Tobacco

Applications in the Tobacco Industry

• Thickening effect
  • Application in tobacco glue: In the production of tobacco sheets, glue is needed to bond tobacco fragments and other raw materials. Xanthan gum has good thickening properties, which can make the glue have an appropriate viscosity, ensuring that the glue is evenly coated on the surface of tobacco raw materials, making the structure of tobacco sheets more stable and with higher strength. In addition, in cigarette tipping glue and lapel glue, its thickening effect can make the glue maintain a certain shape after being applied without flowing, thus ensuring the quality of cigarette rolling and improving production efficiency.

  • Application in tobacco liquid: Tobacco liquid is an important substance for improving the taste and flavor of tobacco. Xanthan gum is added to the tobacco liquid to increase its viscosity, so that when the liquid is sprayed onto the tobacco shreds, it can better adhere to the surface of the tobacco shreds and be evenly distributed, thereby improving the effect of tobacco flavoring and feeding, and making the taste

    and flavor of tobacco more uniform.

• Moisturizing effect
  • Maintaining the moisture of tobacco shreds: The moisture content of tobacco shreds is crucial to the quality and taste of tobacco. Xanthan gum has excellent moisturizing properties. It can form a thin moisturizing film on the surface of tobacco shreds to reduce the evaporation of water in the tobacco shreds, so that the tobacco shreds can maintain an appropriate moisture content during storage and processing, preventing the tobacco shreds from being too dry，and the aroma from dissipating. It helps to maintain the softness and elasticity of tobacco shreds and improve the quality of tobacco.
  • Stabilizing the humidity of cigarette sticks: In cigarette products, xanthan gum helps to maintain the humidity balance inside the cigarette sticks. It can absorb moisture from the air, release moisture when the ambient humidity is low, and prevent the cigarette sticks from absorbing too much moisture when the ambient humidity is high, so that the cigarette sticks can maintain a relatively stable humidity under different environmental conditions, avoiding affecting the burning performance and taste of the cigarette sticks due to humidity changes.
  • Improving storage quality: During the storage of tobacco, the moisturizing effect of xanthan gum can effectively inhibit the growth and reproduction of tobacco microorganisms. The growth of microorganisms requires a certain moisture environment. Xanthan gum reduces the available moisture of microorganisms by regulating the water activity, thus prolonging the storage period of tobacco and maintaining the quality and safety of tobacco.
• Other functions
  • In tobacco, xanthan gum can be used as an anti - breakage agent, a tobacco flavor emulsifier, and a moisture - retaining adhesive, which is suitable for tobacco sheets.

Recommended Addition Levels

• In tobacco shreds, the addition amount of xanthan gum is usually 0.1% - 0.3% of the total formula weight.
• When used in the manufacture of tobacco sheets, if it is used alone as a binder, the addition amount is generally low. For example, in some studies, when preparing tobacco sheets by the thick - pulp method, the addition amount of xanthan gum is less than 3% (relative to the absolute dry mass of tobacco powder).