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Tobacco is cured to dry and age it in preparation for human consumption. A byproduct of curing is changing the color of the aged leaf, also known as color curing. Tobacco is cured directly after it is harvested in nearly all instances where it is to be used for smoking or chewing.[1]
- ^ "Harvesting, Curing, and Preparing Dark Fire‑Cured Tobacco for Market" (PDF). University of Kentucky, College of Agriculture. Retrieved February 6, 2014.