# Has Djarum changed the ingredients for cloves?

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**Created:** [August 23, 2012, 3:01pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/has-djarum-changed-the-ingredients-for-cloves/632383 "2012-08-23T15:01:03Z")\
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**Post date:** [August 23, 2012, 3:01pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/has-djarum-changed-the-ingredients-for-cloves/632383/1 "2012-08-23T15:01:03Z")

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I’m not talking about the ban on clove cigarettes in the US resulting in a change to clove cigars. That’s old news, but lately I’ve been getting these Djarum Black cloves with paper that is not flat black. It’s a lighter shade of black and appears to have specks of some kind in it. The overall taste is not as strong.

Here in Vermont there are only a few places that sell these and all have sold me these same odd looking cloves. Why are these different?