Measurements | American Tobacco | B&W and BAT | Liggett | Lorillard | RJ Reynolds | PM |
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Number of reports | 7 | 28 | 5 | 9 | 32 | 19 |
Dates | (1937–1983) | (1969–1997) | (1974–1991) | (1975–1998) | (1962–1997) | (1965–2001) |
Physical parameters of cigarette | ||||||
Ash % | x | x | x | x | ||
Average weight or cigarette weight | x | x | x | x | x | x |
Burning rate | x | x | x | x | x | |
Butt length | x | x | ||||
Cigarette length | x | x | x | x | x | x |
Circumference | x | x | x | x | x | x |
Citrate | x | x | x | x | x | |
Dry particulate matter | x | x | x | x | ||
Dry tobacco burned | x | x | ||||
Filling capacity\ratio\power | x | x | x | |||
Filter efficiency | x | x | x | |||
Filter length | x | x | x | x | x | x |
Filter type | x | x | x | x | x | x |
Filter ventilation | x | x | x | |||
Filter weight | x | x | x | x | x | |
Firmness | x | x | x | x | x | |
Loose ends | x | x | ||||
Moisture | x | x | x | x | ||
Moisture equilibrium | x | x | ||||
Oven volatiles % | x | x | ||||
Paper porosity | x | x | x | x | x | x |
Paper type | x | x | x | |||
Permeability | x | x | ||||
Pressure drop filter | x | x | x | x | ||
Pressure drop of cigarette | x | x | x | x | x | |
Pressure drop tobacco column | x | x | ||||
Puffs | x | x | x | x | x | x |
Sieve analysis | x | x | ||||
Strand width | x | x | ||||
TEGD | x | x | ||||
Tipping length | x | x | x | x | x | x |
Tipping paper type | x | x | x | |||
Tobacco density | x | x | x | x | x | |
Tobacco rod length | x | x | x | |||
Tobacco rod weight | x | x | x | x | x | x |
Total particulate matter | x | x | x | |||
Triacetin | x | x | x | x | ||
Type of perforations | x | x | ||||
Ventilation % | x | x | x | x | x | x |
Wet particulate matter | x | x | x | |||
Width of cut | x | x | x | |||
Smoke constituents | ||||||
Acetaldehyde | x | x | x | x | x | |
Acetone | x | x | x | |||
Acrolein | x | x | x | x | x | |
Aldehydes | x | x | x | |||
Ammonia in smoke | x | x | x | |||
Benzene | x | x | ||||
Carbon monoxide | x | x | x | x | x | x |
Ethane | x | x | ||||
Formaldehyde | x | x | x | x | ||
Furan | x | x | x | |||
Hydrogen cyanide | x | x | x | x | x | |
Isoprene | x | x | x | x | ||
Menthol in smoke | x | x | x | x | ||
Methane | x | x | ||||
Methanol | x | x | x | |||
Methyl acetate | x | x | ||||
Methyl chloride | x | x | ||||
Methyl furan | x | x | ||||
NAT | x | x | x | |||
Nicotine in smoke | x | x | x | x | x | x |
Nitrogen oxides | x | x | x | x | ||
NNK | x | x | x | x | ||
NNN | x | x | x | x | ||
pH | x | x | x | x | ||
Phenol | x | x | ||||
Propionaldehyde | x | x | ||||
Tar in smoke | x | x | x | x | ||
Toluene | x | x | x | |||
Types of tobacco | ||||||
Band cast recon | x | x | ||||
Bright | x | x | ||||
Burley | x | x | x | x | ||
Dark recon | x | x | ||||
Expanded stems | x | x | x | |||
Flue cured | x | x | ||||
Lamina | x | x | ||||
Light recon | x | x | ||||
Oriental | x | |||||
Paper cast recon | x | x | ||||
Processed stems | x | x | ||||
Puffed tobacco/expanded | x | x | x | x | x | |
Reconstituted tobacco | x | x | x | x | x | |
Rolled stems | x | x | ||||
Stem | x | x | x | x | x | |
Turkish | x | x | x | |||
Chemicals, flavourings and additives | ||||||
Alkaloids | x | x | x | |||
Amino nitrogen | x | x | ||||
Ammonia | x | x | x | x | x | x |
Ammonia nitrogen | x | x | ||||
Anatabine | x | x | ||||
β-D-glucose | x | |||||
B-methylvaleric | x | x | ||||
Calcium | x | x | x | |||
Chloride | x | x | x | x | ||
Chlorogenic acid | x | x | ||||
Citric acid | x | x | x | x | ||
Cocoa/theobromine | x | x | x | x | x | |
Cotinine | x | x | ||||
Coumarin | x | x | x | x | ||
Formic acid | x | x | x | x | ||
Fructose | x | x | x | x | x | x |
Glucose | x | x | x | x | x | x |
Glycerine | x | x | x | x | x | x |
Glycyrrhizen | x | x | ||||
Glycyrrhzic acid | x | x | x | |||
Iso-butyric acid (Volatile acid) | x | x | ||||
Iso-valeric (volatile acid) | x | x | ||||
Licorice | x | x | x | x | ||
Magnesium | x | x | x | |||
Malic acid | x | x | x | x | ||
Maltose | x | x | x | x | ||
Manganese | x | x | ||||
Menthol | x | x | x | x | x | x |
Nicotine in tobacco | x | x | x | x | x | x |
Nitrates | x | x | x | x | x | |
Nornicotine | x | x | ||||
Oxalic acid | x | x | x | |||
Palmitic acid | x | x | ||||
Phosphate | x | x | x | |||
Phosphorous | x | x | ||||
Potassium | x | x | x | x | ||
Propionic (volatile acid) | x | x | ||||
Protein nitrogen as NH3 | x | x | ||||
Pyrazine | x | x | ||||
Reducing sugars | x | x | x | x | ||
Sodium | x | x | x | x | ||
Sorbitol | x | x | ||||
Sucrose | x | x | x | x | x | x |
Sugars | x | x | x | x | x | x |
Sulfate | x | x | ||||
Total nitrogen | x | x | x | x | ||
Total volatile acids as acetic | x | x | x | |||
Total volatile bases | x | x | x | |||
Total volatile bases as ammonia | x | x | ||||
Vanillin | x | x | x | |||
Vapour-phase analysis | x | x | x | |||
Urea | x | x | ||||
Water | x | x | x | x | ||
Humectants | ||||||
Glycerine | x | x | x | x | x | x |
Propylene glycol) | x | x | x | x | x | x |
Total humectants | x | x | x | |||
Triacetin | x | x | x | x | ||
Triethylene glycol | x | x | x |
*For details of individual reports, see supplementary Excel file E-1.
BAT, British American Tobacco; NAT, N′-nitrosoanatabine; NNK, nicotine-derived nitrosamine ketone [4-(methylnitro-samino)-1-(3-pyridyl)-1-butanone]; NNN, N′-nitrosonornicotine; PM, Philip Morris; RJR, RJ Reynolds; TEGD, triacetic and triethlyne glycol di-acetate (a component of cigarette filters).; TVB, total volatile bases.