Table 2.
Levels of Nicotine, Minor Alkaloids, and Beta-Carbolines in Cigarette Smoke (Canadian Intense Regimen)a
| Cigarette Variety | Nicotine, mg/cigarette | Minor Alkaloids, μg/cigarette | Beta-carbolines, μg/cigarette | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Nornicotine | Anatabine | Anabasine | Harman | Norharman | ||
| Natural American Spirit | ||||||
| Black | 3.9 | 12.8 | 13.0 | 3.0 | 3.3 | 9.7 |
| Blue | 3.4 | 9.1 | 12.5 | 2.7 | 3.6 | 9.4 |
| Celadon | 3.3 | 8.1 | 9.4 | 2.1 | 3.2 | 9.6 |
| Dark Blue | 3.0 | 7.7 | 7.3 | 1.7 | 2.6 | 8.9 |
| Dark Green | 4.4 | 14.6 | 17.2 | 4.3 | 4.3 | 12.2 |
| Gold | 2.9 | 13.4 | 13.8 | 3.5 | 3.6 | 9.0 |
| Green | 3.4 | 12.6 | 13.7 | 3.7 | 4.0 | 11.5 |
| Gray | 3.0 | 7.6 | 7.8 | 2.3 | 2.8 | 9.0 |
| Orange | 2.2 | 6.3 | 6.4 | 1.6 | 2.4 | 7.4 |
| Tan | 2.6 | 6.6 | 6.2 | 1.5 | 2.4 | 7.9 |
| Turquoise | 3.8 | 14.4 | 16.1 | 4.0 | 3.7 | 10.9 |
| Yellow | 2.8 | 9.3 | 8.6 | 1.6 | 3.5 | 9.2 |
| Brown (non-filter) | 4.3 | 12.1 | 12.1 | 3.1 | 6.1 | 14.9 |
| Average (SD), filter | 3.2 (0.6) | 10.2 (3.1) | 11.0 (3.8) | 2.7 (1.0) | 3.3 (0.6) | 9.6 (1.4) |
| Average (SD), all NAS | 3.3 (0.7) | 10.4 (3.0) | 11.1 (3.7) | 2.7 (1.0) | 3.5 (1.0) | 10.0 (2.0) |
| Other Brands | ||||||
| Newport Menthol | 2.2 | 15.1 | 8.5 | 1.3 | 3.4 | 11.2 |
| Marlboro Red | 2.1 | 12.8 | 9.7 | 1.6 | 3.1 | 11.5 |
| Marlboro Gold | 1.9 | 13.3 | 8.1 | 1.4 | 2.9 | 9.7 |
| Camel Filter | 2.6 | 15.6 | 9.9 | 1.3 | 4.0 | 13.0 |
| Camel Non-Filter | 3.0 | 17.4 | 12.7 | 1.7 | 5.9 | 17.6 |
| Average (SD), filter | 2.2 (0.3) | 14.2 (1.4) | 9.1 (0.9) | 1.4 (0.1) | 3.3 (0.5) | 11.4 (1.4) |
| Average (SD), all other | 2.4 (0.4) | 14.8 (1.8) | 9.8 (1.8) | 1.5 (0.2) | 3.9 (1.2) | 12.6 (3.0) |
| Reference Cigarettes | ||||||
| 1R5F | 0.8 | 13.2 | 7.9 | 1.0 | 1.8 | 5.6 |
| 3R4F | 1.8 | 12.4 | 10.0 | 1.5 | 2.6 | 7.0 |
Note.
a:
All values are averages of triplicate analyses.