CORESTA Meeting, Smoke Science/Product Technology, Stratford-upon-Avon, 2005, SSPT 09
Quantification of volatile acids in tobacco
ITC Group Research & Development Centre, Peenya, Bangalore, India.
Cured leaves of tobacco contain 3-11% of organic acids, which are known to add to smoke taste and flavour. Organic acids are present in free acid form as well as bound (sugar ester) form. Generally, flue-cured tobaccos contain higher quantities of...