<abstract xmlns="http://www.w3.org/1999/xhtml"> All the evidence obtained in our laboratories has shown that the total aldehyde yield in tobacco smoke is not related to either sugar content or the equilibrium moisture content of the tobaccos. There is, however, a relationship between particulate matter [PM(WNF)]+ and aldehyde delivery. This accounts for some 41 % of the total variation between different cigarettes. + PM(WMF) = Total particulate matter - (water + nicotine) </abstract>

All the evidence obtained in our laboratories has shown that the total aldehyde yield in tobacco smoke is not related to either sugar content or the equilibrium moisture content of the tobaccos. There is, however, a relationship between particulate matter [PM(WNF)]+ and aldehyde delivery. This accounts for some 41 % of the total variation between different cigarettes. +  PM(WMF) = Total particulate matter - (water + nicotine)

The Effect of the Natural Sugar Content of Tobacco Upon the Acetaldehyde Concentration found in Cigarette Smoke

Research Department of Imperial Tobacco Limited, Bristol, UK

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All the evidence obtained in our laboratories has shown that the total aldehyde yield in tobacco smoke is not related to either sugar content or the...

The Effect of the Natural Sugar Content of Tobacco Upon the Acetaldehyde Concentration found in Cigarette Smoke

Published Online: Aug 13, 2014

Page range: 7 - 10

Received: Jan 10, 1974

DOI: https://doi.org/10.2478/cttr-2013-0348

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