Table 3 Characteristics of different types of STP
| Â | Primary tobacco types used | Fermented | Pasteurised | Sodium chloride* | Sodium or potassium carbonate (%) | Pack water* (%) | Humectant* | Sugar* | pH* |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
MS | Dark fire-cured and air cured burley | Yes | No | Yes | < 1% | ca 50 | 0–4.36% | No | 6.4–8.4 |
DS | Dark fire cured and air cured burley | Yes | No | Small amount | ca 2% | < 10 | 0–0.24% | No | 8.1–9.5 |
Swedish snus | Air-cured burley and sun-cured Oriental | No | Yes | Yes | ca 2% | ca 50 | PG (L and P: 2–3.5%), glycerol (L only: 1–3%) | No | 7.5–9.4 |
CT | Air cured cigar tobacco, burley and/or dark fire cured | No | No | Small amount | No | ca 20 | Glycerol (ca 3%) | 23–40% | 5.6–6.5 |
Plug | Air-cured burley and/or dark fire cured | No | No | N/D | No | 18 | Glycerol (1.7%) | 15% | 5.3 |
HP | N/D | No | No | No | N/D | 2 | No | 5% | 8 |
SP | N/D | No | No | No | N/D | 13 | No | 5% | 5.3 |