.

The properties of citrus fruits are not particularly limited, and any of powder, oil, and extract can be used, and powdery ones are preferable from the viewpoint of improving overall powderability as a tobacco flavoring agent. In addition, when using a liquid such as an oil or an extract, it is preferable to dip it into a powdery material such as lecithin beforehand before using it.

In addition, the kind of citrus is not particularly limited, for example, lemon, lime, citron, orange, kumquat, kabosu, tangerine, charmi, ponkan, イヨカン, hassomikan, kumquat, Bitter orange, Zhu Luan, etc., among which lemon is particularly preferred. And among lemons, powder of lemon peel is preferred.

The compounding ratio of citrus fruit can be determined suitably according to the kind or character of citrus fruit to be compounded, for example, when using lemon powder, it is preferable to be 20 to 30% by weight.

In the second tobacco flavoring agent, the types and compounding ratios of components other than citrus fruits may be the same as those in the first tobacco flavoring agent.

It should be noted that the first and second tobacco flavorings of the present invention are characterized by containing herbs or citrus, respectively, but also include both herbs and citrus.

The method of using the first and second tobacco flavoring agents of the present invention is not particularly limited, and they can be used in various tobacco products such as cigarettes and shredded tobacco. More specifically, for example, in the case of a cigarette of about 1 g per stick, 1 to 50 mg, preferably 1 to 10 mg, of tobacco flavoring is adhered to the end of the cigarette on the ignition side and burned together with the cigarette. Alternatively, Mix 0.01-5% by weight of tobacco flavoring agent into the shredded tobacco, and disperse it in the whole shredded tobacco, thereby making a kind of tobacco with added tobacco flavoring agent, which can be used as shredded tobacco of cigarettes, pipes, pipes, hand-rolled tobacco, etc. use.

When the tobacco flavoring agent is used in the latter way, the effect of using the tobacco flavoring agent can be enhanced, especially the effect of reducing nicotine contained in tobacco smoke can be enhanced, so it is preferable. Therefore, the present invention also includes tobacco flavored tobacco in which tobacco flavoring is mixed into shredded tobacco. In tobacco flavored tobacco, the form of a cigarette product is desirable because the final consumer can simply smoke it in the same manner as previously unflavored cigarettes.

Example

The present invention will be specifically described below based on examples. Examples 1 and 2, Comparative Examples 1, 2 and 3

Various components were mixed according to the ratio shown in Table 1, so as to prepare the powdered tobacco flavoring agent. Evaluation (1) Sensory test of smoke taste

6mg each of the tobacco flavorings of Examples 1 and 2 and Comparative Examples 1 and 2 were adhered to the front end of each tobacco [Peace brand ("Peace")] respectively, and ignited to perform sensory evaluation of the smoke taste. In addition, as Comparative Example 3 (blank test), the tobacco flavoring agent was not adhered to the tobacco, and the tobacco was ignited, and the smoke taste was sensory evaluated. The results of these evaluations are shown in Table 1. (2) Determination of the amount of niacin in mainstream smoke

Each 6 mg of the tobacco flavoring agent of Examples 1, 2 and Comparative Examples 1, 2 is adhered to the front end of each tobacco (Peace brand) respectively, and ignited; Flavored tobacco is ignited, smoked from the opposite side of the ignition side at a speed of about 3 minutes per tobacco, and the niacin in the inhaled gas (mainstream smoke) is absorbed with niacin absorption liquid (1N sodium hydroxide). The aforementioned niacin absorption was performed on 20 sticks of tobacco, and the amount of niacin in the niacin absorption liquid was quantitatively analyzed in accordance with the bioassay method in the food sanitation inspection guidelines supervised by the Ministry of Health, Welfare and Sanitation Bureau.

The results obtained are shown in Table 1. From these results, it can be seen that compared with the case of smoking without tobacco flavoring (comparative example 3), by using the tobacco flavorings in Examples 1 and 2, the amount of niacin in mainstream smoke was increased to about 1.6 times, which shows that the harmful nicotine in the mainstream smoke has been effectively converted into niacin. In addition, by comparing the results of Examples 1 and 2 with Comparative Examples 1 and 2, it can be seen that the lavender powder, rosemary powder or lemon powder mixed in the examples in order to obtain a brand-new smoke flavor will not hinder tobacco flavoring. The effect of an agent that converts nicotine to niacin. (3) Determination of tar content in mainstream smoke

Each 6mg of the tobacco flavoring agent of embodiment 1,2 and comparative example 1,2 is adhered on the front end of each tobacco (Peace brand) respectively, then ignites; And, as comparative example 3 (blank test), to not sticking The tobacco of the tobacco flavoring is ignited, and the smoking gas (mainstream smoke) is drawn through a glass fiber filter, respectively, from the side opposite to the ignited side, and absorbed with an absorbing liquid. The glass fiber filter was washed with the absorbing liquid when burning from the front end of the tobacco to 1 cm and when burning from 1 cm to 4 cm. Then, the glass fiber filter was dried, and the weight gain of the glass fiber filter was measured, and the weight gain was taken as the amount of tar.

The results obtained are shown in Table 1. In addition, the numerical values shown in Table 1 represent the tar amount when burning from the front end to 1 cm, the tar amount when burning from 1 to 4 cm, and the total tar amount.

From these results, it can be seen that in the case of using the tobacco flavorings of Examples 1 and 2, the tar content in mainstream smoke was reduced to about 20% compared to the case of smoking without using the tobacco flavoring (Comparative Example 3) . In addition, through the comparison of the results of Examples 1 and 2 and Comparative Examples 1 and 2, it can be seen that the lavender powder, rosemary powder or lemon powder mixed in the examples in order to obtain a brand-new smoke flavor will not hinder tobacco flavoring. The effect of the agent on reducing tar in mainstream smoke.

Table 1 (unit: parts by weight) Example 1 Example 2 Comparative example 1 Comparative example 2 Comparative example 3 ascorbic acid 0.5 0.5 0.5 0.5 Daisy powder ^*1 1.4 1.4 1.6 1.6 Lavender powder ^*2 0.5 - - - Rosemary powder ^*3 0.3 - - - Lemon powder ^*4 - 3.0 - - Menthol 0.1 0.6 0.3 0.5 Vanillin ^*5 0.5 1.0 0.8 1.4 boric acid 0.4 0.6 0.6 0.6 stearic acid 1.0 1.0 1.4 1.4 malic acid 0.5 0.5 0.5 0.5 citric acid 0.5 0.5 1.0 0.5 lactose 1.0 1.0 1.2 1.2 Stevia ^*6 0.4 0.5 0.5 0.4 Lecithin ^*7 3.2 3.2 3.2 3.2 Potassium nitrate ^*8 0.4 0.4 0.4 0.4 Evaluation (1) Smoke smell New herbal flavor that suppresses pouch oil and pungent odors A new lemon flavor that suppresses pouch oil and pungent odors Conventional mild sweetness that suppresses cigarette oil and pungent odors The conventional strong sweetness suppresses the smell of pipe oil and pungent smell Smoke with a strong smell of pipe oil and a pungent smell (2) Niacin content (μg/20 sticks) 750 755 755 755 475 (3) Tar amount (mg/l branch) 1cm, 1-4cm, total 0.3, <0.1, 0.3 0.3, <0.1, 0.3 0.3, <0.1, 0.3 0.3, <0.1, 0.3 0.8, 0.6, 1.4

Table 1 Note:

^* 1 Daisy powder, manufactured by Takasago Pharmaceutical Co., Ltd.

^* 2 Lavender powder, manufactured by Matsumoto Fragrance Co., Ltd.

^* 3 Rosemary powder, manufactured by Matsumoto Fragrance Co., Ltd.

^* 4 Lemon powder, manufactured by Matsumoto Fragrance Co., Ltd.

^* 5 Vanillin, manufactured by Matsumoto Fragrance Co., Ltd.

^* 6 Stevia, manufactured by Dainippon Inki Co., Ltd.

^* 7 Lecithin, manufactured by Maruki Honpo

^* 8 Potassium nitrate, manufactured by Otsuka Chemical Co., Ltd. Example 3, Example 4

Except that 1.2 parts by weight of chlorella powder (manufactured by Chlorella Japan Co., Ltd.) was used instead of 1.4 parts by weight of daisy powder (manufactured by Takasago Pharmaceutical Co., Ltd.) ) except that the tobacco flavorings of Examples 3 and 4 were obtained in the same manner as in Examples 1 and 2.

For the tobacco flavoring agents of Examples 3 and 4, the sensory test of smoke taste, the measurement of the content of niacin in mainstream smoke, and the measurement of the amount of tar in mainstream smoke were carried out in the same manner as in Examples 1 and 2. Its result is identical with example 1,2 respectively, and the smoke flavor is a kind of brand-new medicinal herb flavor (embodiment 3) or lemon flavor (embodiment 4) that has suppressed pipe oil flavor and pungent odor, and does not use tobacco flavoring agent to carry out Compared with the case of smoking (Comparative Example 3), the amount of tar was significantly reduced, and the amount of niacin was increased.

Possibility of industrial use

According to the formula of the tobacco flavoring agent of the present invention, a kind of tar amount and nicotine amount contained in tobacco smoke that can be reduced can be obtained, and the unpleasant smell and pungent smell that can be smelled when lightening the pouch oil smell when smoking etc. are smoked can be obtained. , and a tobacco flavoring agent with a brand-new smoke flavor. In addition, by using the tobacco flavored tobacco of the present invention, the tobacco using the tobacco flavor of the present invention more effectively can be easily smoked.

Claims (18)

1. a regulator for smoking flavor of tobacco contains ascorbic acid, its esters or its isomers and contains chlorophyllous material, it is characterized in that, wherein also contains medicinal herbs and potassium nitrate.

2. the described regulator for smoking flavor of tobacco of claim 1, wherein, the medicinal herbs that contain are Powdered.

3. the described regulator for smoking flavor of tobacco of claim 1 wherein, contains lavender or rosemary, as medicinal herbs.

4. the described regulator for smoking flavor of tobacco of claim 1 wherein, contains as the daisy powder or the chlorella powder that contain the chlorophyll material.

5. the described regulator for smoking flavor of tobacco of claim 1 wherein, also contains stearic acid or boric acid.

6. the described regulator for smoking flavor of tobacco of claim 1 wherein, also contains citric acid or malic acid.

7. each described regulator for smoking flavor of tobacco in the claim 1～4, wherein, also contain following (a) and (b) and (c):

(a) potassium nitrate,

(b) stearic acid or boric acid,

(c) citric acid or malic acid.

8. a regulator for smoking flavor of tobacco contains ascorbic acid, its esters or its isomers and contains chlorophyllous material, it is characterized in that, wherein also contains Citrus.

9. the described regulator for smoking flavor of tobacco of claim 8, wherein, the Citrus that contains is Powdered.

10. the described regulator for smoking flavor of tobacco of claim 8 wherein, contains the lemon as Citrus.

11. the described regulator for smoking flavor of tobacco of claim 10 wherein, contains the lemon peel powder as lemon.

12. the described regulator for smoking flavor of tobacco of claim 8 wherein, contains as the daisy powder or the chlorella powder that contain the chlorophyll material.

13. the described regulator for smoking flavor of tobacco of claim 8 wherein, also contains potassium nitrate.

14. the described regulator for smoking flavor of tobacco of claim 8 wherein, also contains stearic acid or boric acid.

15. the described regulator for smoking flavor of tobacco of claim 8 wherein, also contains citric acid or malic acid.

16. each described regulator for smoking flavor of tobacco in the claim 8～12 wherein also contains following (a) and (b) and (c):

(a) potassium nitrate,

(b) stearic acid or boric acid,

(c) citric acid or malic acid.

17. a tobacco of adding regulator for smoking flavor of tobacco, it makes by each described regulator for smoking flavor of tobacco in the claim 1～16 is mixed in the pipe tobacco.

18. the described tobacco of adding regulator for smoking flavor of tobacco of claim 17, wherein said tobacco is a cigarette.