SILICONE SMOKELESS TOBACCO PRODUCT
A smokeless tobacco system include one or more silicone smokeless tobacco products configured to generally retain their shape during processing, shipping, and consumer handling. Each silicone smokeless tobacco product can comprise a moist smokeless tobacco in combination with a silicone binder such that the final product has tobacco exposed along an exterior surface and is configured to have material properties providing improved handling, an improved mouth feel, and a satisfying flavor profile.
1 . An oral product comprising:
a silicone binder;
cellulose fibers dispersed within the silicone binder; and
nicotine absorbed in the cellulose fibers.
2 . The oral product of claim 1 , wherein the nicotine includes tobacco-derived nicotine.
3 . The oral product of claim 1 , wherein the nicotine includes synthetic nicotine.
4 . The oral product of claim 1 , wherein the silicone binder includes silicone polymer, a rigid silicone, a silicone rubber, a polysiloxane, or any combination thereof.
5 . The oral product of claim 4 , wherein the silicone binder includes the polysiloxane.
6 . The oral product of claim 5 , wherein the polysiloxane includes polydimethylsiloxane.
7 . The oral product of claim 1 , wherein the silicone binder is an elastic silicone binder.
8 . The oral product of claim 1 , further comprising:
oven volatiles in an amount ranging from 4 weight percent to 61 weight percent.
9 . The oral product of claim 8 , wherein the oven volatiles are present in an amount ranging from 4 weight percent to 20 weight percent.
10 . The oral product of claim 8 , wherein the oven volatiles are present in an amount ranging from 50 weight percent to 61 weight percent.
11 . The oral product of claim 1 , further comprising:
an integrally-molded mixture including,
the silicone binder,
the cellulose fibers, and
the nicotine.
12 . The oral product of claim 1 , wherein the silicone binder is present in an amount ranging from 15 weight percent from 30 weight percent.
13 . The oral product of claim 1 , wherein the silicone binder is present in an amount ranging from 25 weight percent to 40 weight percent.
14 . The oral product of claim 1 , wherein the silicone binder is cross-linked.
15 . The oral product of claim 1 , further comprising:
a flavorant.
16 . The oral product of claim 1 , further comprising:
soluble fibers.
17 . The oral product of claim 1 , further comprising:
a filler including starch, di-calcium phosphate, lactose, sorbitol, mannitol, and microcrystalline cellulose, or any combination thereof.
18 . The oral product of claim 1 , further comprising:
a sweetener.
19 . The oral product of claim 1 , wherein the oral product is free of tobacco.
20 . The oral product of claim 1 , wherein
the oral product has a length of less than or equal to 50 mm,
the oral product has a width less than or equal to 20 millimeters, and
the oral product has a thickness of less than or equal to 10 millimeters.