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. 2020 Jun 29;23(3):600–604. doi: 10.1093/ntr/ntaa114

Table 1.

Mean (SEM) of Quantified Compounds in Vanilla- (Van.), Cherry- (Ch.), and Cinnamon-Flavored (Cin.) Shisha, Water-Filtered Mainstream Smoke, and Unfiltered Mainstream Smoke

Compound Shisha tobacco content; N = 5 (mg/g shisha) In water-filtered mainstream smoke; N = 3 (µg/puff) In unfiltered mainstream smoke; N = 3 (µg/puff) “Water filtration reduction factor”
Vanillin (Van.) 4.9 (0.43) 55 (24) 209 (18) 3.8
Benzaldehyde (Ch.) 1.1 (0.11) 9.8 (0.86) 101 (5.8) 10
Eugenol (Cin.) 1.3 (0.18)a 6.1b 25b 4.1
Nicotine (Van.) 1.4 (0.43) 14 (5.7) 44 (3.7) 3.1
Nicotine (Ch.) 0.65 (0.14) 12 (2.1) 23 (3.8) 1.8
Nicotine (Cin.) 1.8 (0.12)a 43b 61b 1.4

a  N = 2.

b  N = 1.