A curing method for improving the yield rate of upper dark orange tobacco leaves

Abstract

The invention discloses a curing method for improving the output rate of the upper dark orange tobacco leaves, and adopts the technology of slowly continuously raising the temperature and slowly reducing the relative humidity of the air in the curing room, so as to ensure that the tobacco leaves in each shed (layer) in the curing room are in a suitable environment. The baking time in the temperature and humidity range of the quality modulation is sufficient and the difference is not large, that is, it can promote the full yellowing of the tobacco leaves in each shed (layer), the full or moderate degradation and conversion of macromolecular substances, and the generation of more aroma substances. The color can be fixed in time to consolidate the quality, and the tobacco leaves in each shed of the whole kang can be roasted yellow, cooked, and soft, and the curing quality, grade structure and industrial usability of the whole kang tobacco leaves can be improved. The invention can significantly improve the output rate of the upper dark orange tobacco leaves, and the output of the upper dark orange tobacco leaves is increased by 43.95% compared with the conventional stepwise heating and curing process in production. The invention can improve the quality of the upper leaves, the weight of the top-grade tobacco is 16.96% higher than that produced by the step-up heating and roasting process, and the hierarchical structure of the upper leaves is improved.

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technical field [0001] The invention belongs to the technical field of tobacco leaf curing, and in particular relates to a curing method for improving the output rate of upper dark orange tobacco leaves. Background technique [0002] With the increasingly fierce competition in the cigarette market, the cigarette industry has higher and higher requirements for the quality of its raw tobacco leaves. However, at present, the upper tobacco leaves of my country’s flue-cured tobacco generally have problems such as insufficient maturity, light color, less oil content, thicker leaves, tight and stiff structure, etc., resulting in low quality and usability of the upper leaves. It is difficult to use in the cigarette industry, and there is a large backlog . Upper Dark Orange Leaves (BFO) is the collective name of Hunan China Tobacco Industry Co., Ltd. for a class of upper tobacco leaves of flue-cured tobacco that are characterized by deep orange color, bright luster, soft structure, h...

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Problems solved by technology

This kind of baking process heats up quickly during the yellowing period, and the free water content of the upper leaves is relatively small, so the dehydration of the tobacco leaves is earlier and faster, the stomata on the leaf surface are closed earlier, and the interior of the tobacco leaves is in a reduced state earlier, inhibiting the drying process. The activity of amylase is reduced, and the free water content is reduced too much, which also reduces the activity of amylase, which is not conducive to the moderate and sufficient degradation and conversion of starch, the chemical component with the most content in fresh tobacco leaves, resulting in excessive starch content in the upper tobacco leaves after roasting. It is light, and the ratio of dark orange tobacco leaves (BFO) in the upper part is low; even some tobacco leaves are dehydrated and dried earlier and the curing time is insufficient during the yellowing period, resulting in insufficient post-ripening, which will also lead to insufficient degradation of other macromolecular substances, especially when harvested mature The chlorophyll of the upper leaves with low humidity cannot be fully degraded, and the tobacco leaves are blue in different degrees after roasting. The tobacco leaves have a tight structure and poor quality, which reduces or even loses industrial usability.

These have made it difficult to sell some upper tobacco leaves in the southern Anhui tobacco area, and they cannot be sold or have to be sold at a reduced price

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