Health Canada
Document 10055298
Fields
- Notes
Selected on visit 1 (May 1999)
- Site
- Guildford
Document Images
PDC/B'I"H/46 H
17th June 1987
PROJECT ALPHA - CAPR! STUOY
SIDESTREAH BRAND SURVEY
SUIqMARY
Due to the interest in the brown & ~llias~son product Capri
a sldestream brand analysis survey has been unde~aken on the
sidestream yields from a variety of United States Domestic
products. The data in the memo shows that Capri has the
lowest sldestree PI4VHF delivery of all the U.S. Domestic
brands currently tested.
-l-
IVM? B AT I L'.~. and F.~ml Lmmed. "l'hms rL'~Vt must na¢ be cnp~'d or s,~ov.-n co unauthons~
persons.
0
0
,..0
O~
CIibPDF- WWWmlastio.com
CONTENTS
1. INTRODUCTION
2. FETHODOLOGY
3. RESULTS AND DISCUSSION
a) Stdestream Yields
b) Pressure Drop and Ventilation I~asure~nts
c) Cigarette Dimensions
d) Blend Data
e) Rod ;/eights
f) Mainstream Deliveries
1
.1
3
3
4
6
7
8
10
CONCLUSIONS 11
RECOMI~[NDATIONS I1
REFF.~EHCES 11
APPENDIX I 12
-it-
t
1~¢7 8 A T IU.K. amJ Elik~nm Lee.mJ Th,s n:l::m,t ram| mo¢ be or~x.d o¢ sho~n ¢o u~au|honsed pem~
C~
ClibPDF - www.lastio.com
-1-
1. INTRODUCTION
As a result of Interest expressed tn low circumference
cigarettes since the launch of Capri on the US Market, a
brand survey of ntne United States Domestic Market prodbcts
has been undertaken. ]n addition an internal control cigarette
and a Virginia product have also been tested. The cigarettes
have been subjected to sldestreem analyses using.the Fish-tail
system (I). Yainstream, blend and physical measurements have
also been done on the cigarettes. The data has been collated
in this Technical ~morandum and observations/explanatlons
are given where possible on the stdestream perfo~ance of
these products.
2. PETHODOLOGY
Standard BAT (L1K&E) R&DC analytical methodology has been used
throughout this study. The butt length smoked to with all
cigarettes was overtip plus 3 am. Stdestream ytelds have
been determined on the Fish-tail system as mentioned previously.
Differences between puff number exist between the stdestreem
and mainstream analyses, this ts because currently automatic
butt detection is not available on the Fish-tall system.
3. RESULTS AND DISCUSSION
(a) Stdestream Yfelds
Table I 9tves the stdestrea~ yields on the products ranked in
order of decreasing sidestream PHWNF yield. Additionally, in
Table 1 1die sidestream yields are expressed tn terms of per
gram of dry tobacco (or nicotlne) burnt, i.e. taking into
account the rod length, density, moisture content and blend
nicotine results, see Tables 3 and 4.
Igl(7 B A T (L~IK. ~ ~,~qq~| L~mmte4 This RpoeL must era[ t~ ¢~imd or ~'n Io unsuomntmd lxf.,Qns.
C:)
",,JO
CIibPDF - WWWmfastio.com
-2-
TABLE 1
SIOESTREAM YIELDS (I~ASURED AND CALCULATED)
Product
Name
Sidestrem ~Jelds
(mg ct9"~)
PH~F TNA CO CO2
Calculated 5tdestream Yield
mg Per Gram Dry I~terial
(Tobacco and Nicotine)
Puff
No. Pt~t(F Tt{A CO COz
m
Virginia Slims 30.1 4.09 50.2 39I 10.3 53.3 338 76.0
592
Camel Z9.5 4.34 64.7 447 8.5 48.9 377 91.6
633
8enson & Hedges 29.3 5.30 55.6 428 9.7 46.2 338 75.7 583
Az7g 28.8 5.08 75.9 521 9.4 42.8 328 95.7 657
~arlboro Lights 28.5 3.91 49.7 387 9.0 51.1 343 76.1 592
Petit 28,3 4.17 50.8 366 8.0 53.5 353 81.7 588
Vantage 28,Z 4.13 !51.0 345 7.4 50.9 362 79.6 540
Barclay Z7.3 4.37 51.4 418 10.0 48.7 35Z 78.9 64Z
Parlboro Box ~ ~f 42.4 349 9.0 43.8 296 61.7 508
Dora1 Lights 21.2 2.52 147,8 335 6.8 43,1 327 83.1 583
Capri Z0.3 2.64 143.7 ZZ6 9.3 55.3 326 103.1 627
_J
Note: Benson & Hedges ts a BAT (UK&E) Produced Product.
A,?.79 is an internal R&DC Virginia Product.
In terms of PH~F Capri ts the lowest product tested within
this series being 33% below Virginia slims.
It would be expected that as the rod weight burnt, decreased
(see Table 5) the sidestreazn yie]d wou|d fa]]. This is
plotted In graphical format in Figure 1, Clearly with the
exception of Ooral Lights and Capri no such trend is apparent.
|
@ 1~I(7 B A T ,~ I~. ,m4 E~mml I ,re,led l~s rel~.al must alx be cnpi~d ~' ~tm~n ¢o unaulbonsed
pemaas.
C3
C3
U'I
U1
O~
~0
ClibPDF - www.fastio.com
........ °_
-3-
The reason for thts is unclear particularly since other linear
trends have been t]lustrated tn the past re|attng sJdestream
PH~IF to tobacco rod weight burnt (Z,3). However, these
results re]ate to products which had the same blend type
Incorporated ~n them, and with a product survey of this nature
the blend compos|tton and PPP~F potential of each material ts
unknown. To illustrate this point data Is given tn Appendix I
which shows the stdestreae Pt41elF potential of lOO~Vtrginta
lamtna and 100~ Vtrginta stem. Siml]ar potnts can also be
raised on sidestreem carbon monoxide and carbon dioxide
deliveries.
Examination of stdestream nicotine yields ~s more meaningful
because the sidestream nicotine yield can be Influenced by
the blend nicotine, this Is illustrated tn Figure 2. In
this situation the sJdestream nicotine yteld ~s plotted
against the nicotine weight smoked (calculated from the rod
weight smoked, the moisture content and the blend nicotine).
Regression analysJs of this data provided the following
equation:
Sidestream ntcottne = 0.333 x ntcotlne weight smoked + 0.08.
y = M . X + C
where the R2 value was 0.9 and the intercept is not statistJca|ly
significantly different to the origin," Thus, the sidestream
nicotine yields are explainable within the product survey,
being related to the nicottne wetght smoked.
Examination of the calculated stdestream ytelds per gram of
tobacco burnt In Table 1 shows that for carbon monoxide and
PHMIF, Capri has the highest yteld. Alternatively, the greatest
PMMIF and carbon monoxide sldestream production efficiency
comes from Caprt. This Is not surpr|slng bearing tn mind
Capri ts virtually an all lamtna blend with no stem and little
reconstituted tobacco (see also Appendix I). However, because
of the low rod weight of Capri on a per cigarette basis it is
still the lowest sidestream PI41~F yield of the brands surveyed
in thts study.
1~117 BAT IUK a~J EL~<)L~rmted Tl'astep, m musl ¢~t i~¢e~Ded ~ shoran m tm,,ml,,e~K,d ~$.
0
0
f,j"l
"-,4
0
ClibPDF - www.fastio.com
~oral Lights has a stdestream P}~IF yteld only slightly
above that of Capri, this is due to the low rod weight of the
sample {Table 5) because of a high level (27.8~L) of expanded
tobacco being present in the blend. Slmtlar comments apply to
the gas phase results for carbon monoxide and carbon dloxtde.
The stdestream nicotine y|eld ts lower tn Doral Ltghts than
Capri, thts ts a consequence of both the low tobacco rQd
,eight of Ooral L|ghts and the low blend nicotine level (Table 4)
relative to Capri.
(b) Pressure Dro) and Ventilation ~asur~ents
Table 2 details these results. Essentially the rod pressure
drops are similar for the~jorlty of these products but wlth
the low circumference cigarettes the rod pressure drops rise
as reported previously (2). The paper permeability range
covered In this survey will have no effect on the sldestrea~
performance of these products.
0
U~
~J~
~D
ClibPDF-Wwwmfastio.com
.wSq
Samp 1 •
Virginia Slims
~nson & Hedges
~79
• rl boro Lights
~rit
Vantage
Sa rcl ay
~rl)oro Box
Ooral li.ght s
Caprl
TABLE 2
PRESSURE OROP MO VENTILATION MEASUREMENTS
Total P.D.
(m w.G.)
Unbound
111
I17
lZZ
142
12Z
118
150
5Z
110
146
139"
Total P.O.
(ram W.G.)
Bound
17I
125.
m
I41
147
158
I61
159
II3
251"
Rod P.D.
C.= w.~.)
74
61
54
51
49
5Z
56
52
48
65
149
~l'ter
PeSo :
(m w.G.)
97
64
68
90
98
106
105
107
65
81
%02*
Paper
~er~ablllty
(c.u.)
33
38
69
51
24
35
44
25
26
Zl
Z8
Filter
Ventilation
45
10
4O
23
36
11
5Z
*Feasured on P.D. tester for small cigars.
@ I~X7 B A T , U K. an~ E~l~v~) l~m,~t. ThL$ mpo~ musl nm be ¢~1 or sh~e u= uasu~on~l penonL
0
O
U~
U~
PO
P~
ClibPDF-Wwwmfastio.com
~6m
(c) Cigarette Dimensions
Table 3 details the nasults, the majority of products are of
King Size dimensions with Marlboro Box being a 79 m length
product and Vlrginia Slims and Capri being longer length and
lower circumference than the rest.
TABLE 3
DIMENSIONS
Sample
Vi rgi ni a
51 ires
Camel
Benson &
Hedges
A279
Verl boro
Lights
Merit
vantage
~rcl ay
Marlboro Box
Doral Lights
Capri
Total Rod
Length
(ram)
98 67
84 64
84 64
84 64
84 57
84 57
84 59
84 57
79 60
84 57
97 70
Tobacco Rod
Length
(=)
Fi I tar Rod
Length
(~)
31
20
20
ZO
27
27
25
27
19
Z7
Z7
Over-Tipping
Length
(m)
36
• 25
Z4
24
31
32
3O
32
23
31
32
Clrcumference
(mm)
23.17
24.83
25.04
24.72
z4.7i
24.82
16 °83
Rod Length
~oked
(~)
57
57
L I
49
51
5O
HII7 ILA.T (U.IL and EIportl ~ This report mu~ not be mi~d or slx).m to unnlho~sed ix~
0
0
~q
,,D
ClibPDF - WWwmfastio.com
-7-
(d) BZend Oata
Table 4 contains the blend data. ZgnorJng Capri the BAT and
Philip ~brrts products al] contain about approximately lOS
expanded tobacco whereas the R.J. Reynolds products contain
more (~ Z4~ for Camel and Vantage and 28~ for Dora1 Lights).
This causes some loss in puff number with these products
(Table 6). The sugar chemistry for all products except Benson
and Hedges and A279 is typical of U.S. blended style products.
Interestingly the two previously mentioned VtrgJnJa products
have the highest blend nicotines and highest stdestream
nicotine yields (Table Z) of the pr6ducts tested.
TABLE 4
BLEND DATA
5a=p I e
Virginia Slims
Camel
Benson & Hedges
A279
~erl bore Lights
Hert t
Vantage
Barclay
~arl boro Box
Dora1 Lights
Capri
Ni cott ne
($ d.w.b.)
2.14
1.90
2.47
2.30
Z.03
2.22
Z.06
2.22
2.07
1.57
2.21
Reducing
Sugar's
(~, d.w.b.)
9.0
9.8
14.1
17.9
8.4
9.9
g.g
8.9
8.5
9.4
9.1
Total""
Sugars
(X d°w.b.)
11.6
10.4
16.0
19.8
11.8
11,6
11,0
I1.7
11.5
lO .6
12.0
Filler
Denslty
(mg cc<)
247
247
244
282
254
247
241
252
256
222
293
Expanded
8.9
14.0
10.1
N.H.
9.3
9.8
14.4
7.8
lO .1
27.8
None
• i sture
at S=okt ng
14.5
14.3
13.6
15.1
14.3
14.9
I3.6
13.9
I4.2
I4.4
13.5
N.M. - Not measured.
IglC/ILA.T IU.K. and E~mn; I.imiml. This report mum am Ix ¢opkd ~ shown U) unsutJ~.tscd pertain.
0
C~
¢.n
-,,,J
ClibPDF - wVVWmfastio.com
~w
(c) Rod Wet~hts
Table 5 details the vesu]ts, the rod weight s,mked takes into
account the butt length to whtch the product was smokedto.
The dry rod weight then tales account of the motsture content
and the nicotine weight smoked also takes into account the blend
nicotine levels. The data ts merely collated and no comment
ts made.
/
1957 ILA.T (U.K. amd Sml~! ~a.~. Ti~ reran row1 nm be coF~ed w sh~ m ,~auUx~ised ~
O
r~
-...4
ClibPDF - WWwmfastio.com
\
@
TABLE 5
RO_~O HE IG__HTS
Rod t/eight ] ~/etaht I Weight, I
Tip ] Hett I Paper
|g) I (mg) I Smoked I
Sample (g) Rod
I (~) I
i o.,'oo.-, Io.o- .66'
i Ca,~eZ 0.974 0.007 0.,67 10.,30 I 0.04, .706 I,1.5 I.,S I
i i..o.,.,,., o,,, 0824 o,,51o,2~ i o.o73,]157 i 63, i
i,~7~ 1.o5 0., o.,, 1o.12, l,., .7,3 I,s.~ i.,7~ i
I VariboroLights 0.,64 0.744 0.220 I0.'6' 10.048 6~ I"4 I ."60 1
) J~rlt 0.,4, 0.734 0.2as 10.173 IO.O4, ""~IH.,I .52, I
,~ l vantage z.oeo 0.74z 0.33, 10.2,0 )0.04, .64z l11.4 1.5541
i~rclay1.030 0.757 0.273 10.2'0 1004"6,,I'~'I'""' I
. I,rlbo,-o B,0.~2,0.770 0.,,,10.1,6I 0.0,0 .6~ ] ,2.~ I"6°~ I ~"
JS /Ooral Lights 0.87!0.656 0.215 I 0.[60 I 0.047 .575 I 7.7 I .492I
I I Capri o.se6 0.479 0.]06 ] 0.073 / 0.038 .424 I
8.1 I.367 /
N.N. Hot measured,
9L6Z§§O0| .....
• ... ,
-10-
(d) Yatnstrem Deliveries
Table 6 gtves the results and no detatled comment ts made on
the tnd~vtdua| product deliveries apart from to say that
blend che:lstry, ft]ter pressure drop and ventilation wtll
all Influence the de]~ver|eSo
B
19117 B.A.T cU.K. ~ Ezp~! Umiled. ~ rel:m'l, must nnt be ~ ar :bovm m ~ penomk
C~
ClibPDF - www.fastio.com
/z
|
"7
,I~.-0
U ,lnl I
,,,~|
v
¢..
Z
~" I I i I
Q,.
E
oe • oooQo
I
0-,-
I
=-~ s=}
C~s
m
!
I~~ ~
]:
z
Ii
1917 B.A.'/" IU.K. ~d Ealxm) i.~/i¢.d. This ~ m~ am be coped or shown to U~dmb~6s~l Ixn~as.
-,,,,1
ClibPDF - www.fastio.com
-12-
CONCLUSIONS
(a)
(b)
Capri produces the lowest stdestrem PIt, IF delivery of
all the products tested within thls brand survey, being
33~ lower than Vlrginla s11ms.
Sldestream nicotine yields are correlated with the
nicotine weight smoked within this product survey.
R ECOHHENDATIONS
Although Capri is the lowest sldestream cigarette reported in
this survey there ma2 be other products on the U.S. ~rket
which are below this and have not been tested. Thus care must
be taken over any claims that are made for Capri.
REFERENCES
1. BAT Report No. RO.1987oRestrtcted, 21.11.1984.
2. BAT Technical I~orandum 87.06.005, 16.6.1987.
C3
0
-.O
ClibPDF - vvVVWmfastio.com
-12-
APPENDIX I
SIDE$TREAH PARTICULATE PHASE YIELDS FROM
ALL LAMINA AND STEM CIGARETTES
C19a rette
Code
R231
T658
I00~ W.T.S
100~
V1 rgl n1 a
Lamina
Rod Wetght
Smoked
810
740
T658 810 mg
Smoked
Therefore stem PI~IF - 36¢ of Lamina.
Therefore stPJ. THA - ZO¢ of Lamtna.
Stdestream Ytelds
(mgm ctg-¢)
PI~MIF TNA
1Z.6 1,18
32.0 5.43
35.0 5.94
,i
IqNl? ILA.T (U.K. aed Ezpoell l.i¢~ued. This relpon must am be ¢olded of showel to unlmthtx'il4~
pm,Juoms.
C3
O
PO
,,D
(30
O
ClibPDF - wwvv.fastio.com
LLIOD'O!]St~I/A,~,~,A/~,A - JC]cICt
,L
FIG. 2
SIDESTREAM NICOTINE YIELD VERSUS NICOTINE WEIGHT SMOKED
SIDESTREAM NICOTINE DELIVERY
ling cig."1 I
6
5 4
2
4
3
2
1 ~'REfiRESSlON LINE ! Y - H. X ~ C J
i, "6 i io iz i~ 1~ 1~
.,COT,NE .Em.T S.O~E.
No.
1
2
3
z,
5
6
?
8
9
I0
11
2'o
CIGARETTE TYPE
VIRfiHA SLIMS
CAHEL
BENSON & HEfiDES
A 279
MARLBORO LIb'TITS
MERIT
VANTAGE
BARCLAY
MARLBORO BOX
DORAL LIGHTS
lAPEl
Z96ZSSO01
! L__
I
!
I
I
I
i
I
I
__L~
cO
O~
C~I-
Ln
0
0
• ,lb .
.%t) "~. .:4
J
i°u (.f• "t'~£
~...tw ~ . i i
• , ~ k
fo, q q.~.. ~-,ff ~.Sl
~'9" ~'9
II.'5 ~,~.~.i ..... lJ~':l ll-~.
(~'b .~'I 'I
9-5" ;-5 f~,4- to.~I
o "b i -~:~. .
k,.~ 6,. 4- . . t.|- '~ ~- 9 _
I
, ,,,, J, = , ° ,
'~,, ~ .....
L. ,
I,,
|
m
,,, j., ,
CiibPDF - ~,vv,~w.lastio.com
