Flavors is widely used in the food and daily necessities industry is well known to everyone, but some people may not be aware that flavors is also very strong in the tobacco industry and can be considered essential.
Digital Flavoring Technology
Cigarette flavoring technology is the core technology for building Chinese cigarettes. Using digital flavoring method, we can obtain the information of the main ingredients and components of synthetic flavor materials, build a quantitative flavor description database of flavor materials, and establish a flavor profile of flavor materials and a sensory style profile model of flavored cigarettes. The technology can be used to compare the cigarette and tobacco flavors profiles and give intelligent suggestions for the target design of tobacco flavors.
Applications of tobacco flavors in the tobacco industry
The aroma and flavor of cigarettes depend mainly on the type and quality of tobacco leaves used. The quality of tobacco leaves from different batches in cigarette production often changes due to various factors, and even the same batch of tobacco leaves can change flavor due to fermentation and other biochemical reactions if they are kept for different periods of time. In order to maintain the stable aroma and flavor of cigarettes, on the one hand, it is necessary to adjust the leaf group formula and use more suitable tobacco raw materials; on the other hand, it is necessary to eliminate the differences between different grades of tobacco by adding materials and flavors, so as to maintain the quality of cigarettes. At the same time, the use of tobacco flavors can also give the brand's cigarettes unique characteristic aroma, which helps to improve the grade of cigarettes. Therefore, how to adjust the leaf group formula and use tobacco flavors to add flavor and spice is the core technology of major cigarette manufacturers. Due to its unique role, tobacco flavors have become an essential accessory in the cigarette production process.
Demand for tobacco flavors in the tobacco industry
China is currently the world's largest producer and consumer of tobacco, with total cigarette production accounting for more than 30% of the world's total cigarette production, and tobacco consumption accounting for about 1/3 of the world's total, with a smoking population of more than 300 million. In recent years, the domestic tobacco industry has seen continuous growth in sales revenue; in 2009, the main business revenue of tobacco product enterprises above the scale was approximately RMB 729.720 billion, while in 2016 it reached approximately RMB 1,370.552 billion, with a compound annual growth rate of nearly 8.2%. Currently, due to the macroeconomic environment, the domestic tobacco control situation and the tobacco industry's policy of raising taxes and prices, the tobacco industry's sales revenue growth is gradually declining and the market capacity is becoming saturated; competition among cigarette brands is also becoming increasingly intense. In order to improve the quality of cigarettes and better meet the needs of consumers, major cigarette manufacturers will pay more attention to the application of tobacco flavors in the production of cigarettes.
As China has a large consumer base and the country's macroeconomic situation is stabilizing, cigarette industry sales have declined, but the overall consumption will remain stable within a certain range.
From this paper, the status of tobacco flavors in the tobacco industry is increasing and has been receiving sufficient attention, and it can be predicted that this trend will be relatively stable in the future.
