Table 1.
Concentrations of nicotine and minor alkaloids in commercially purchased non-flavored and Arctic Blast e-liquids
| Alkaloid1 | Non-Flavored2 | Arctic Blast2 | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 0 | 1.2 | 1.8 | 0 | 1.2 | 1.8 | ||
| Nicotine mg/ml | 0.59 (0.07) | 13.33 (17.51) | 20.79 (26.00) | 1.74 (0.17) | 13.03 (5.40) | 21.11 (7.91) | |
| % nicotine | 0 (0.001) | 1.33 (0.011) | 2.08 (0.015) | 0 (0.001) | 1.30 (0.038) | 2.11 (0.073) | |
| Anabasine µg/ml | 0 (0) | 9.12 (0.53) | 15.26 (1.27) | 0.16 (0.28) | 0.12 (0.22) | 0.41 (0.68) | |
| Anatabine µg/ml | 0 (0) | 57.00 (0.06) | 86.14 (4.23) | 0 (0) | 1.45 (0.03) | 2.49 (0.68) | |
| Cotinine µg/ml | 0 (0) | 3.12 (0.11) | 4.85 (0.18) | 0.20 (0.34) | 0.63 (0.22) | 1.12 (0.16) | |
| Myosmine µg/ml | 0.07 (0.12) | 17.51 (0.88) | 26.00 (1.14) | 0.17 (0.21) | 5.40 (0.17) | 7.91 (0.08) | |
| β-Nicotyrine µg/ml | n/d | 1.56 (0.16) | 3.40 (1.16) | n/d | 2.00 (0.83) | 3.23 (0.85) | |
| Nornicotine µg/ml | 0 (0) | 14.5 (0.18) | 21.55 (4.61) | 1.14 (1.61) | 6.56 (1.00) | 12.75 (0.72) | |
1
All values shown as mean (± SEM) for 3 determinations, except for nornicotine (n=2). Note scale differences for alkaloids: nicotine concentrations are expressed in mg/ml and % nicotine; concentrations for all other alkaloids are expressed in µ/ml.
2
Column headings are the advertised % nicotine contained in each product.