Characteristics of commercial cigarettes
|
Average cigarette weight (mg) |
Average tobacco weight (mg) |
Average nicotine/rod (mg) | Nicotine (mg/g) | |
| Unfiltered | ||||
| American Spirit (US) | 1130.5 | 1064.4 | 17.7 | 16.2 17.0 |
| Golcondo (I) | 823.6 | 772.4 | 9.0 | 11.4 11.8 |
| Charminar (I) | 796.5 | 745.1 | 9.2 | 12.5 12.2 |
| Overall averages | 916.9 | 860.6 | 12.0 | 13.5 |
| Filtered | ||||
| Marlboro (US) | 921.8 | 710.0 | 12.0 | 17.0 16.8 |
| Newport Menthol (US) | 938.0 | 715.6 | 14.0 | 19.5 19.5 |
| Camel (US) | 927.8 | 716.3 | 12.1 | 16.7 17.1 |
| Kool Menthol (US) | 915.5 | 710.9 | 14.0 | 19.5 19.9 |
| Gold Flake (I) | 992.1 | 840.0 | 7.0 | 8.3 8.2 |
| Overall averages | 939.0 | 738.6 | 11.8 | 16.3 |
US, US brand; I, Indian brand.