HUBEI AGRICULTURAL SCIENCES ›› 2019, Vol. 58 ›› Issue (17): 100-103.doi: 10.14088/j.cnki.issn0439-8114.2019.17.027

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Solvent-free microwave extraction of essential oil from Hongda tobacco leaf

LI Yan, LIU Yu-yu, LI Cheng-bin, NIAN Xiao-kui, XU Lan-lan, YANG Yan-mei   

  1. Yunnan Reascend Tobacco Technology (Group) Co. Ltd.,Kunming 650106,China
  • Received:2018-09-11 Published:2019-11-14

Abstract: The tobacco essential oil of high quality tobacco leaf named Honghua Dajinyuan (Hongda for short) in Yunnan was extracted via green solvent-free microwave extraction (SFME). The volatile aroma substances and their percentages of both the tobacco essential oil and commercially available Hongda absolute oil were detected respectively through GC/MS analysis, and the data were compared in the similarities and differences. These two tobacco oils were flavored to cigarettes and then valuated by smoking. The result shows that the tobacco essential oil by SFME can not only enhance and enrich the tobacco aroma but also reduce the irritancy and cover up the odor. The essential oil is superior to Hongda absolute oil on smoking feelings.

Key words: solvent-free microwave extraction, tobacco essential oil, volatile aroma substances, cigarettes flavoring

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