NICOTINE, TAR, AND CO CONTENT OF DOMESTIC CIGARETTES IN 1994
    (Menthol Brands, sorted by nicotine, tar, and CO)

  NIC   TAR    CO  BRAND NAME             TYPE
  ---   ---   ---  ----------             ----
   .1     1     1  CARLTON                100  F  HP LT
   .1     1     2  CARLTON                KING F  SP ULTRA-LT
   .1     1     2  NOW                    KING F  SP
   .2     2     2  CARLTON                100  F  SP LT
   .2     2     2  KOOL                   KING F  SP ULTRA
   .2     2     3  NOW                    100  F  SP
   .3     4     7  STERLING               100  F  SP ULTRA-LT
   .4     4     5  MERIT                  KING F  SP ULTRA-LT
   .4     5     5  KOOL                   100  F  SP ULTRA
   .4     5     6  GPC                    100  F  SP ULTRA-LT
   .4     5     6  GPC                    KING F  SP ULTRA-LT
   .4     5     7  SALEM                  100  F  SP ULTRA-LT
   .5     4     5  TRIUMPH                KING F  SP
   .5     5     4  CAPRI                  100  F  HP ULTRA-LT
   .5     5     4  CARLTON                120  F  SP LT
   .5     5     4  EVE 120                120  F  HP UL
   .5     5     5  TRUE                   KING F  SP
   .5     5     5  VIRGINIA SLIMS         100  F  HP ULTRA-LT SLIM
   .5     5     6  BENSON & HEDGES        100  F  HP ULTRA-LT DLX
   .5     5     6  KOOL                   100  F  HP ULTRA-LT
   .5     5     7  MERIT                  100  F  SP ULTRA-LT
   .5     5     7  SALEM                  KING F  SP ULTRA-LT
   .5     6     5  VIRGINIA SLIMS SUPER   100  F  HP SUP-SLIM
   .5     7     9  STERLING               100  F  HP SLIM-LT
   .6     5     5  CARLTON                100  F  HP SLIM
   .6     6     4  EVE 100                100  F  HP UL SLIM
   .6     6     5  MISTY SLIMS            100  F  HP ULTRA-LT SLIM
   .6     6     6  TRUE                   100  F  SP
   .6     6     7  KOOL                   KING F  HP ULTRA-LT
   .6     7     8  KOOL                   KING F  SP LT
   .6     7     8  KOOL                   KING F  SP LT
   .6     7     9  MERIT                  KING F  SP
   .6     8     8  JASMINE                100  F  HP LT SLIM
   .6     8     9  BELAIR                 100  F  SP
   .6     8    10  BEST VALUE             100  F  SP LT
   .6     8    10  DORAL                  KING F  SP LT
   .6     8    11  MONARCH                100  F  SP LT
   .6     8    11  STERLING               100  F  SP LT
   .6     8    12  DORAL                  100  F  SP LT
   .6     9    12  BEST VALUE             KING F  SP LT
   .6     9    12  MONARCH                KING F  SP LT
   .7     8     6  EVE 100                100  F  HP LT SLIM
   .7     8     8  GPC                    100  F  SP LT
   .7     8     9  KOOL                   100  F  SP LT
   .7     8     9  KOOL                   100  F  SP LT
   .7     8     9  RALEIGH EXTRA          100  F  SP LT
   .7     8     9  VANTAGE                KING F  SP
   .7     8     9  VIRGINIA SLIMS         100  F  HP LT SLIM
   .7     8    10  KENT GOLDEN LIGHTS     KING F  SP LT
   .7     8    10  VANTAGE                100  F  SP
   .7     8    11  SALEM                  100  F  SP LT
   .7     9     6  CAPRI                  100  F  HP SUP-SLIM
   .7     9     9  ALPINE                 KING F  HP LT
   .7     9     9  GPC                    KING F  SP LT
   .7     9     9  MORE                   100  F  HP LT
   .7     9    10  ALPINE                 100  F  SP LT
   .7     9    10  ALPINE                 KING F  SP LT
   .7     9    10  MARLBORO               KING F  HP LT
   .7     9    11  CENTURY 25pkg          100  F  SP LT
   .7     9    11  MARLBORO               100  F  HP LT
   .7     9    11  NEWPORT LIGHTS         KING F  SP LT
   .7     9    12  NEWPORT LIGHTS         KING F  HP LT
   .7     9    12  STERLING               KING F  SP LT
   .7    10    12  BASIC                  KING F  SP LT
   .8     9     8  SALEM                  100  F  HP SLIM-LT
   .8     9     9  KOOL                   KING F  HP LT
   .8     9     9  MISTY SLIMS            100  F  HP LT SLIM
   .8     9    10  KENT GOLDEN LIGHTS     100  F  SP LT
   .8     9    11  MERIT                  100  F  SP
   .8     9    11  NEWPORT LIGHTS         100  F  HP LT
   .8     9    15  MORE                   120  F  SP LT
   .8    10     9  RALEIGH EXTRA          KING F  SP LT
   .8    10    10  BELAIR                 KING F  SP
   .8    10    10  KOOL                   100  F  HP LT
   .8    10    10  NEWPORT SLIM           100  F  HP SLIM-LT
   .8    10    11  BENSON & HEDGES        100  F  HP LT
   .8    10    11  BENSON & HEDGES        100  F  SP LT
   .8    10    11  NEWPORT LIGHTS         100  F  SP LT
   .8    10    11  PLAYERS 25pkg          KING F  SP LT
   .8    10    11  PRIME                  KING F  SP LT
   .8    10    11  STYLE                  100  F  HP SLIM-LT
   .8    10    11  SUMMIT                 KING F  SP LT
   .8    10    12  BRISTOL                KING F  SP LT
   .8    10    12  CAMBRIDGE              KING F  SP LT
   .8    10    12  MONARCH                KING F  HP LT
   .8    10    13  BASIC                  100  F  SP LT
   .8    10    13  BRISTOL                100  F  SP LT
   .8    10    13  CAMBRIDGE              100  F  SP LT
   .8    11    11  KOOL                   KING F  SP MILD
   .8    11    11  PLAYERS                KING F  HP
   .8    11    13  PLAYERS 25pkg          100  F  SP LT
   .8    11    14  COVINGTON              100  F  SP LT
   .8    13    16  BEST VALUE             KING F  SP FF
   .8    13    16  MONARCH                KING F  SP
   .8    13    16  STERLING               KING F  SP
   .9    10    13  SALEM                  KING F  SP LT
   .9    11    10  SILVA THINS            100  F  HP FF
   .9    11    11  AMERICAN               100  F  SP LT
   .9    11    11  KOOL                   KING F  HP MILD
   .9    11    11  MALIBU                 100  F  SP LT
   .9    11    11  MONTCLAIR              KING F  SP LT
   .9    11    11  PRIVATE STOCK          KING F  SP LT
   .9    11    11  RIVIERA                100  F  SP LT SPECIALS
   .9    11    11  RIVIERA                KING F  SP LT
   .9    11    11  SALEM                  100  F  HP LT CUS-CASE
   .9    11    12  KOOL                   100  F  SP MILD
   .9    11    12  PRIME                  100  F  SP LT
   .9    11    12  PRIVATE STOCK          100  F  SP LT
   .9    11    12  PYRAMID                100  F  SP LT
   .9    11    12  SUMMIT                 100  F  SP LT
   .9    11    14  STYLE                  100  F  SP LT
   .9    12    11  BENSON & HEDGES        KING F  HP LT SPECIAL
   .9    12    14  NEWPORT STRIPES        100  F  HP LT
   .9    12    14  STYLE                  100  F  HP LT
   .9    13    14  GPC                    100  F  SP FF
   .9    13    15  MONARCH                KING F  HP
   .9    13    16  DORAL                  100  F  SP FF
   .9    14    13  SALEM                  100  F  HP SLIM
   .9    14    14  COVINGTON              KING F  SP FF
   .9    14    15  DORAL                  KING F  SP FF
   .9    14    18  BEST VALUE             100  F  SP FF
   .9    14    18  MONARCH                100  F  SP
   .9    14    18  STERLING               100  F  SP
  1.0    11    10  EVE 120                120  F  HP LT
  1.0    11    11  MONTCLAIR              100  F  SP LT
  1.0    11    16  MORE                   120  F  SP WHT-LT
  1.0    12     7  CAPRI                  120  F  HP SUP-SLIM
  1.0    12    11  MISTY SLIMS            120  F  HP LT SLIM
  1.0    12    13  SATIN                  100  F  SP
  1.0    12    18  MORE                   120  F  SP
  1.0    12    NA  SPECIAL 10pkg          100  F  HP MILD
  1.0    13    12  PLAYERS                100  F  HP
  1.0    15    13  GPC                    KING F  SP FF
  1.0    15    14  KOOL                   KING F  HP
  1.0    15    14  KOOL                   KING F  HP
  1.0    15    15  ALPINE                 KING F  HP FF
  1.0    15    15  ALPINE                 KING F  SP
  1.0    15    15  BASIC                  KING F  SP FF
  1.0    15    15  PYRAMID                100  F  SP FF
  1.0    16    15  MARLBORO               KING F  SP
  1.0    16    15  RICHLAND 20'S          KING F  SP
  1.1    13    13  KENT                   100  F  SP
  1.1    14    12  VIRGINIA SLIMS         100  F  SP SLIM
  1.1    14    13  MISTY SLIMS            100  F  HP FF SLIM
  1.1    14    13  SARATOGA               120  F  HP
  1.1    14    14  VIRGINIA SLIMS         120  F  HP LT SLIM
  1.1    15    12  PRIVATE STOCK          KING F  SP FF
  1.1    15    13  PRIME                  KING F  SP FF
  1.1    15    14  ALPINE                 100  F  SP
  1.1    15    14  PYRAMID                KING F  SP FF
  1.1    15    14  SUMMIT                 100  F  SP FF
  1.1    15    15  BENSON & HEDGES        100  F  HP
  1.1    15    15  BENSON & HEDGES        100  F  SP
  1.1    15    15  PM INTERNATIONAL       100  F  HP INT'L
  1.1    15    15  PRIME                  100  F  SP FF
  1.1    15    16  BASIC                  100  F  SP FF
  1.1    15    16  PRIVATE STOCK          100  F  SP FF
  1.1    16    14  MARLBORO               KING F  HP
  1.1    16    15  KOOL                   KING F  SP
  1.1    16    15  KOOL                   KING F  SP
  1.1    16    16  RICHLAND 20'S          100  F  SP
  1.2    15    16  MAX                    120  F  SP
  1.2    16    13  RIVIERA                KING F  SP FF
  1.2    16    13  SUMMIT                 KING F  SP FF
  1.2    16    14  BENSON & HEDGES        KING F  HP SPECIAL
  1.2    16    14  MONTCLAIR              100  F  SP FF
  1.2    16    16  KOOL                   100  F  SP
  1.2    16    16  KOOL                   100  F  SP SUPER LONG
  1.2    16    16  NEWPORT                KING F  HP
  1.2    17    15  RIVIERA                KING F  HP
  1.2    17    16  RIVIERA                100  F  SP
  1.2    17    17  NEWPORT                KING F  SP
  1.2    17    17  NEWPORT 10pkg          KING F  SP
  1.2    17    17  NEWPORT 25pkg          KING F  SP
  1.2    17    19  SALEM                  KING F  SP
  1.3    18    17  RIVIERA                100  F  HP
  1.3    21    13  KOOL                   REG  NF SP
  1.4    17    19  SALEM                  100  F  SP
  1.4    18    18  NEWPORT 10pkg          100  F  SP
  1.4    18    19  NEWPORT                100  F  HP
  1.4    18    19  NEWPORT                100  F  SP
  1.4    19    18  NEWPORT 25pkg          100  F  SP
  1.4    19    18  SALEM                  KING F  HP GOLD
  1.5    17    17  TALL                   120  F  SP FF

KEY
---
F   = Filter          NF = Non-Filter
HP  = Hard Pack       SP = Soft Pack
LT  = Light           FF = Full Flavor      DLX = Deluxe
REG = Regular (70mm)  KS = King Size (80-85mm)
100 and 120 are millimeters per cigarette.
10, 25, or 30 = Number of cigarettes per pack.

NIC = Nicotine in milligrams per cigarette.
TAR = Total particulate matter in milligrams per cigarette less
      nicotine and water.
CO  = Carbon monoxide in milligrams per cigarette.

Source: Report of Tar, Nicotine, and Carbon Monoxide of the Smoke of
        1206 Varieties of Domestic Cigarettes For the Year 1994,
        Federal Trade Commission; for more recent sources, see the
        following note.

NOTE: As indicated above, the source for the numbers is the Report of Tar, Nicotine, and Carbon Monoxide of the Smoke of 1206 Varieties of Domestic Cigarettes For the Year 1994. Anyone using the tables should therefore check the numbers against the most recent available source. For FTC reports, this appears to be Tar, Nicotine, and Carbon Monoxide of the Smoke of 1294 Varieties of Domestic Cigarettes For the Year 1998. According to an article at http://freegovinfo.info/archive/200608, the last report was released in September 1999 and the Federal Trade Commission has continued collecting data on nicotine but has not published reports on the findings. However, there is an FTC document posted in response to a request under the Freedom of Information Act at http://www.ftc.gov/foia/frequentrequests/foia2007-00482.pdf. It appears to contain the tar, nicotine, and carbon monoxide content of most major brands of cigarettes from 1998 through 2005. For more recent figures, see the section titled "Searching Online for Recent Tar and Nicotine Numbers" on this page.

Whichever source you use, be careful to note the precise brand and packaging as the content can vary widely in similar varieties. For example, the figures given for Carlton cigarettes at http://www.bigsixsmokes.com/Carlton.shtml indicate that 120s have about five times the tar and nicotine content of Kings and 100s.


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