Table 1

Tobacco products used for this study


NoTypeBrandExpected flavour
Expected characterising flavour products1Roll-your-ownRYO-TP2Menthol
2CigaretteCig-TP13Menthol
3CigaretteCig-TP2Menthol
4CigaretteCig-TP1Menthol
5CigaretteCig-TP14Menthol
6CigaretteCig-TP15Menthol
7CigaretteCig-TP5Cherry
8CigaretteCig-TP16Vanilla
9Roll-your-ownRYO-TP3Vanilla
10Roll-your-ownRYO-TP1Vanilla
11CigaretteCig-TP4*Vanilla
12CigaretteCig-TP8*Chocolate
13CigaretteCig-TP7*Unknown
14CigaretteCig-TP9Apple
15CigaretteCig-TP12Strawberry
16CigaretteCig-TP10Honey
17CigaretteCig-TP11Mango
18CigaretteCig-TP17Mango
19CigaretteCig-TP18Pina Colada
20CigaretteCig-TP19Mojito
21CigaretteCig-TP6*Chocolate
22CigaretteCig-TP3*Chocolate
Expected non-characterising flavour products23CigaretteCig-RP1Tobacco
24CigaretteCig-RP2Tobacco
25CigaretteCig-RP3Tobacco
26CigaretteCig-RP4Tobacco
27CigaretteCig-RP5Tobacco
28CigaretteCig-RP6Tobacco
Reference products29CigaretteCoresta Monitor 6 (CM6)-
30CigaretteUniversity of Kentucky (3R4F)-
31LeavesAmerican Virginia flue cured 2013-
32LeavesUn-cut Burley-
33LeavesSemi-Oriental 456-
  • ↵* The flavour of these products could not be inferred from the product packages. These products were included based on information from employees in tobacco shops and the internet (Cig-TP4 and Cig-TP8, the colourful design of the package (Cig-TP7), or ingredient lists that manufacturers annually send to the National Institute for Public Health and the Environment (RIVM)10 (Cig-TP6 and Cig-TP3).