Mean attribute intensity (±SD) for each product as indicated by the panel on a line scale from 0 to 100 mm
| Mean intensity score (±SD) | ||||||||||||||
| Smoky/burned | Vanilla/caramel | Coconut | Chocolate/cocoa | Nutty | Raisin | Honey | Liquorice | Hay | Red fruit | Menthol/mint | Tea | Clove | ||
| Expected unflavoured products (reference products) | Cig-RP1 | 10.5 (±15.2) | 18.9 (±24.1) | 8.2 (±16.4) | 51.4 (±33.6) | 28.7 (±29.4) | 17.4 (±25.0) | 13.2 (±22.8) | 13.0 (±22.3) | 36.2 (±26.1) | 1.7 (±3.4) | 2.0 (±5.1) | 12.3 (±16.0) | 1.8 (±4.6) |
| Cig-RP2 | 11.8 (±19.1) | 8.0 (±14.0) | 5.0(±12.7) | 23.6 (±22.9) | 10.8 (±17.0) | 19.1 (±18.5) | 13.9 (±17.8) | 15.4 (±22.2) | 46.2 (±28.9) | 4.8 (±13.1) | 8.2 (±16.1) | 21.8 (±20.5) | 1.7 (±4.0) | |
| Cig-RP3 | 35.7 (±28.6) | 7.9 (±15.4) | 4.0 (±8.5) | 16.2 (±20.6) | 10.0 (±14.3) | 10.8 (±16.9) | 7.8 (±12.9) | 10.8 (±18.2) | 60.1 (±27.9) | 2.8 (±7.4) | 2.1 (±5.0) | 12.6 (±16.6) | 2.0 (±3.8) | |
| Cig-RP4 | 5.9 (±10.5) | 37.2 (±31.1) | 12.1 (±22.1) | 51.1 (±36.6) | 14.1 (±16.6) | 11.0 (±12.7) | 16.3 (±21.7) | 12.0 (±23.2) | 21.7 (±20.5) | 3.4 (±9.8) | 2.7 (±9.9) | 14.0 (±15.4) | 1.5 (±3.3) | |
| Cig-RP5 | 7.3 (±12.2) | 28.4(±28.8) | 8.5 (±14.7) | 34.2 (±31.2) | 10.6 (±13.7) | 18.4 (±22.1) | 16.5 (±22.3) | 20.4 (±27.9) | 25.4 (±22.5) | 2.4 (±8.3) | 9.1 (±20.0) | 17.4 (±19.3) | 2.0 (±7.6) | |
| Cig-RP6 | 8.8 (±13.3) | 30.2 (±30.2) | 10.7 (±18.5) | 46.6 (±33.4) | 12.2 (±18.9) | 19.1 (±21.7) | 15.7 (±17.6) | 13.7 (±19.8) | 27.9 (±26.9) | 3.2 (±9.4) | 3.0 (±8.6) | 19.5 (±19.1) | 1.3 (±3.5) | |
| RYO-RP1 | 91.3 (±9.7) | 6.1 (±10.5) | 1.3 (±2.4) | 3.1 (±6.0) | 4.2 (±6.5) | 2.1 (±3.5) | 2.1 (±4.8) | 4.3 (±7.7) | 18.2 (±19.0) | 0.9 (±1.9) | 2.2 (±4.4) | 3.0 (±6.3) | 1.6 (±3.0) | |
| RYO-RP2 | 91.6 (±10.1) | 6.5 (±13.2) | 1.1 (±2.6) | 3.3 (±6.6) | 3.4 (±5.3) | 2.5 (±5.0) | 1.8 (±3.5) | 3.6 (±6.1) | 16.3 (±19.3) | 1.1 (±3.2) | 1.7 (±3.9) | 3.3 (±7.0) | 1.5 (±3.0) | |
| CM6 | 9.0 (±14.9) | 6.2(±11.4) | 3.5 (±8.7) | 6.6 (±13.3) | 4.5 (±7.4) | 22.6 (±26.3) | 16.5 (±17.8) | 4.3 (±8.6) | 37.0 (±30.8) | 3.9 (±8.2) | 2.3 (±5.3) | 63.9 (±35.8) | 2.5 (±6.3) | |
| Virginia | 13.0 (±17.3) | 6.0 (±13.5) | 1.8 (±3.5) | 8.4 (±16.7) | 4.4 (±7.1) | 47.9 (±35.3) | 18.9 (±25.0) | 4.8 (±8.7) | 49.6 (±31.3) | 5.2 (±14.0) | 2.0 (±6.0) | 25.8 (±27.4) | 1.4 (±3.1) | |
| Burley | 29.4 (±31.7) | 4.8 (±10.7) | 2.8 (±7.7) | 20.9 (±28.3) | 9.3 (±12.4) | 6.8 (±8.5) | 3.7 (±6.6) | 5.6 (±10.3) | 69.3 (±27.2) | 1.2 (±2.6) | 9.2 (±19.9) | 8.8 (±15.9) | 1.5 (±3.2) | |
| Oriental | 9.9 (±15.1) | 5.1 (±13.5) | 3.4 (±7.2) | 14.3 (±23.9) | 7.6 (±11.7) | 25.1 (±29.5) | 9.7 (±14.9) | 6.5 (±10.3) | 70.3 (±30.5) | 3.3 (±8.2) | 2.7 (±8.9) | 15.5 (±19.9) | 2.1 (±4.2) | |
| Expected flavoured products (test products) | Cig-TP1 | 3.2 (±7.3) | 4.0 (±6.5) | 2.6 (±6.0) | 4.9 (±9.1) | 2.3 (±4.7) | 3.7 (±6.2) | 5.3 (±12.1) | 32.3 (±31.9) | 8.6 (±10.5) | 2.9 (±7.4) | 90.6 (±10.5) | 5.2 (±9.3) | 1.3 (±2.6) |
| Cig-TP2 | 8.2 (±14.7) | 6.1 (±9.0) | 1.8 (±3.3) | 5.7 (±9.8) | 3.1 (±6.9) | 9.9 (±15.7) | 8.1 (±13.2) | 37.7 (±34.2) | 18.9 (±19.0) | 3.1 (±10.2) | 71.7 (±27.4) | 10.2 (±15.2) | 1.8 (±4.5) | |
| Cig-TP3 | 9.7 (±17.4) | 13.2 (±20.1) | 6.3 (±13.4) | 23.9 (±24.3) | 8.3 (±11.3) | 19.6 (±24.3) | 14.3 (±20.6) | 12.6 (±19.9) | 41.5 (±30.8) | 2.4 (±8.8) | 3.8 (±10.2) | 23.8 (±22.9) | 1.5 (±4.1) | |
| Cig-TP4 | 6.4 (±12.9) | 89.3 (±16.5) | 63.8 (±36.4) | 17.2 (±26.0) | 5.4 (±7.9) | 2.9 (±4.9) | 9.3 (±18.9) | 2.7 (±7.9) | 7.4 (±8.9) | 2.6 (±8.1) | 1.0 (±2.1) | 6.2 (±11.4) | 2.4 (±6.1) | |
| Cig-TP5 | 1.1 (±2.9) | 5.1 (±12.7) | 2.4 (±4.9) | 1.8 (±3.8) | 4.0 (±11.7) | 6.7 (±14.1) | 3.2 (±5.1) | 2.0 (±4.1) | 2.4 (±4.2) | 92.7 (±17.3) | 1.9 (±4.2) | 8.8 (±19.9) | 90.1 (±22.4) | |
| Cig-TP6 | 8.4 (±15.6) | 23.2 (±27.3) | 9.7 (±18.1) | 37.6 (±31.4) | 13.8 (±20.5) | 17.6 (±17.7) | 21.5 (±26.7) | 10.9 (±20.0) | 26.0 (±24.0) | 2.0 (±4.4) | 4.5 (±9.6) | 22.1(±24.2) | 1.9 (±4.5) | |
| Cig-TP7 | 8.7 (±16.3) | 23.3 (±27.6) | 8.4 (±19.8) | 19.9 (±21.8) | 10.9 (±20.8) | 19.8 (±20.8) | 13.7 (±20.2) | 8.0 (±15.5) | 29.5 (±26.0) | 2.3 (±10.4) | 4.5 (±12.3) | 28.5 (±28.70 | 1.0 (±2.4) | |
| RYO-TP1 | 37.6 (±27.6) | 70.6 (±28.5) | 15.9 (±26.2) | 10.6 (±14.2) | 5.8 (±11.7) | 7.6 (±13.4) | 7.3 (±10.3) | 3.0 (±6.3) | 12.5 (±16.6) | 9.3 (±21.1) | 3.6 (±9.6) | 5.8 (±8.7) | 4.6 (±13.9) | |
Odour attributes with an intensity higher than 50 have been highlighted in bold. Reference products Cig-RP1, Cig-RP2, Cig-RP3, Cig-RP4, Cig-RP5, Cig-RP6, RYO-RP1, RYO-RP2, CM6, Virginia, Burley and Oriental were expected to have a tobacco flavour (ie, unflavoured). Test products Cig-TP1 and Cig-TP2 were expected to have a menthol flavour, Cig-TP4 and RYO-TP1 were marketed as vanilla, Cig-TP5 as cherry and Cig-TP3, Cig-TP6 and Cig-TP7 were expected to potentially have a flavour other than tobacco.
RP, reference product; RYO, roll-your-own; TP, test product.