Table 1.

Physical Properties (Average ± Standard Error) Measured for the Selected Little Cigars and the 3R4F Reference Cigarette (N = 4)

Physical Properties		Cheyenne Full Flavor	Cheyenne Menthol	Swisher Sweets Original	Swisher Sweets Sweet Cherry	3R4F
Physical Properties
Tobacco Mass (mg)		988 ± 50	991 ± 50	805 ± 57	892 ± 20	753 ± 10
Consumed Tobacco (mg)	ISO	787 ± 32	957 ± 3.2	641 ± 8.5	700 ± 10	579 ± 5
	CIR	772 ± 57	882 ± 10	638 ± 6.3	688 ±17	568 ± 9
TPM (mg)	ISO	18.9 ± 0.9	22.4 ± 1.1	17.8 ± 0.7	16.6 ± 0.8	7.3 ± 0.3
	CIR	40.6 ± 1.3	45.6 ± 2.2	42.9 ± 1.5	42.9 ± 1.5	31.9 ± 1.3
Puff Number (N)	ISO	11.5 ± 1.3	12.5 ± 1.0	8.8 ± 0.3	9.0 ± 0.05	7.0 ± 0.0
	CIR	16.3 ± 1.9	15.3 ± 3.3	10.3 ± 0.5	11.2 ± 0.4	9.0 ± 0.0
Circumference (mm)		24 ± 0.1	24 ± 0.1	24 ± 0.1	24 ± 0.1	24.5 ± 0.1
Length (mm)		99 ± 0.2	98.8 ± 0.2	99 ± 0.3	99 ± 0.2	83.9 ± 0.2
Filter Lengtha (mm)		35.3 ± 0.4	35.2 ± 0.2	34.9 ± 0.3	34.9 ± 0.2	26.7 ± 0.0
Nicotine
Total nicotine in paper wrapper (mg/g)		0.9 ± 0.1	1.4 ± 0.1	0.6 ± 0.1	2.2 ± 0.1	2.3 ± 0.1
Total nicotine per mass of unburned tobacco (mg/g)		8.8 ± 0.8	10.2 ± 0.6	11.7 ± 1.6	10.5 ± 0.9	16.1 ± 0.4
Mainstream smoke nicotine (mg/rod)	ISO	0.84 ± 0.02	1.18 ± 0.06	0.88 ± 0.04	0.81 ± 0.03	0.60 ± 0.03
	CIR	1.33 ± 0.06	2.01 ± 0.07	1.52 ± 0.09	1.50 ± 0.03	1.79 ± 0.06
Transmission of nicotine to smoke %	ISO	12.2 ± 1.3	12.1 ± 1.0	11.8 ± 1.7	10.9 ± 1.1	6.4 ± 0.3
	CIR	19.7 ± 2.5	22.4 ± 1.5	20.5 ± 3.1	20.6 ± 1.9	19.5 ± 0.8
Menthol
Total menthol per mass of unburned tobacco and paper wrapper (mg/g)		0.08	70.9	0.05	NDb	0.05

Note.

^a= Filter material is cellulose acetate for all tested little cigars and 3R4F;

^b= ND: Not detected