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. 2023 Nov 18;15(11):e48995. doi: 10.7759/cureus.48995

Table 1. E-cigarette flavors and their flavoring agents used to develop different flavored e-cigarette liquids.

Flavor Flavoring agents Reference
Tobacco Ethyl maltol, 3-methylcyclopentane-1,2-dione, (E)-beta-damascone, dimethylhydroxy furanone, methylcyclopentanone, benzaldehyde, ethyl citrate, triacetin, racementhol, vanillin, ethyl lactate, ethyl vanillin, corylone, beta-Damascone, isoamyl butyrate [13-16]
Piña colada Allyl-cyclohexylpropionate, methyl 3-hydroxyhexanoate [15]
Menthol Menthol, limonene, carvone, pulegone, alpha-pinene, anethole, (E)-cinnamyl acetate, linalool [14-16]
Mint Menthol, benzoic acid, diacetate, benzaldehyde [14]
Mango Ethyl maltol, furanone, ethyl citrate, octadecanoic acid [14]
Coffee 5-methyl-2-phenylhex-2-enal (Cocal), benzyl alcohol [15,17]
Strawberry Benzyl alcohol, gamma-decalactone, methyl cinnamate, 2,5-dimethylpyrazine, benzaldehyde, isovaleraldehyde, linalool [15,18]
Cherry Benzaldehyde [19]
Fruit (such as fruit medley, passion fruit, orange, and guava) Octadecanoic acid, furanone, menthol, benzoic acid, pyridine, cinnamic acid, maltol, limonene, furaneol [14]
Cucumber Hexadecanoic acid, benzoic acid, menthol [14]
Crème brulee Vanillin, benzaldehyde, benzoic acid, octadecenoic acid, squalene [14]
Vanilla Vanillin, ethyl vanillin, vanillin propylene glycol acetal, 2(3H)-furanone, para-anisaldehyde, benzaldehyde, ethyl maltol, pyridine, acetoin, dihydrojasmone, acetoin, sulfurol [16,20]
Chocolate 2,5-dimethylpyrazine [21]
Banana Isoamyl acetate [18]
Cinnamon Cinnamaldehyde [22]
Green apple Farnesol, farnesene, hexyl acetate, ethyl acetate, and methylbutyl acetate [23-25]
Grape Ethyl acetate, ethyl butyrate [17]
Clove Eugenol [18]
Burnt Acetylpyridine [18]
Butter Diacetyl [18]
Spicy Eucalyptol [18]
Cinnamon Apple Vanillin propylene glycol acetal, furanone, coumarin, vanillin, ethyl vanillin, propenoic acid, maltol, ethyl maltol, cinnamaldehyde, pyridine, benzyl alcohol [20]