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