Table 1.
Carbonyl delivery by cigarette branda
| Brands | Flavorb | Form-aldehyde (μg/cigarette) | Acetaldehyde (μg/cigarette) | Propion-aldehyde (μg/cigarette) | Croton-aldehyde (μg/cigarette) | Methyl Ethyl Ketone (μg/cigarette) | Total Carbonyls (μg/cigarette) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 3R4F | R | 19 ± 5 | 489 ± 20 | 46 ± 5 | 19 ± 3 | 72 ± 7 | 644 ± 26 |
| American Spirit Mellow Menthol | M | 52 ± 32 | 345 ± 22 | 33 ± 2 | 10 ± 1 | 50 ± 6 | 490 ± 54 |
| American Spirit Menthol | M | 39 ± 22 | 397 ± 56 | 38 ± 5 | 16 ± 1 | 61 ± 7 | 550 ± 65 |
| American Spirit Orange | R | 69 ± 42 | 173 ± 29 | 15 ± 7 | 6 ± 1 | 28 ± 1 | 292 ± 90 |
| American Spirit Turquoise | R | 42 ± 18 | 270 ± 19 | 27 ± 3 | 11 ± 4 | 51 ± 6 | 401 ± 10 |
| Camel Blue | R | 45 ± 4 | 435 ± 82 | 43 ± 8 | 13 ± 4 | 58 ± 16 | 593 ± 100 |
| Camel Filters | R | 38 ± 33 | 391 ± 2 | 36 ± 1 | 14 ± 4 | 57 ± 3 | 536 ± 30 |
| Camel Silver | R | 23 ± 28 | 201 ± 24 | 21 ± 3 | 7 ± 1 | 34 ± 4 | 286 ± 57 |
| Eagle20’s Gold Menthol | M | 45 ± 17 | 611 ± 36 | 49 ± 7 | 24 ± 5 | 76 ± 18 | 804 ± 42 |
| Kool | M | 35 ± 15 | 471 ± 61 | 46 ± 6 | 18 ± 10 | 69 ± 13 | 639 ± 70 |
| L&M Blue | R | 29 ± 4 | 546 ± 2 | 52 ± 3 | 23 ± 1 | 78 ± 2 | 728 ± 10 |
| L&M Menthol | M | 37 ± 9 | 489 ± 34 | 47 ± 1 | 22 ± 2 | 75 ± 10 | 670 ± 50 |
| L&M Red | R | 43 ± 24 | 377 ± 17 | 37 ± 1 | 13 ± 1 | 51 ± 2 | 520 ± 26 |
| Marlboro Gold | R | 19 ± 10 | 352 ± 27 | 34 ± 3 | 13 ± 1 | 54 ± 1 | 472 ± 39 |
| Marlboro Menthol | M | 44 ± 12 | 494 ± 50 | 48 ± 4 | 20 ± 1 | 72 ± 6 | 677 ± 67 |
| Marlboro Red | R | 53 ± 18 | 407 ± 80 | 36 ± 5 | 36 ± 8 | 66 ± 10 | 597 ± 100 |
| Marlboro Silver | R | 33 ± 43 | 251 ± 6 | 23 ± 1 | 14 ± 9 | 41 ± 2 | 362 ± 39 |
| Newport | M | 31 ± 17 | 521 ± 43 | 50 ± 12 | 33 ± 13 | 75 ± 5 | 710 ± 66 |
| Newport Red | R | 33 ± 24 | 483 ± 26 | 44 ± 3 | 22 ± 14 | 69 ± 5 | 651 ± 29 |
| Pall Mall Menthol | M | 43 ± 17 | 460 ± 26 | 41 ± 6 | 17 ± 1 | 73 ± 5 | 633 ± 40 |
| Pall Mall Orange | R | 22 ± 34 | 194 ± 42 | 19 ± 5 | 7 ± 1 | 34 ± 4 | 275 ± 84 |
| Pall Mall Red | R | 21 ± 4 | 323 ± 47 | 28 ± 2 | 30 ± 1 | 55 ± 5 | 457 ± 52 |
| Parliament White | R | 12 ± 7 | 312 ± 33 | 30 ± 4 | 16 ± 8 | 53 ± 5 | 423 ± 44 |
| Parliament White Menthol | M | 35 ± 3 | 404 ± 22 | 37 ± 3 | 17 ± 2 | 55 ± 3 | 548 ± 31 |
| Pyramid Gold Menthol | M | 36 ± 4 | 485 ± 10 | 45 ± 2 | 16 ± 4 | 64 ± 1 | 647 ± 18 |
| Pyramid Red | R | 54 ± 26 | 448 ± 32 | 42 ± 3 | 17 ± 4 | 57 ± 9 | 617 ± 30 |
| Salem | M | 52 ± 1 | 568 ± 84 | 47 ± 14 | 19 ± 2 | 78 ± 6 | 764 ± 101 |
| Virginia Slims Gold | R | 40 ± 22 | 260 ± 37 | 22 ± 3 | 10 ± 4 | 41 ± 4 | 373 ± 57 |
Note: All cigarettes were from king-sizes hard packs (boxes), except 3R4F (soft pack) and Virginia Slims Gold (100s).
a
Values are mean ± SD (n=2–4)
b
R = Regular; M = Menthol