List of additives in cigarettes

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This is the list of 599 additives in tobacco cigarettes submitted to the United States Department of Health and Human Services in April 1994.[1][2][3][4][5] It applies, as documented, only to American manufactured cigarettes intended for distribution within the United States by the listed companies. The five major tobacco companies that reported the information were:

  • American Tobacco Company
  • Brown and Williamson
  • Liggett Group, Inc.
  • Philip Morris Inc.
  • R.J. Reynolds Tobacco Company

One significant issue is that while all these chemical compounds have been approved as additives to food, they were not tested by burning. Burning changes the properties of chemicals. According to the U.S. National Cancer Institute: "Of the more than 7,000 chemicals in tobacco smoke, at least 250 are known to be harmful, including hydrogen cyanide, carbon monoxide, and ammonia. Among the 250 known harmful chemicals in tobacco smoke, at least 69 can cause cancer."[6][1][7]

Although many of these additives are used in making cigarettes, each cigarette does not contain all of these additives.

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See also: Tobacco packaging warning messages

Additives in tobacco cigarettes

Brazil's third and current batch of graphic images, mandatory on all cigarette packs.
The front of a 20 pack of Marlboro red cigarettes sold in New Zealand.
Filipino graphic tobacco packaging warning messages currently used

B[]

C[]

  • Cadinene
  • Caffeine
  • Calcium carbonate
  • Camphene
  • Cananga oil
  • Capsicum oleoresin
  • Caramel color
  • Caraway oil
  • Carbon dioxide
  • Cardamom Oleoresin, Extract, Seed Oil, and Powder
  • Carob bean and Extract
  • beta-Carotene
  • Carrot oil
  • Carvacrol
  • L-Carvone
  • beta-Caryophyllene
  • Cascarilla oil and Bark Extract
  • Cassia Bark Oil
  • Cassie Absolute and Oil
  • Castoreum Extract, Tincture and Absolute
  • Cedar Leaf Oil
  • Cedarwood Oil Terpenes and Virginiana
  • Cedrol
  • Celery Seed Extract, Solid, Oil, And Oleoresin
  • Cellulose Fiber
  • Chamomile Flower Oil And Extract
  • Chicory Extract
  • Chocolate
  • Cinnamaldehyde
  • Cinnamic Acid
  • Cinnamon Leaf Oil, Bark Oil, and Extract
  • Cinnamyl Acetate
  • Cinnamyl Alcohol
  • Citral
  • Citric Acid
  • Citronella Oil
  • dl-Citronellol
  • Civet Absolute
  • Clary Oil
  • Clover Tops, Red Solid Extract
  • Cocoa
  • , Extract, Distillate And Powder
  • Coconut Oil
  • Coffee
  • Copaiba Oil
  • Coriander Extract and Oil
  • Corn Oil
  • Corn Silk
  • Costus Root Oil
  • Cubeb Oil
  • Cuminaldehyde
  • para-Cymene
  • L-Cysteine

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F[]

  • Farnesol
  • D-Fenchone
  • Fennel Sweet Oil
  • Fenugreek, Extract, Resin, and Absolute
  • fig Juice Concentrate
  • Food Starch Modified
  • Furfuryl Mercaptan

G[]

  • Galbanum Oil
  • Genet Absolute
  • Gentian Root Extract
  • Geraniol
  • Geranium Rose Oil
  • Geranyl Acetate
  • Ginger Oil and Oleoresin
  • L-Glutamic Acid
  • L-Glutamine
  • Glycerol
  • Glycyrrhizin Ammoniated
  • Grape Juice Concentrate
  • Guaiac Wood Oil
  • Guaiacol
  • Guar Gum

H[]

I[]

  • Immortelle Absolute and Extract
  • alpha-Ionone
  • beta-Ionone
  • alpha-Irone
  • Isoamyl Acetate
  • ,
  • Isobutyl Acetate
  • Isobutyl Alcohol
  • 2-Isobutyl-3-Methoxypyrazine
  • Isobutyraldehyde
  • Isobutyric Acid
  • d,l-Isoleucine
  • Isovaleric Acid

J[]

  • Jasmine Absolute, Concrete and Oil.

K[]

  • Kola Nut Extract

L[]

M[]

  • Mace Powder, Extract and Oil
  • Magnesium Carbonate
  • Malic Acid
  • Malt and Malt Extract
  • Maltodextrin
  • Maltol
  • Mandarin Oil
  • Maple Syrup and Concentrate
  • Mate Leaf, Absolute and Oil
  • Menthol
  • Menthone
  • Menthyl Acetate
  • dl-Methionine
  • Methoprene
  • 2-Methoxy-4-methylphenol
  • para-Methoxybenzaldehyde
  • Methoxypyrazine
  • Methyl Anisate
  • Methyl anthranilate
  • Methyl Benzoate
  • Methyl Cinnamate
  • Methyl Dihydrojasmonate
  • , Partially Hydrogenated
  • (48%)
  • (52%) Mixture
  • Methyl phenylacetate
  • Methyl Salicylate
  • Methyl Sulfide
  • 6-Methyl-5-Hepten-2-One
  • 2-Methylpyrazine
  • 2-Methyltetrahydrofuran-3-one
  • (Mixture Of Isomers)
  • Mimosa Absolute and Extract
  • Molasses Extract and Tincture
  • Mountain Maple Solid Extract
  • Mullein Flowers
  • Myristaldehyde
  • Myristic acid
  • Myrrh Oil

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O[]

P[]

  • Palmarosa Oil
  • Palmitic acid
  • Parsley Seed Oil
  • Patchouli Oil
  • 2-Pentanone
  • Pepper Oil, Black And White
  • Peppermint Oil
  • Peruvian (Bois De Rose) Oil
  • Petitgrain Absolute, and
  • alpha-Phellandrene
  • Phenethyl alcohol
  • Phenylacetaldehyde
  • Phenylacetic Acid
  • L-Phenylalanine
  • 3-Phenylpropionic Acid
  • Phosphoric Acid
  • Pimenta Leaf Oil
  • , Pine Oil, Scotch
  • Pineapple Juice Concentrate
  • alpha-Pinene, beta-Pinene
  • D-Piperitone
  • Piperonal
  • Pipsissewa Leaf Extract
  • Plum Juice
  • Potassium Sorbate
  • L-Proline
  • Propionic acid
  • Propyl Acetate
  • Propyl para-Hydroxybenzoate
  • Propylene Glycol
  • Prune juice and Concentrate
  • Pyridine
  • Pyroligneous Acid And Extract
  • Pyrrole
  • Pyruvic Acid

R[]

  • Raisin Juice Concentrate
  • Rhodinol
  • Rose Absolute and Oil
  • Rosemary Oil
  • Rum
  • Rye Extract

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T[]

  • Tagetes Oil
  • Tannic Acid
  • Tartaric Acid
  • Tea Leaf and Absolute
  • alpha-Terpineol
  • Terpinolene
  • , and
  • 2,3,5,6-Tetramethylpyrazine
  • Thiamine Hydrochloride
  • Thiazole
  • L-Threonine
  • Thyme Oil, White and Red
  • Thymol
  • Tobacco Extracts
  • Tocopherols (mixed)
  • Tolu balsam Gum and Extract
  • Tolualdehydes
  • Triacetin
  • Triethyl Citrate
  • 2,3,5-Trimethylpyrazine
  • L-Tyrosine

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V[]

W[]

  • Walnut Hull Extract
  • Water
  • Wheat Extract And Flour
  • Wild Cherry Bark Extract
  • Wine and Wine Sherry

X[]

Y[]

  • Yeast

See also[]

References[]

  1. ^ Jump up to: a b Cigarette Ingredients - Chemicals in Cigarettes. Tri-County Cessation Center. New York State Department of Health Tobacco Control Program.
  2. ^ 599 additives commonly used by major tobacco companies in their manufacture of cigarettes.. Tobacco Industry Documents. Collection: RJ Reynolds Records; Master Settlement Agreement. University of California, San Francisco
  3. ^ 599 Ingredients That Can Be Found in Cigarettes. By Terry Martin. November 15, 2016.
  4. ^ Pharmacological and Chemical Effects of Cigarette Additives. American Journal of Public Health. 2007 November; 97(11): 1981–1991. doi: 10.2105/AJPH.2005.078014. PMC 2040350. By Michael Rabinoff, DO, PhD, Nicholas Caskey, PhD, Anthony Rissling, MA, and Candice Park, BS. "the industry has acknowledged using 599 different cigarette additives."
  5. ^ What's In a Cigarette? American Lung Association.
  6. ^ Harms of Cigarette Smoking and Health Benefits of Quitting. National Cancer Institute. "Among the 250 known harmful chemicals in tobacco smoke, at least 69 can cause cancer."
  7. ^ BAT December 12, 1986, Mutagenic Activity of Flavour Compounds. FN AQ2222, BN 400916808-400916815, cited in a health information web page Archived 2007-06-07 at the Wayback Machine published by BUPA

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