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. 2018 Oct 20;21(9):1274–1278. doi: 10.1093/ntr/nty221

Table 1.

Nicotine, Free Radicals, and Carbonyls in Juul Aerosols and PG:GLY Levels in Juul E-Liquids by Flavor

Flavors
Tobacco Creme brulee Fruit punch Mint 30:70 60:40 Citral
E-liquid PG:GLY 29:71a 31:69b 31:69b 30:70a 30:70 60:40 60:40
(n = 3) (n = 3) (n = 3) (n = 3)
Per puff Nicotine (µg/puff) 156.66 ± 47.65 169.91 ± 14.46 154.41 ± 48.84 188.42 ± 24.69 n/a n/a n/a
(n = 3) (n = 3) (n = 3) (n = 3)
Free radicals (pmol/puff) 5.90 ± 1.62a 6.13 ± 1.12a 5.47 ± 1.79a 5.90 ± 0.63a 7.92 ± 1.09a,b 9.37 ± 1.16b 10.87 ± 0.83b
(n = 3) (n = 3) (n = 3) (n = 3) (n = 3) (n = 3) (n = 3)
Formaldehyde (µg/puff) 0.23 ± 0.10a 0.12 ± 0.06a 0.26 ± 0.08a 0.19 ± 0.13a 0.34 ± 0.04a 0.31 ± 0.07a 0.69 ± 0.21b
(n = 4) (n = 3) (n = 3) (n = 3) (n = 3) (n = 3) (n = 3)
Acetone (µg/puff) 0.19 ± 0.08a 0.17 ± 0.02a 0.20 ± 0.05a 0.22 ± 0.06a 0.32 ± 0.12a,b 0.57 ± 0.15b 1.19 ± 0.16c
(n = 4) (n = 3) (n = 3) (n = 3) (n = 3) (n = 3) (n = 3)
Acetaldehyde (µg/puff) n/d n/d n/d n/d 0.00 ± 0.01a 0.05 ± 0.05a 0.13 ± 0.03b
(n = 4) (n = 3) (n = 3) (n = 3) (n = 3) (n = 3) (n = 3)
Propionaldehyde (µg/puff) n/d n/d n/d n/d n/d 0.03 ± 0.03 0.05 ± 0.04
(n = 4) (n = 3) (n = 3) (n = 3) (n = 3) (n = 3) (n = 3)
Per gram e-liquid consumed Nicotine (mg/g) 78.33 ± 23.82 63.72 ± 5.42 66.17 ± 20.93 94.21 ± 12.34 n/a n/a n/a
(n = 3) (n = 3) (n = 3) (n = 3)
Free radicals (nmol/g) 2.95 ± 0.81a 2.56 ± 0.34a 2.32 ± 0.18a 2.95 ± 0.32a 3.01 ± 0.28a 4.68 ± 0.58b 4.78 ± 0.73b
(n = 3) (n = 3) (n = 3) (n = 3) (n = 3) (n = 3) (n = 3)
Formaldehyde (µg/g) 72.61 ± 35.88a 42.88 ± 15.07a 98.91 ± 34.24a,b 67.12 ± 41.81a 103.65 ± 14.84a,b 97.39 ± 34.18a,b 197.07 ± 83.48b
(n = 3) (n = 3)
(n = 4) (n = 3) (n = 3) (n = 3) (n = 3)
Acetone (µg/g) 59.66 ± 22.45a 67.76 ± 24.94a 75.16 ± 6.21a 80.45 ± 38.25a 95.23 ± 23.91a,b 171.56 ± 39.32b 327.48 ± 37.47c
(n = 4) (n = 3) (n = 3) (n = 3) (n = 3) (n = 3) (n = 3)
Acetaldehyde (µg/g) n/d n/d n/d n/d 0.82 ± 1.44a 14.92 ± 15.30a,b 36.70 ± 14.24b
(n = 4) (n = 3) (n = 3) (n = 3) (n = 3) (n = 3) (n = 3)
Propionaldehyde (µg/g) n/d n/d n/d n/d n/d 8.07 ± 8.99 14.09 ± 14.22
(n = 4) (n = 3) (n = 3) (n = 3) (n = 3) (n = 3) (n = 3)

Values are means ± SD. Different letters indicate significant differences (p < .05) between flavors. n/d represents that no quantifiable amounts were observed with our setup.