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ArticleFrontiers in bioengineering and biotechnology2025

Effects and mechanisms of fermentation media on sensory qualities, nonvolatile components, and microbiota in cigar tobacco leaves.

Qianying Zhang, Jie Liu, Zhishun Chai, Shuanghong Yang, Yun Jia, Hongfei Zhang, Xiaoying Ji, Jinshan Lei, Dongliang Li

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Qianying ZhangCigar Fermentation Technology Key Laboratory of China Tobacco (China Tobacco Sichuan Industrial Co., Ltd.), China Tobacco Technology Innovation Center for Cigar, Chengdu, China.
Jie LiuCigar Fermentation Technology Key Laboratory of China Tobacco (China Tobacco Sichuan Industrial Co., Ltd.), China Tobacco Technology Innovation Center for Cigar, Chengdu, China.
Zhishun ChaiCigar Fermentation Technology Key Laboratory of China Tobacco (China Tobacco Sichuan Industrial Co., Ltd.), China Tobacco Technology Innovation Center for Cigar, Chengdu, China.
Shuanghong YangCigar Fermentation Technology Key Laboratory of China Tobacco (China Tobacco Sichuan Industrial Co., Ltd.), China Tobacco Technology Innovation Center for Cigar, Chengdu, China.
Yun JiaCigar Fermentation Technology Key Laboratory of China Tobacco (China Tobacco Sichuan Industrial Co., Ltd.), China Tobacco Technology Innovation Center for Cigar, Chengdu, China.
Hongfei ZhangChina National Tobacco Quality Supervision and Test Centre, Zhengzhou, China.
Xiaoying JiCigar Fermentation Technology Key Laboratory of China Tobacco (China Tobacco Sichuan Industrial Co., Ltd.), China Tobacco Technology Innovation Center for Cigar, Chengdu, China.
Jinshan LeiCigar Fermentation Technology Key Laboratory of China Tobacco (China Tobacco Sichuan Industrial Co., Ltd.), China Tobacco Technology Innovation Center for Cigar, Chengdu, China.
Dongliang LiCigar Fermentation Technology Key Laboratory of China Tobacco (China Tobacco Sichuan Industrial Co., Ltd.), China Tobacco Technology Innovation Center for Cigar, Chengdu, China.

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Abstract

Introduction: Medium fermentation is crucial for improving the quality and industrial value of cigar tobacco leaves (CTLs); however, its effect varies by variety. This study examined two CTLs (Dexue No. 1 from Shifang, Sichuan Province, and Chuxue No. 14 from Enshi, Hubei Province) using three fermentation media. Methods: The effects that different media have on the sensory quality, chemical composition, microbial communities, and metabolism of CTLs were explored to reveal the mechanisms underlying quality differences. Results: Results indicated that the effect different fermentation media have on the same type of CTL was less pronounced than that which a single medium had on different CTLs. The use of fermentation media altered the nonvolatile components and microbiota of the CTLs. Specifically, fermentation reduced the total polyphenol, neochlorogenic acid, and scopoletin content in Enshi CTLs, but increased the total amino acid and polyphenol content, including threonine, alanine, proline, and cryptochlorogenic acid, in Shifang CTLs. Among the six dominant microbes identified, only Conclusion: Both fermentation medium and production area characteristics jointly influenced CTLs quality.

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amino acid metabolismcigar tobacco leaf (CTL)fermentation mediummicrobiotanonvolatile chemical components

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