| abstract |
This disclosure relates to a tobacco product containing a nicotine-releasing agent and to a method for releasing a controlled amount of nicotine into tobacco smoke. The nicotinereleasing agent comprises a finely divided, weak absorbent of gas furnace or channel carbon black, the said carbon black having on its surface weakly adsorbed per part of weak adsorbent. The nicotine is released from the weak adsorbent during smoking to bring the nicotine content in the smoke generated by a low nicotine tobacco with which it is associated, to a total level of 0.1-3.0 mg. |