A method of modifying the moisture level of (e.g., dehydrating) a tobacco plant or portion thereof, a tobacco-derived material, a tobacco product, or a tobacco additive is provided herein. The methods of dehydration disclosed herein can provide various benefits relative to traditional drying techniques, including providing retention of various beneficial components present in green tobacco (e.g., organoleptic compounds and proteins). Smoking articles and other tobacco products including such dehydrated tobacco materials are also provided.

A method of modifying the moisture level of (e.g., dehydrating) a tobacco plant or portion thereof, a tobacco-derived material, a tobacco product, or a tobacco additive is provided herein. The methods of dehydration disclosed herein can provide various benefits relative to traditional drying techniques, including providing retention of various beneficial components present in green tobacco (e.g., organoleptic compounds and proteins). Smoking articles and other tobacco products including such dehydrated tobacco materials are also provided.

The invention relates to a method for producing a plant-based material sheet comprising: providing a plant-based powder material and a cellulose-based sheet-forming agent, determining a moisture content of the plant-based material, mixing the plant-based powder material, the cellulose-based sheet-forming agent and an amount of water to form a slurry, drying the slurry to form the plant-based sheet, wherein the amount of water added for slurry formation is calculated based on the determined moisture content of the plant-based powder material. Such a method allows the adjustment of the amount of water added for slurry formation based on the determined moisture content of the plant-based powder material.

The invention relates to a method for producing a plant-based material sheet comprising: providing a plant-based powder material and a cellulose-based sheet-forming agent, determining a moisture content of the plant-based material, mixing the plant-based powder material, the cellulose-based sheet-forming agent and an amount of water to form a slurry, drying the slurry to form the plant-based sheet, wherein the amount of water added for slurry formation is calculated based on the determined moisture content of the plant-based powder material. Such a method allows the adjustment of the amount of water added for slurry formation based on the determined moisture content of the plant-based powder material.

Disclosed is an oral nicotine pouch composition comprising nicotine, water in an amount of at least 5% by weight of the pouch composition, alginate, inorganic divalent cations, and at least one pH regulating agent comprising inorganic phosphate. Also disclosed is an oral nicotine pouch composition comprising inorganic multivalent cations and a pouched product.

Disclosed is an oral nicotine pouch composition comprising nicotine, water in an amount of at least 5% by weight of the pouch composition, alginate, inorganic divalent cations, and at least one pH regulating agent comprising inorganic phosphate. Also disclosed is an oral nicotine pouch composition comprising inorganic multivalent cations and a pouched product.