Chemical Components

• Chemical additives are necessary in processing.Jupiterimages/Comstock/Getty Images
  
  Though there are many chemicals in common, the chemical composition of pipe tobacco and cigarette tobacco is slightly different,because of processing procedures. Pipe tobacco is treated with a food-based casing that causes a distinctive aroma when burned. Cigarette tobacco is chemically enhanced during processing to yield a regular flavor cigarette or a menthol-flavored cigarette.
  
  

Texture of Tobacco

• Cigarette tobacco is structurally different than pipe tobacco.Jupiterimages/Photos.com/Getty Images
  
  Cigarettes are made from finely ground tobacco leaves that are dried and rolled into a cylindrical shape, usually with a filter on one end. Pipe tobacco is a more coarsely ground product, generated from tobacco that has been specially treated during growth.
  
  

Flavoring Process

• Cigarette tobacco tastes different than pipe tobacco.Jupiterimages/Photos.com/Getty Images
  
  Tobacco that is used in cigarettes is treated with chemicals after harvesting to yield a flavored product. Menthol is a common flavor used in cigarettes. Pipe tobacco is treated with flavoring agents during the growing period so that they will fully saturated with flavor.
  
  

Aroma

• The flavoring that is added to pipe tobacco during the growing period or chemicals that are added to cigarette tobacco during harvesting impacts the aroma of the tobacco when burned. Pipe tobacco is generally thought to have a more pleasant aroma than cigarettes.