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. 2021 Sep 13;26:89. doi: 10.1186/s12199-021-01008-1

Table 1.

Concentrations of chemical compounds detected in the mainstream smoke of HTPs using Tenax GR cartridge and CFP (μg/stick) (n = 3). n.d. means not determined

Compound (μg/stick) IQOS glo ploom S 3R4F
Regular Menthol Berry boost Dark fresh Regular taste Menthol purple
Furans
 Furfural 98 ± 16 1.7 ± 0.17 170 ± 8.4 180 ± 16 11 ± 0.49 2.0 ± 0.16 86 ± 22
 2-Furanmethanol 15 ± 5.1 0.11 ± 0.010 34 ± 4.5 46 ± 5.6 2.4 ± 0.18 2.1 ± 0.11 4.2 ± 0.74
 2(5H)-Furanone 3.0 ± 0.98 n.d. 12 ± 1.8 14 ± 1.1 1.4 ± 0.10 n.d. 6.6 ± 0.91
 5-Methylfurfural 33 ± 6.8 0.35 ± 0.030 55 ± 4.3 70 ± 8.2 2.7 ± 0.17 1.0 ± 0.07 12 ± 2.3
Pyridines
 Pyridine 5.2 ± 0.84 6.1 ± 0.85 2.7 ± 0.33 3.1 ± 0.20 0.75 ± 0.020 0.41 ± 0.02 33 ± 4.1
 2,6-Dimethylpyridine n.d. n.d. n.d. n.d. n.d. n.d. 1.5 ± 0.28
 2,5-Dimethylpyrazine 0.78 ± 0.013 0.010 ± 0.0 0.42 ± 0.030 0.53 ± 0.0 0.73 ± 0.020 0.22± 0.03 4.0 ± 0.62
 2-Ethenylpyridine n.d. n.d. n.d. n.d. n.d. n.d. 0.59 ± 0.10
 3-Ethylpyridine n.d. n.d. n.d. n.d. n.d. n.d. 1.4 ± 0.93
 4-Ethenylpyridine 1.5 ± 0.30 0.67 ± 0.14 2.5 ± 0.26 0.94 ± 0.030 0.65 ± 0.010 1.1 ± 1.0 6.3 ± 1.4
 3-Ethenylpyridine 0.50 ± 0.13 n.d. 0.15 ± 0.010 0.55 ± 0.080 0.31 ± 0.020 0.19 ± 0.060 3.7 ± 0.36
 2,3,5-Trimethylpyrazine n.d. n.d. n.d. n.d. n.d. n.d. n.d.
Additives
 Benzyl alcohol 0.30 ± 0.080 0.080 ± 0.010 0.62 ± 0.12 1.0 ± 0.050 0.22 ± 0.020 n.d. 4.2 ± 0.31
 Linalool 0.52 ± 0.36 0.020 ± 0.0 13 ± 1.4 0.05 ± 0.010 0.020 ± 0.0 3.4 ± 0.18 0.12 ± 0.11
 Menthol 2.5 ± 0.22 1100 ± 64 1700 ± 200 1500 ± 41 0.93 ± 0.18 720 ± 12 4.5 ± 3.9
 4-Ethyl guaiacol n.d. n.d. n.d. n.d. n.d. n.d. 0.79 ± 0.090
 Eugenol n.d. n.d. n.d. n.d. n.d. 0.10 ± 0.01 n.d.
Others
 Nicotine (mg/stick) 1.2 ± 0.059 1.3 ± 0.082 1.0 ± 0.0037 1.2 ± 0.022 0.7 ± 0.0 0.6 ± 0.0 1.8 ± 0.0
 Water (mg/stick) 27 ± 7.7 26 ± 4.4 15 ± 1.0 17 ± 1.7 16 ± 0.3 18 ± 0.6 10 ± 2.3
 Tar (mg/stick) 13 ± 3.0 10 ± 5.3 22 ± 2.4 18 ± 2.5 13 ± 8.5 12 ± 9.8 27 ± 1.8
 Total (mg/stick) 42 ± 1.3 38 ± 0.42 38 ± 2.3 37 ± 2.8 30 ± 3.3 31 ± 3.3 49 ± 3.7