Formation of Tobacco-Specific Nitrosamines (TSNA) During Air-Curing: Conditions and Control
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Published Online: Dec 30, 2014
Page range: 321 - 330
Received: Dec 09, 2004
Accepted: Apr 07, 2005
DOI: https://doi.org/10.2478/cttr-2013-0798
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The present review deals with studies performed during several consecutive years on the effect of air-curing on tobacco-specific nitrosamine (TSNA) formation and quality of tobacco. Temperature, relative humidity, water content and water activity data were collected during curing of dark tobacco in traditional air-curing barns and bulk-curing barns of different sizes, and chemical analysis of the cured tobacco were performed.