Seeds in Copenhagen?

[Quincy James]

I recently noticed a good bit of tiny beads in my can of Copenhagen. They look like small mustard green seeds. Slate grey in color, maybe slightly darker. Are they letting the tobacco bolt before harvesting? If these are tobacco seeds, are they potentially still viable? Or is it something else altogether?

 

[deluxestogie]

Not tobacco seeds. Tobacco seeds are 500 microns each (about ½ millimeter). Tobacco seed pods are more like 1"x ½".

Bob

 

[Quincy James]

Not tobacco seeds. Tobacco seeds are 500 microns each (about ½ millimeter). Tobacco seed pods are more like 1"x ½".

Bob

What might it be then? Ive found many in several different cans. Also that's about the size of this seed shaped object. I attached a picture in my original comment. It's laying in the meaty part of my palm under my thumb in that image

 

[Knucklehead]

Ewwww. Don’t ask. Grow your own.

Ok. I’m teasing. I hope.

 

[deluxestogie]

Place a fine ruler against one, to provide a scale of its size.

 

[GreenDragon]

Here are some tobacco seeds for comparison.

 

[deluxestogie]

Forced to guess, they appear to be about (1/32 inch) 800 microns. Could be bits of leaf stem.

Bob

 

[Oldfella]

Plant it in a separate pot and label it carefully, See if it grows. To me that's probably the best way to find out what it is. However it may not have survived the tobacco production methods. If you have more than one seed plant them all. They may not grow but its worth a try. Keep us posted, I'll be watching with interest.
Oldfella

 

[MarcL]

That is a delicious flavor packet. What flavor is the can of Copenhagen, and we get closer to what it is.

 

[Quincy James]

After reviewing under a microscope, I think I'm in agreement with MarcL. Initially, I had tried to squeeze one and it didn't squish, it being so small that's no surprise now, and that bit of info lead me to further think it was probably a seed. I grabbed a pair of calipers to measure some and they ranged in size from 0.020 to 0.045 inches. It squished easily under the calipers. After it squished I found a scope and dug through a can and found a dozen or so. Definitely looks like something that packed together in the manufacturing process, or maybe they didn't fully dissolve after being added. As they dried they got lighter in appearance and once squished they crumboed into a powdery mess. Here's some images showing close ups.

 

[Quincy James]

Thanks for all the replies and thoughts.

 

[deluxestogie]

Nice microscopy. They look like Pop Rocks! I have never looked at Copenhagen, and had no idea that they might toss in solid flavorant chunks.

Bob

 

[MarcL]

I remember going through this with a nephew and him telling me they were what gave them flavor.

 

[Jbg]

I bet thats little chunks of sodium/potassium carbonate mixed with flavorants and tobacco juice, had something similar happen to me when I didn't disolve the sodium carbonate but mixed it with water into a thin paste.

 

[Jmatthis86]

I recently noticed a good bit of tiny beads in my can of Copenhagen. They look like small mustard green seeds. Slate grey in color, maybe slightly darker. Are they letting the tobacco bolt before harvesting? If these are tobacco seeds, are they potentially still viable? Or is it something else altogether?

I recently noticed a good bit of tiny beads in my can of Copenhagen. They look like small mustard green seeds. Slate grey in color, maybe slightly darker. Are they letting the tobacco bolt before harvesting? If these are tobacco seeds, are they potentially still viable? Or is it something else altogether?

 

[Jmatthis86]

I’ve been finding little round gray balls in my can of Copenhagen I posted a few images of what they look like they range in different sizes from really tiny super tiny so really large

 

[deluxestogie]

Welcome to the forum. Feel free to introduce yourself in the Introduce Yourself forum.

Bob

 

[Big dipper]

I bet thats little chunks of sodium/potassium carbonate mixed with flavorants and tobacco juice, had something similar happen to me when I didn't disolve the sodium carbonate but mixed it with water into a thin paste.

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