JP5323064B2 - Tobacco filters made from natural herb plants and tobacco using the same - Google Patents

Description

  The present invention relates to a tobacco filter made from a natural herb plant and a tobacco employing the same. More specifically, the present invention relates to a tobacco filter using a herb plant, which is an environmentally friendly natural material that has an aromatherapy effect during smoking and reduces the smell of tobacco that is emitted from the smoker's mouth.

  Tobacco typically consists of a tobacco column and a filter. Conventionally, there is an example in which a flavoring agent is produced in the form of an extract and dispersed in a filter or tobacco column part or used to release the flavor by adsorbing the extract on carbon or zeolite. There is no fragrance and it is not widely used, and there is no example of manufacturing by applying the technology of directly chopping, crushing, or pelletizing or granulating the herb plant itself to a tobacco filter. It was.

  The present invention intends to provide a tobacco filter and a tobacco to which the natural scent inherent in the herb plant is transmitted to the smoker evenly from the first to the last dose at the time of smoking. It is.

  In addition, the present invention enables the smoker to enjoy herbal incense when smoking using the manufactured tobacco filter, and at the same time, aromatherapy (Aromatherapy) such as calmness, awakening, drowsiness prevention, anti-stress and concentration. : Aroma therapy) It is intended to provide a cigarette filter that can feel the effect and reduce the odors and bad breath peculiar to cigarettes from the smoker's mouth.

  In addition, the present invention adds the herb granules (Granule) to a filter that is not a tobacco column but a non-burning part, so that the heat generated when the tobacco burns without fear that the scent is denatured by heat. It is an object of the present invention to provide a tobacco filter that diffuses and transmits herb incense through vapor as a medium.

  The present invention also provides a novel tobacco filter that can achieve not only an aromatherapy but also a filtration effect by an herb plant by using herb plants instead of herbal extracts, and a tobacco employing the same. It is something to try.

  The present invention relates to a tobacco filter using a natural herb plant and a tobacco using the same.

  Specifically, the present invention relates to a tobacco filter comprising one or more filter parts, wherein the filter part of any one of the filter parts is made from a natural herb plant that is a herb incense filter part made of a herb plant. About.

  In the present invention, the herb incense filter part is manufactured so that other components other than the herb plant are not added, so that the odor of the herb plant is expressed deeply. Specifically, the herb incense filter part is packed with herb plants manufactured in the form of leaf-like leaves (reconstituent tobacco sheet), packed with herb plants cut after drying, The herb granules used can be packed, or the herb plants or herb granules chopped after drying can be uniformly distributed on a filament or fiber filter.

  In the present invention, the tobacco filter is provided with a herb incense filter part made of a herb plant to uniformly transmit a fresh and clean flavor from the first to the last one during smoking. It is possible to neutralize and remove the bad odor generated in the water. In particular, by using herb plants that have been processed and granulated, a faint herb incense smells during storage, the tobacco column burns during smoking, heat and steam are transmitted by pyrolysis, The coating layer surrounding the granule is melted or decomposed, and the scent concentration is further expressed.

  Therefore, it is possible to provide an improved herb tobacco in which the natural herbal odor and the unique taste of tobacco are well matched, and a clean natural flavor is retained and transmitted as compared to tobacco produced by existing methods. it can.

  When the tobacco filter is a double filter, a herb that is packed with a herb plant manufactured in the form of a filamentous or fibrous general filter part; a leaf-like leaf (reconstituent tobacco sheet) or chopped after drying Herb incense filter part that is filled with plants, herb granules using herb plants, or herb plants or herb granules that are chopped after drying on a filament or fiber filter It consists of;

  When the tobacco filter is a triple filter, a herb plant that is packed with a herb plant manufactured in the form of a filament-like or fibrous general filter part; a plate-like leaf (reconstituent tobacco sheet), or cut after drying Herb incense filter part in which herb plants or herb granules that are stuffed with, herb granules using herb plants, or dried and cut into filament or fiber filters are uniformly distributed; And a filter unit or a special filter unit including an adsorbent.

  Preferably, when the tobacco filter is a triple filter, a filament-like or fiber-like general filter part and a composite filter part or special filter containing the herb scent filter part and an adsorbent (paper, recess, etc.) It is more preferable that the solid triple filter is composed of the following because smoking is performed in a state where impurities are adsorbed and removed by touching the adsorbent.

  At this time, the filter containing the adsorbent means that the adsorbent is filled or the adsorbent is uniformly distributed on the filament or fiber filter. The adsorbent is not particularly limited as long as it is usually used, and activated carbon, zeolite, or the like can be used. When a filter including an adsorbent is provided, harmful substances and the like are temporarily removed by the adsorbent and then sucked into the herb incense filter, so that the quality of the moving smoke becomes uniform and purified. The special filter unit may use a paper filter or a recess structure filter.

  In the present invention, the herb plant can be used without particular limitation as long as it is an edible herb plant. For example, peppermint, spearmint, coffee, pineapple, chamomile, orange, eucalyptus, thyme, geranium, jasmine One or a mixture of two or more selected from rosemary, lavender, lemongrass, pine needle, clover, sage, taxol, bergamot, basil, valerian, hyssop, tea tree, myrrh, juniper can be used. In the present invention, these extracts and oils are not used, but the leaves, branches, roots or fruits of the plants themselves are processed and used directly.

  The herb plant cut after drying is shade-dried so that the moisture content is 10% or less, and then cut into a certain size for use in a filter. It is more preferable to add a moisturizing agent during drying to give the water.

  The plate-like leaf (reconstituent tobacco sheet) can be manufactured using an herb plant through extraction, pulping, beating, and papermaking processes, which are general papermaking methods. Since this is a known method, no specific description will be given here. When manufacturing a filter, a plate-like leaf (reconstituent tobacco sheet) is rolled up and used as a filter, or cut into a certain size and used.

  When cutting to produce the filter, it is preferable to cut or pulverize the appropriate size to be 0.1 to 10 mm, more preferably 0.15 to 5 mm. When only chopped herb plants are packed, 0.1 to 5 mm, more preferably 3 mm or more is 50 to 70% by weight, and 1.5 to 3 mm is 15 to 32. It is preferable to include 6 to 21% by weight of a material having a size of 0.1% to 1.5% by weight. In addition, when producing a herb composite filter by uniformly distributing herb plants chopped on a general cellulose acetate filter, it is preferably chopped or pulverized to a size of 0.1 to 1 mm, and 80% by weight or more. It is preferable to contain.

  The herb granule was dissolved in water with a kind of organic binder selected from the group consisting of hydrophilic polymer, hydrophobic polymer, monosaccharide, disaccharide, sugar alcohol, molasses and dextrin, dried and pulverized The herb plant powder is spray coated and made into granules.

  At this time, the mixing ratio of herb plant powder: organic binder is in the range of 1 to 3: 1 by weight. In addition, the herb granule may be further added with an inorganic binder selected from silica, silicate and bentonite in the range of 1 to 30% by weight based on the herb plant powder in order to increase the moldability of the powder. Can do.

  The herb granule is preferably produced in the range of 5 to 80 mesh.

  The hydrophilic polymer is polyethylene glycol, polyethylene oxide, gelatin, starch, dextran sulfate, sugar, carboxymethylcellulose (CMC), chitosan, hydroxyethylcellulose, hydroxymethylcellulose, hydroxypropylcellulose, methylcellulose, arabinogalactan, polyvinyl alcohol, polyacrylic One selected from the group consisting of acids, polyvinyl pyrrolidone, gum arabic and sodium alginate, and the hydrophobic polymer is ethyl cellulose, polymers of methacrylic acid and esters thereof, polyethylene, polyamide, hydroxypropyl methylcellulose phthalate, poly (ethylene -Vinyl acetate), cellulose nitrate, silicone and poly (lactide-co-glycol) A monosaccharide is selected from the group consisting of glucose, fructose, trehalose and galactose, and the disaccharide is xylose, D-mannose, sorbose, lactose and maltose One type is selected from the group, and the sugar alcohol is selected from the group consisting of mannitol, sorbitol, xylitol, glycerin, glycerol, erythritol, and arabitol, and more preferably, the acquisition and applicability of raw materials and product management Use good carboxymethylcellulose (CMC) or molasses.

  The herbal plant powder is peppermint, spearmint, coffee, pineapple, chamomile, orange, eucalyptus, thyme, geranium, jasmine, rosemary, lavender, lemongrass, pine needle, clover, sage, taxol, bergamot, basil, valerian, One or two or more selected from hyssop, tea tree, myrrh, juniper are mixed, dried at 30-50 ° C. for 10-20 hours, and then pulverized to 70-80 mesh.

  Tobacco comprising the tobacco filter according to the present invention is also included in the scope of the present invention.

  Hereinafter, for more specific description of the present invention, description will be given with reference to the drawings. The drawings illustrated in the present invention are merely examples, and the present invention is not limited thereto, and it is obvious that the drawings can be easily changed. Hereinafter, the general filter is a filament-like or fiber-like filter and means acetate tow or the like.

  Next, the form of the tobacco filter according to the present invention will be described with reference to the drawings.

  As shown in FIG. 1, a normal filter-type tobacco includes a tobacco column part 20 and a filter part 10. The cigarette filter is classified into a mono filter, a double filter, a multi filter (triple filter, quadruple filter) and the like according to the number of filter portions.

  FIG. 1 illustrates an example of a double filter according to the present invention. The general filter 11 of FIG. 1 is manufactured from filaments or fibers, and the herb flavor filter part 12 is made of various forms of herb plants. That is, the herb incense filter unit 12 is packed with only herb plants manufactured in a plate-like leaf form, packed with herb plants cut after drying, or packed with only herb granules 15. You may do it. Alternatively, they can be used by uniformly distributing them in a filament-like or fibrous filter.

  FIG. 2 illustrates an example of a triple filter according to the present invention. As shown in FIG. 2, the general filter unit 11, the herb flavor filter unit 12, and the general filter unit 11 may be connected.

FIG. 3 shows another example of the triple filter according to the present invention. As shown in FIG. 3, the general filter unit 11, the herb flavor filter unit 12, and the adsorbent-containing filter unit 13 can be connected. The adsorbent-containing filter unit 13 may be a filter in which only the adsorbent is packed or in which the adsorbent is uniformly distributed in the fiber material, and the adsorbent is not particularly limited. However, in the case of activated carbon, it is most preferable to use an average particle size of 30 to 80 mesh and a specific surface area of 500 to 1500 m ² / g because it has excellent adsorptive power for harmful substances and maximizes the taste of tobacco. . At this time, the adsorbent-containing filter unit 13 is preferably arranged so as to be adjacent to the tobacco column 20.

  FIG. 4 shows another example of the triple filter according to the present invention. As shown in FIG. 4, the general filter unit 11, the herb flavor filter unit 12, and the special filter unit 14 may be connected. At this time, the special filter unit 14 means a paper filter having a special form and structure such as a paper filter manufactured in a filter shape by winding paper, and a recess in which the inside of the filter is hollow. At this time, it is preferable that the special filter unit 14 be arranged so as to be adjacent to the tobacco column 20.

  FIG. 5 illustrates an example of a quadruple filter according to the present invention. As shown in FIG. 5, the general filter unit 11, the herb incense filter unit 12, the adsorbent-containing filter unit 13, and the general filter unit 11 can be connected.

  FIG. 6 illustrates another example of a quadruple filter according to the present invention. As shown in FIG. 6, the general filter unit 11, the herb flavor filter unit 12, the special filter unit 14, and the general filter unit 11 can be connected.

  FIG. 7 shows another example of the triple filter according to the present invention, which is composed of one general filter part 11 and two herb incense filter parts 12, one of the herb incense filter parts being herb granules 15. The other part is composed of a filter part 12b in which the herb granules 15 are dispersed in the form of fibers. At this time, it is preferable to arrange the filter tubes 12b dispersed in the fiber form of the herb granules 15 so as to be adjacent to the tobacco column 20 because the manufacture is easy.

  However, it is not limited to the above-described form, and it is obvious that any one or more of the filter units can be changed without limitation as long as the filter unit is configured with a herb incense filter. is there.

  Next, the production of the herb granules used in the present invention will be described more specifically. The production is carried out by the process as shown in FIG.

  First, one type or two or more types of herbs as raw material materials for herb granules are mixed and dried (S1). At this time, the herb plant is dried at 30 to 50 ° C. for 10 to 20 hours. The dried herb plant is pulverized (S2) and passed through a classification step (S3) for separating only those having a size of 70 to 80 mesh. At this time, the large powder that has not been separated is transferred again to the grinding step. A step of molding and injecting (S4) is performed while adding an organic binder or a mixture of an organic binder and an inorganic binder to the herb plant powder classified to 80 mesh. At this time, the herb granules are produced so that the size of the herb granules is in the range of 5 to 80 mesh at the time of injection. Thereafter, the produced herbal granules are dried (S5). At this time, drying is preferably performed at 30 to 50 ° C. for 50 to 70 hours. The herb granules thus dried are classified according to size (S6) to produce a product. At the time of classification, classification is performed in two groups of 5 to 35 mesh and 35 to 80 mesh. It is preferable to use a 5-35 mesh filter for a triple filter and a 35-80 mesh filter for a double filter, but the present invention is not limited to this.

  In the present invention, the natural herb plant material to be processed can be applied singly or in combination as long as it is a plant that is acceptable in the food additive law, and contains the most herb components in the plant part. These parts or other parts are used in the natural state or after the raw materials are processed and manufactured into herb granules so that they are suitable for application to the product tobacco.

  More specifically, peppermint, spearmint, coffee, pineapple, chamomile, orange, eucalyptus, thyme, geranium, jasmine, rosemary, lavender, lemongrass, pine needle, clover, sage, taxol, bergamot, basil , One or a mixture of two or more selected from valerian, hyssop, tea tree, myrrh, juniper can be used, but is not limited thereto.

  More specifically, after harvesting the various herb plants in the cultivated land at a time when the flavor can be maintained at the highest level, the leaf, stem, fruit and root parts are separated and collected. Of these, depending on the type of herb, it is possible to utilize a site containing a lot of herbal incense. At this time, the harvested herbs are natural herbs if they are dried in a well-ventilated shade or a drying table with sun protection that can avoid direct rays, rather than using direct rays or artificial heat dryers. The loss of incense can be prevented as much as possible.

  The sample thus dried is dried to an appropriate water content of 5 to 10%, and then the foreign matter is selected and coarsely pulverized to 6 mesh or less as a first stage by a pulverizer. After that, as a second stage, it is pulverized into fine particles of 80 mesh or less with a pink rusher pulverizer. At this time, care should be taken so that the friction temperature in the pulverizer does not exceed 40 ° C., and intermittent pulverization is required. . As a matter to be particularly noted, by repeating the procedure of stopping for 3 minutes after pulverizing for 1 minute, the temperature rising during pulverization can be suppressed, and the loss of natural aroma can be reduced.

  The present invention is characterized by the herb granule spheronization step in which the natural herb powder particles described above are suspended in an aqueous solution and grown into spherical particles. Since it has the growth rate and temperature gradient conditions related to the spherical granulation of the mixture during the herb granule growth, the particle size and distribution of the spherical particles can be easily controlled if it is produced in herb powder of 80 mesh or less. In addition, spherical herb particles of 1 to 35 mesh suitable for the production conditions of the tobacco filter can be produced.

  In the present invention, an inorganic binder such as silica, silicate, bentonite or the like can be used in order to increase the moldability of natural herb powder, but more preferred are hydrophilic polymers, hydrophobic polymers, monosaccharides, A kind of organic binder selected from the group consisting of disaccharides, sugar alcohols, molasses and dextrins is used by dissolving in water. More preferably, the improvement in moldability of spherical particles can be enhanced by using molasses, which is an organic binder, or a 2% solution of cellulose-based carboxymethylcellulose (CMC).

  Specifically, after adjusting the carboxymethylcellulose 0.5-2% solution and the pulverized herb powder to be mixed at an equivalent weight ratio, the solution is injected and injected through a nozzle and mixed. Continuously grow 16-35 mesh spherical herb granules. On the other hand, when molasses is used, herb granules can be produced by the same method as described above by blending water with 1 to 5% by weight of molasses. In addition to the pro-shear mixer used in the present invention, one can be selected from a fluidized bed granulator, an injection molding granulator, a disk granulator, a pressure granulator, and the like.

  Tobacco using the tobacco filter according to the present invention can transmit the natural flavor of natural herbs that are not deformed by pyrolysis or synthesis to smokers, especially by producing and adding to spheres and other granules. In addition, it is possible to quantitatively add herbal incense into the filter, and it is possible to obtain an effect that the herb incense is uniformly conveyed from the beginning to the end during smoking.

  In addition, the herb granule is intensively inserted into the space inside the filter, so that the fragrance components are not transferred and volatilized in the adjacent medium in the process of distribution and storage of the manufactured tobacco, and the herb incense is sustained. Has residual properties.

1 illustrates an example of a double filter according to the present invention. 1 illustrates an example of a triple filter according to the present invention. FIG. 4 illustrates another example of a triple filter according to the present invention. FIG. 4 illustrates another example of a triple filter according to the present invention. 1 illustrates an example of a quadruple filter according to the present invention. FIG. 4 illustrates another example of a quadruple filter according to the present invention. It is another example of the triple filter which concerns on this invention, Comprising: One general filter part 11 and two herb incense filter parts 12 are mentioned, One of the said herb incense filter parts is a filter with which the herb granule was packed. The other part is an example including a filter part 12b in which herb granules are dispersed in a fibrous form. It is the schematic of the process of manufacturing the herb granule used for this invention.

  For a more specific explanation of the present invention, the following examples are given. However, the present invention is not limited to these examples.

The spearmint was dried in the shade so that its water content was 10% or less, and 1000 g of the dried spearmint was prepared, and an aqueous solution in which 3% by weight of glycerin was dissolved in distilled water as a moisturizer was sprayed at 10 ml / 100 g. After that, it was chopped using a cutting machine so that the average size would be 1 mm. Thereafter, the spearmint is dried at room temperature for 24 hours so that the final moisture content is 13%, and the cut herbs are packed in filter paper so that the circumference is 24 mm, the length is 96 mm, and the herb usage is 10 mg / mm. Manufactured herbal filter. The manufactured filter had physical properties of a weight of 1000 mg (including filter paper), a hardness of 80%, and a suction resistance of 120 mmH ₂ O / 96 mm. The herb scent filter thus produced was divided into 8 equal parts to produce a 12 mm long herb scent filter part, and a 15 mm cellulose acetate filter was connected thereto to produce a double filter having a total length of 27 mm.

  After manufacturing the tobacco connected with the tobacco column using the manufactured filter, this was subjected to a blind test for 100 skilled sensory evaluation panels, and scored by a 10-point scale method, The average value was shown as the following Tables 1-3.

At this time, the tobacco column used for the production of tobacco was Burley, Orient, and Yellow, and each was blended at a weight ratio of 3: 2: 5, and then 3% by weight of a humectant was dissolved in distilled water. The aqueous solution was sprayed at 12 ml / 100 g, and then chopped using a cutting machine so that the average size became 0.9 mm. The cigarette unit was manufactured with the cigarette manufacturing machine, after drying at normal temperature so that the final water | moisture content of the cut tobacco column might be 13%. At this time, the specifications of the cigarette unit were as follows: circumference 24.4 mm, length 57 mm, tobacco column weight 600 mg, suction resistance 45 mmH ₂ O / 57 mm, hardness 75%. A tobacco column part and a filter part were attached using non-perforated chip paper and used as a test tobacco.

  Peppermint (using leaves and stems) was dried as a raw material at 40 ° C. for 24 hours, pulverized with a pulverizer, classified with an 80 mesh sieve, and then passed through 80 mesh. As a binder, 20 g of carboxymethyl cellulose sodium salt was added to 1000 g of distilled water, and the mixture was stirred at 40 ° C. for about 2 hours and completely dissolved before use.

  Put 700g of crushed herb powder into a 5L size Plo-Shear mixer (manufactured by Lodige, Germany), put 500g of the prepared binder solution through the molding process for 30 minutes, and then dry at 40 ° C for 12 hours After classification by sieving, spherical herb granules for a triple filter (14-35 mesh) and a double filter (35-80 mesh) were produced.

The produced spherical herb granules were dispersed and packed in filter spaces and fibers, and a herb incense filter was produced so that the circumference was 24 mm, the length was 96 mm, and the amount of herb granules used was 10 mg / mm. The manufactured filter had physical properties of a weight of 1000 mg (including filter paper), a hardness of 80%, and a suction resistance of 120 mmH ₂ O / 96 mm. The herb scent filter thus produced was divided into 8 equal parts to produce a 12 mm long herb scent filter part, and a 15 mm cellulose acetate filter was connected thereto to produce a double filter having a total length of 27 mm.

  Using the manufactured filter, a tobacco connected to a tobacco column was manufactured in the same manner as in Example 1, and then subjected to a quantitative test (blind test) for 100 skilled sensory evaluation panels. The score was given by the scale method, and the average value was shown as the following Tables 1-3.

  Spirmint (using leaves and stems) as a raw material was dried at 40 ° C. for 24 hours, pulverized with a pin crusher, classified with an 80 mesh sieve, and then passed through 80 mesh. As a binder, 20 g of carboxymethyl cellulose sodium salt was added to 1000 g of distilled water, and the mixture was stirred at 40 ° C. for about 2 hours and completely dissolved before use.

  700 g of pulverized herb powder is put into a 5 L size Plo-Shear mixer (manufactured by Lodige, Germany), and powdered silica (Rhodia, Zeosil 155) is added as a molding aid to about 20 wt.% (105 g) of the herb powder. After mixing for 500 minutes, 500 g of the produced binder solution was added, passed through a molding process for 30 minutes, dried at 40 ° C. for 12 hours, classified by sieving, for triple filter (14-35 mesh), double Spherical herb granules for use in filters (35-80 mesh) were produced.

The produced spherical herb granules were dispersed and packed in filter spaces and fibers, and a herb incense filter was produced so that the circumference was 24 mm, the length was 96 mm, and the amount of herb granules used was 10 mg / mm. The manufactured filter had physical properties of a weight of 1000 mg (including filter paper), a hardness of 80%, and a suction resistance of 120 mmH ₂ O / 96 mm. The herb scent filter thus produced was divided into 8 equal parts to produce a 12 mm long herb scent filter part, and a 15 mm cellulose acetate filter was connected thereto to produce a double filter having a total length of 27 mm.

  Using the manufactured filter, a tobacco connected to a tobacco column was manufactured in the same manner as in Example 1, and then subjected to a quantitative test (blind test) for 100 skilled sensory evaluation panels. The score was given by the scale method, and the average value was shown as the following Tables 1-3.

  As raw materials, thyme (using leaves, stems and roots) was dried at 40 ° C. for 24 hours, pulverized with a pin crusher, classified with an 80 mesh sieve, and then passed through 80 mesh. As a binder, 20 g of carboxymethyl cellulose sodium salt was added to 1000 g of distilled water, and the mixture was stirred at 40 ° C. for about 2 hours and completely dissolved before use.

  Put 700g of crushed herb powder into 5L size Plo-Shear mixer (manufactured by Lodige, Germany), add 500g of the above-mentioned binder solution and mix for 20 minutes, then granulate with an injection machine (Korean, Korean ceramic) After injection with a diameter of 3 mm, the pellets were dried for 12 hours at 40 ° C. to produce pellet-shaped herb granules. After the produced composition was crushed and classified by sieving, spherical herb granules for a triple filter (14-35 mesh) and a double filter (35-80 mesh) were produced.

The produced spherical herb granules were dispersed and packed in filter spaces and fibers, and a herb incense filter was produced so that the circumference was 24 mm, the length was 96 mm, and the amount of herb granules used was 10 mg / mm. The manufactured filter had physical properties of a weight of 1000 mg (including filter paper), a hardness of 80%, and a suction resistance of 120 mmH ₂ O / 96 mm. The herb scent filter thus produced was divided into 8 equal parts to produce a 12 mm long herb scent filter part, and a 15 mm cellulose acetate filter was connected thereto to produce a double filter having a total length of 27 mm.

  Using the manufactured filter, a tobacco connected to a tobacco column was manufactured in the same manner as in Example 1, and then subjected to a quantitative test (blind test) for 100 skilled sensory evaluation panels. The score was given by the scale method, and the average value was shown as the following Tables 1-3.

[Comparative Example 1]
A general cellulose acetate monofilter was produced. The manufactured filter had physical properties of a circumference of 24 mm, a length of 27 mm, a weight of 7800 mg, a hardness of 80%, and a suction resistance of 380 mmH ₂ O / 108 mm.

  Using the manufactured filter, a tobacco connected to a tobacco column was manufactured in the same manner as in Example 1, and then subjected to a quantitative test (blind test) for 100 skilled sensory evaluation panels. The score was given by the scale method, and the average value was shown as the following Tables 1-3.

[Comparative Examples 2 to 4]
When herbal powder is used in tobacco column A general cellulose acetate monofilter was prepared. The manufactured filter had physical properties of a circumference of 24 mm, a length of 27 mm, a weight of 7800 mg, a hardness of 80%, and a suction resistance of 380 mmH ₂ O / 108 mm. The general cellulose acetate monofilter and a tobacco column containing 120 mg of herb powder were connected to be used as experimental tobacco.

  Comparative Example 2 used the same peppermint powder as in Example 2, Comparative Example 3 used the same spearmint powder as in Example 3, and Comparative Example 4 used the same thyme powder as in Example 4. At this time, the tobacco column was manufactured in the same manner as in the above example except that the herb powder was further added. A 100-skilled sensory evaluation panel was subjected to a quantitative test (blind test) and scored by a 10-point scale method, and the average values are shown in Tables 1 to 3 below.

  The evaluation method is generally based on the preference that has the most basic influence on the preference when a smoker chooses a cigarette, and the definition of each item listed in the table below is as follows.

  Tobacco inherent odor: A smell unique to tobacco leaves that can be felt from yellow, burley, and oriental varieties. It means a quantitative feeling. The stronger the level, the closer to 10 points.

  Hay odor: An odor that is easily associated with the scent characteristics of hay (weeds). The stronger the feeling, the closer to 10 points.

  Sour odor: It means a stimulus that stimulates the tip of the nose, such as an odor expressed from acetic acid, etc. The closer the level is, the closer to 10 points.

  Offensive taste: A characteristic that should not be in the original taste and aroma of cigarettes, an element that lowers the value of the product, and means a smell that gives a feeling of refusal. The stronger the feeling, the closer to 10 points.

  Herbal odor: Flavor of natural herbal ingredients, with a sweet taste, no refusal, a pure feeling, and close to 10 so that the mouth and nose are refreshed.

  Cool feeling: Appropriately stimulates the mouth and nose when smoking, the taste and flavor of cigarettes match cleanly and there is no refusal feeling, the stronger the feeling, the closer to 10 points.

  Incense intensity; means the amount of overall flavor present in tobacco, and is a number representing the degree of perception of the overall scent regardless of the type of flavor.

  Cleanliness: means a taste that gives cleanliness and is opposite to dirty, south coating, etc. A good taste means a clean taste, and the closer it is, the closer it is to 10 points.

  Harmony taste: The degree of harmony between fragrances and generated smoke, which means that the aroma is not separated too much or too little, and the closer to the harmony and balance, the closer to 10 points.

  Herbal incense maintenance: Indicates the degree to which the herb incense is maintained from the first to the last dose when smoking, and the longer the maintenance period is, the closer to 10 points.

  Smoking satisfaction: When the overall feeling during smoking or after smoking is subjectively judged, the higher the degree of smoking satisfaction, the closer to 10 points.

  Bad breath: A tobacco odor that can be felt by smokers after smoking.

  Bitter taste: A typical bitter taste in the mouth felt from caffeine or the like, which is usually felt inside the tongue and has a long aftertaste. The more the feeling, the closer to 10 points.

  Irritant: Mouth, throat, nose, etc. tingling or burning, feeling of smoking lasting for more than 1 second, and feeling of gradual disappearance after a sudden intense feeling The stronger is, the closer to 10 points.

  Cleanliness of aftertaste: After smoking, it becomes sticky or sticky like powder covered in the mouth, meaning there is no feeling like cream or oil, and there is little residue and it is clean It is close to 10 points.

  Overall satisfaction: When the overall feeling is subjectively determined during and after smoking, the higher the degree of smoking satisfaction, the closer to 10 points.

タバコの味の総合的評価においては、表１、表２および表３のとおり、本発明に係るタバコフィルタを使用する場合、多くの評価項目において格段に優秀であった。その中でも特に、口臭が一般フィルタを使用した場合に比べて少ないことが分かる。

In the comprehensive evaluation of the taste of tobacco, as shown in Table 1, Table 2, and Table 3, when the tobacco filter according to the present invention was used, the evaluation was excellent in many evaluation items. In particular, it can be seen that the bad breath is less than when a general filter is used.

  Moreover, compared with the case where an herb is added to the tobacco column, the herb odor is higher, the refreshing feeling and the incense intensity are higher, and the herb incense is maintained from the first to the last dose. On the other hand, in the case of Comparative Examples 1-4, the result that the off-flavor taste was high compared with this invention, the aftertaste was not favorable, and the whole smoking satisfaction was low was seen.

  In addition, the following experiment was conducted to confirm whether or not the herb component was transferred to mainstream smoke.

  The cigarettes to which the filters of Examples 1 to 4 were attached were collected in a Cambridge filter (circumference 44 mm) using an automatic smoking device, respectively, and then SPME (solid phase microextraction, Supelco, 57344). U) After 30 minutes of extraction at 30 ° C., GC (gas chromatography) analysis was performed. The analysis conditions at this time are as follows.

Carrier gas: Nitrogen Column: INNOWAX (length 60 m × inner diameter 0.25 mm, film thickness 0.25 μm) J & W company Detector: Hydrogen flame ionization detector (FID)
Inlet temperature: 250 ° C
Detector temperature: 230 ° C
Oven temperature: held at an initial temperature of 50 ° C. for 3 minutes, then heated up by 3 ° C. per minute and held at 230 ° C. for 20 minutes. It was found that a peak that did not appear in the general filter tobacco appeared greatly in the herb filter tobacco, but this led to the transfer of l-carvone, the main component of spearmint, to mainstream smoke. I understood.

  In the case of Example 2, it was found that a peak that did not appear in the general filter tobacco appeared in the herb filter tobacco at a retention time of 52.511 minutes, but this was the main component of peppermint. It was found that l-menthol migrated to mainstream smoke.

  In the case of Example 3, it was found that a peak that did not appear in the general filter tobacco appeared in the herb filter tobacco at a retention time of 56.787 minutes. It was found that some l-carvone migrates to mainstream smoke.

  In the case of Example 4, it was found that a peak that did not appear in the general filter cigarette appeared in the herb filter cigarette at a retention time of 23.962 minutes, but this was the main component of time. It was found that thymol migrates to mainstream smoke.

  Moreover, in order to measure the amount of mainstream smoke transferred by the number of times of smoking, the results of the amount of mainstream smoke transferred by the number of times of smoking were measured by the same method.

上記表４に見られるように、本発明に係るタバコフィルタは、喫煙回数に関係なくハー主成分が同等な水準の量で移行されることが分かった。したがって、本発明に係るタバコフィルタを適用する場合、最初の一服から最後の一服まで均一なハーブ香を伝達できることが分かった。

As can be seen in Table 4 above, it was found that the cigarette filter according to the present invention was transferred with the same amount of the Her main component regardless of the number of smoking. Therefore, when applying the tobacco filter which concerns on this invention, it turned out that a uniform herbal incense can be transmitted from the first dose to the last dose.

  As described above, the present invention produces a filter using a natural herb plant, generates a rich scent at the time of smoking, gives the smoker a new scent satisfaction, and is transmitted to non-smokers. This can neutralize the smell and halitosis peculiar to cigarettes, greatly reduce the smell, and reduce the aversion caused by the smell of sidestream smoke containing the halitosis of smokers.

  In addition, products with such functional odors can meet the needs of a new generation of sensibilities that create consumer health trends and personalities.

  In addition, since the substance added for flavor is applied to the filter instead of being used in the tobacco column, there is no foreign matter component generated by thermal decomposition or synthesis by burning with direct contact heat, It has the characteristic that no extraordinary taste is produced, and it is possible to naturally feel the flavor of natural herbs that are uniform, persistent and refreshing.

  Further, such herbal foods can be easily obtained in raw materials and applied in the manufacturing process, and can be put to practical use.

DESCRIPTION OF SYMBOLS 10 Tobacco filter 11 General filter part 12 Herb fragrance filter part 12a Filter part packed with herb granules 12b Filter part in which herb granules are dispersed in fiber 13 Adsorbent-containing filter part 14 Special filter part 15 Herb granules 20 Cigarette unit

Claims (8)

In a tobacco filter having one or more filter parts,
Any one filter part of the filter part is an herbal incense filter part consisting only of herb plants,
The cigarette filter is a kind selected from a double filter, a triple filter, a quadruple filter,
The double filter is composed of a filament-like or fiber-like general filter part, and a herb incense filter part,
The triple filter is composed of a filament-like or fiber-like general filter part, a herb scent filter part, and a filter part containing an adsorbent, and the filter part containing the adsorbent is made of an adsorbent. Packed or in the form of filaments or fibers in which the adsorbent is uniformly distributed,
The herb incense filter part is filled with herb granules using herb plants, or the herb granules are uniformly distributed in a filament or fiber filter,
The herb granule is mixed with herb plant powder: organic binder in a weight ratio of 1-3: 1 ,
In order to increase the moldability of the powder, the herb granule is an inorganic binder selected from silica, silicate and bentonite and further added in an amount of 1 to 30% by weight based on the herb plant powder. A characteristic tobacco filter made from natural herb plants.   The herb plants are peppermint, spearmint, coffee, pineapple, chamomile, orange, eucalyptus, thyme, geranium, jasmine, rosemary, lavender, lemongrass, pine needle, clover, sage, taxol, bergamot, basil, valerian, hyssop The tobacco filter according to claim 1, wherein one or more selected from tea tree, myrrh, and juniper are used in combination. The filter part including the adsorbent is packed with an adsorbent or is in the form of a filament or fiber in which the adsorbent is uniformly distributed, and the special filter part is paper or a recess structure. A tobacco filter using the natural herb plant according to claim 1 as a material.   The herb granule was dissolved in water with a kind of organic binder selected from the group consisting of hydrophilic polymer, hydrophobic polymer, monosaccharide, disaccharide, sugar alcohol, molasses and dextrin, dried and pulverized 2. The tobacco filter according to claim 1, wherein the tobacco filter is produced by spray coating on herb plant powder. The tobacco filter according to claim 4 , wherein the herb granule has a size of 5 to 80 mesh. The hydrophilic polymer is polyethylene glycol, polyethylene oxide, gelatin, starch, dextran sulfate, sugar, carboxymethylcellulose (CMC), chitosan, hydroxyethylcellulose, hydroxymethylcellulose, hydroxypropylcellulose, methylcellulose, arabinogalactan, polyvinyl alcohol, polyacrylic One selected from the group consisting of acids, polyvinyl pyrrolidone, gum arabic and sodium alginate, and the hydrophobic polymer is ethyl cellulose, polymers of methacrylic acid and esters thereof, polyethylene, polyamide, hydroxypropyl methylcellulose phthalate, poly (ethylene -Vinyl acetate), cellulose nitrate, silicone and poly (lactide-co-glycol) A monosaccharide is selected from the group consisting of glucose, fructose, trehalose and galactose, and the disaccharide is xylose, D-mannose, sorbose, lactose and maltose The tobacco filter according to claim 4 , wherein one kind is selected from the group, and the sugar alcohol is selected from the group consisting of mannitol, sorbitol, xylitol, glycerin, glycerol, erythritol and arabitol. The herbal plant powders are peppermint, spearmint, coffee, pineapple, chamomile, orange, eucalyptus, thyme, geranium, jasmine, rosemary, lavender, lemongrass, pine needle, clover, sage, taxol, bergamot, basil, valerian, One or a mixture of two or more selected from hyssop, tea tree, myrrh, juniper is dried at 30-50 ° C. for 10-20 hours and then crushed to 70-80 mesh. The tobacco filter according to claim 4 . A tobacco comprising the tobacco filter according to any one of claims 1 to 7 .

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