Presence of High-Intensity Sweeteners in Popular Cigarillos of Varying Flavor Profiles

JAMA. 2018 Oct 2;320(13):1380-1383. doi: 10.1001/jama.2018.11187.

Authors

Hanno C Erythropel¹, Grace Kong², Tamara M deWinter¹, Stephanie S O'Malley², Sven E Jordt³, Paul T Anastas⁴, Julie B Zimmerman¹

Affiliations

¹ Department of Chemical and Environmental Engineering, Yale University, New Haven, Connecticut.
² Department of Psychiatry, Yale University School of Medicine, New Haven, Connecticut.
³ Department of Anesthesiology, Duke University School of Medicine, Durham, North Carolina.
⁴ School of Public Health, Yale University School of Medicine, New Haven, Connecticut.

Abstract

This Research Letter evaluates the amount of sugars found in cigarillos by brand.

MeSH terms

Flavoring Agents / analysis*
Non-Nutritive Sweeteners / analysis*
Tobacco Products / analysis*

Substances

Flavoring Agents
Non-Nutritive Sweeteners

Grants and funding

P50 DA036151/DA/NIDA NIH HHS/United States