Quantitative analysis of menthol and identification of other flavoring ingredients in capsule cigarettes marketed in Korea
- 주제(키워드) Menthol , Flavoring , Capsule , Cigarette
- 주제(기타) Medicine, Legal; Pharmacology & Pharmacy; Toxicology
- 설명문(일반) [Kim, Hyung Soo; Pack, Eun Chul; Koo, Ye Ji; Lee, Ye Jin; Sung, Dae Kwan; Lee, Seung Ha; Jang, Dae Yong; Choi, Dal Woong] Korea Univ, Grad Sch, Dept Publ Hlth Sci, Anam Ro 145, Seoul 02841, South Korea; [Kim, Young Soon] Korea Univ, Sch Biosyst & Biomed Sci, Seoul, South Korea; [Kwon, Kyeng Hee] Dongguk Univ, Coll Pharm, Goyang, Gyeonggi Do, South Korea; [Lim, Kyung Min] Ewha Womans Univ, Coll Pharm, Seoul, South Korea
- 등재 SCIE, SCOPUS
- 발행기관 ACADEMIC PRESS INC ELSEVIER SCIENCE
- 발행년도 2018
- URI http://www.dcollection.net/handler/ewha/000000151775
- 본문언어 영어
- Published As http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.yrtph.2018.01.002
초록/요약
Currently, capsule cigarettes have been introduced by tobacco industries and their sales have increased exponentially. However, the capsule flavoring ingredients and their safety are still unknown. Although the contents of menthol and other ingredients directly added to cigarettes have been determined extensively, no analogous study exists for menthol-containing cigarette capsules. Basic physical properties of capsules in all 31 different capsule cigarettes commercially available in Korea were investigated, and their menthol contents were determined in this study. Other ingredients in these capsules were also qualitatively analyzed; methyl octanoate, menthone and isopulegol as well as menthol were detected in all the capsules. There is considerable variability in basic physical properties and menthol contents of cigarette capsules depending on their brand styles. The menthol contents of capsules and whole cigarettes are similar or higher than those previously reported for conventional menthol cigarettes. This is the first report on the physical properties of capsules and the fact that a wide range of menthol contents in capsule cigarettes, regardless of flavor types, allows smokers to select menthol content to their liking.
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