Title:
TOBACCO PRODUCT CONTAINING NATURAL (L)-MENTHOL PURIFIED PRODUCT
Document Type and Number:
WIPO Patent Application WO/2014/203581
Kind Code:
A1
Abstract:
[Problem] To provide a tobacco product characterized by containing a natural (L)-menthol purified product that eliminates unpleasant tastes and combines a cool sensation and a mint-like aroma. [Solution] A tobacco product characterized by containing a natural (L)-menthol purified product that combines a cool sensation and a mint-like aroma and that has a color saturation of 1 or below as measured by the method of (1)—(3) below. (1) A step for vacuum distilling the purified natural (L)-menthol purified product while the purified product is in a heat-melted state and obtaining a vacuum distillation residue. (2) A step for adding ethanol to the vacuum distillation residue obtained in step (1) and obtaining an ethanol solution. (3) A step for making a color difference measurement sample of the ethanol solution obtained in step (2) and assessing the color saturation using a color difference meter that conforms to ISO 7742 (JIS Z 8722).
Inventors:
AKIYAMA SHINTARO (JP)
YOSHIOKA YURI (JP)
YASUDA KOUJI (JP)
MATSUMURA SHINICHI (JP)
YOSHIOKA YURI (JP)
YASUDA KOUJI (JP)
MATSUMURA SHINICHI (JP)
Application Number:
PCT/JP2014/058642
Publication Date:
December 24, 2014
Filing Date:
March 26, 2014
Export Citation:
Assignee:
JAPAN TOBACCO INC (JP)
International Classes:
A24B15/30
Foreign References:
| JP2013099346A | 2013-05-23 | |||
| JP2013523087A | 2013-06-17 | |||
| JP2012029637A | 2012-02-16 |
Attorney, Agent or Firm:
KIYOHARA YOSHIHIRO (JP)
Yoshihiro Kiyohara (JP)
Yoshihiro Kiyohara (JP)
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