국내에서 생산 판매되는 담배 각초에 존재하는 보습제 함량 비교 = A Comparative Study of Humectants Contents in Tobacco Shred from Cigarette Brands Being on Sale in Korea

다국어 초록 (Multilingual Abstract)

This study was carried out to compare humectant contents existed in tobacco shred from 69 cigarette brands being on sale in Korea. Humectant in tobacco shred were extracted by AOAC official method and analysed by gas chromatography. Mean value of glycerol, propylene glycol, and triethylene glycol contents from 69 cigarette brands were 13.6 ± 4.5 mg/g, 6.5 ± 2.6 mg/g, and 0.8 ± 0.2 mg/g, respectively. Humectant contents existed in tobacco shred of cigarette brands manufactured by small tobacco companies were relatively lower than that of the other four major tobacco companies in Korea. These results indicates that humectant contents in tobacco shred from cigarette have to determine periodically in order to give a basic information for quality evaluation of cigarette smoke in connection with smoking and healths, because it plays an important role the formation toxic cigarette smoke components.

국문 초록 (Abstract)

본 실험은 국내에서 시판되고 있는 69종의 궐련담배 각초를 재료로 하여 실시하였다. 궐련담배 각초에 함유되어 있는 보습제의 함량을 측정하고 궐련담배 주류연의 tar 및 nicotine 함량을 측정하여 비교분석한 결과는 다음과 같다.
1. 국내에서 시판되는 귈련담배 각초 보습제 성분의 평균함량은 glycerol 13.6±4.5 mg／g, propylene glycol 6.5±2.6 mg／g, triethylene glycol 0.8±0.2 mg／g이었다.
2. 군소업체 귈련담배 각초에 존재하는 보습제 함량은 대규모업체에 비해 상대적으로 매우 낮은 수준을 유지하고 있었다