Product Design
Winston - Marlboro Comparison Study
Abstract
Study tests smokers' plasma nicotine concentrations after smoking Winston or Marlboro cigarettes. Uses human subjects to smoke one brand per appearance, with one puff every forty five seconds for a total of nine puffs. Presents results from Project GT tests. States the goal of developing a product with reduced tar comprable to an FFLT cigarette through the addition of nicotine levulinate, similar to Project GTX.
Fields
- Hypothesis
- Behavior TargetingCigarette's effect of enhancing/mitigating specific behaviors
- Keyword
- Behavior targeting
- Blood nicotine
- Brand differences
- Consumer acceptability (Consumer preference)
- Flavor/ Taste (Attribute measure)
- Human testing
- Nicotine delivery (Smoke nicotine or nicotine yield)
- Smoothness/Harshness (Attribute measure)
- Blood nicotine
- Additive
- Levulinic acid
- Smoke Constituent
- Nicotine
- Total particulate matter
- Carbon dioxide
- Total particulate matter
- Design Component
- G7 (RJR @reconstituted_tobacco)
- Operation/Project
- Project GT
- Project GT-X
- Project XGT (1989 Smoker Behavior Study)
Study to compare puffing and breathing patterns and plasma nicotine concentrations. - Project GT-X
- Named Organization
- Federal Trade Commission (Enforcement agency for laws against deceptive advertising)Enforces laws against false and deceptive advertising, including ads for tobacco products. Ensures proper display of health warnings in ads and on tobacco products;collects and reports to Congress information concerning cigarette and smokeless tobacco advertising, sales expenditures, and the tar, nicotine, and carbon monoxide content of cigarettes.
- Brand
- Winston (RJR)
- Marlboro (PM)
- Premier Brand Cigarettes ("Smokeless" cigarette by RJR in the early 1990s)
"Smokeless" cigartte marketed by RJR in the early 1990s. Stationary furnace devices such as this operate by separating the combustion material (carbon) from the aerosol generating material (mostly glycerol) such that the inhaled by-products yielded upon smoking are the distilation products (glercerol and water) rather than combustion products (nicotine + smoke constituents). This is one reason why this product failed in market. Flavoring is derived from tobacco, nicotine, the paper roll and sprayed dried extract. Addition flavor of primarily rasberry ketone and chocolate was also added to enhance tobacco taste and give rise to a "pleasing aroma" in the smoke. This added flavor was a major reason that Premier failed in market as the taste was very different from conventional cigs.- Vantage (RJR)
- Now (RJR)
- Marlboro (PM)
- Subject
- Levulinic Acid (Additives)reduces the harshness of cigarettes
- Blends (Design)
- nicotine technology
- Blends (Design)
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iVINSTON - MARLBORO COMPARISON STUDY
SUBJEC TS : 12 Male Smokers. Regular Brand
Wins ton (6) or Marl,boro (6).
SMOKING: Randomly assigrred to smoke Winston
or Marlboro >s t day. Smoked the
o ther cigare tte on the 2nd day.
AlONI TOR: Puff-Profile Pa tterns
Brea thing Pa tterns
Plasma lUico tine Concentra tions
EXPERIMENTAL PARADI GM
Smoke l Cigare tte Ea ch Appearance
l Puff Every 45 Seconds, To tal = 9 Puffs
Blood Samples Dra wn a t-2. 5; 0, 1, 3, 5, 7.5
10, 15, And 20 MIN (Rela tive To Ligh ting Cigare tte)
QUESTION:
DO SMOKERS'PLASMA NICOT/NE CONCENTRATIONS
DIFFER FOLLOWING THE SMOKING OF W/NSTON OR
MARLBORO C/GARETTES?
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1987 PRQJECT GT TEST`
NOW :. WINSTON
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Time. Post Lighting Cigarette (Min)
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BRAND CHOICE
CONSUMER ACCEPTANCE
SMOKER BATISFACTMON
PHYSIOLOGICAL, PHARMACOLOGICAL
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PSYCHOPHYSiCAL RESPONSES
SMOKE COMPONENTS ABSORBED
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BREATHING BEHAV10ft
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SENSdRY ASPECTS'TASTE', SMELL.,'FEEL'
SMOKE QUALITY
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SMOKE YIELDS - SMOKE CHEMISTRY
PUFFlNG BEHA\AOfi
WINS TON - MARLBORO S TUD Y
Maximum Ni co ti ne 'Ri se '
Wl NSTON MARLBORO
All Smokers 14.2 16.4
(9.1-24.0) (6.9-31.5)
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Wfnston Smokers 14.9 18.3
(9.1-24.0) (9.9-31.5)
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Marlboro Smokers 13.6 14.7
(10.4 - 19.6) (6.9 - 23.9)
C. Thompson, RDR 1954, No. 11 - Studied the effects
of the addition of organic acids to burley tobacco
blends. Thirty acids tested. Many resulted in
significantly improved "smoothness" of the smoke.
1986 - PREMIER team explores ways to improve
"harshness". Numerous organic acids evaluated,
for "smoothing" effect. Levulinic acid found to
improve "smoothness" without significant off-taste.
1987 - J. Lawson transfers to Brand R&D, VANTAGE
team. Encounters harshness issues with VANTAGE.
Begins evaluation of levulinic acid in tobacco burning
cigarettes.
Finds:
1. Reduction in harshness.
2. Reduction in strength (Impact.
3. Reduction in tobacco taste.
4. Reduction in 70+ scores.
Project GT begins in Brand R&D.
~ Project GT - Objective: Develop a product with
reduced 'tar' (ULT product) comparable to an FFLT
cigarette.
~ In an attempt to improve "impact" and tobacco taste,
Project GT explored the addition of Nicotine
Levulinate (salt form) to 2 ULT cigarettes, NOW and
WI NSTON ULTRA LIGHT 100s.
Results:
1. T/N ratios N 4 - 5.
2. Extremely smooth.
3. Little or no impact.
~ Biobehavioral studies:
1. No differences in smoking behavior between
cigarettes with and without nicotine levulinate.
2. Significantly increased mainstream smoke yields
of nicotine reflected in plasma concentrations.
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EXPERIMENTAL PROTOCOL
N ICOTI N E LEVU LI NATE STU DY - 1987
SUBJECTS ABSTAIN FROM SMOKING 1 HOUR BEFORE EACH TEST
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ONE APPEARANCE PER WEEK FOR 2 WEEKS
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SUBJECTS: 15 MAILES, 6 FEMALES
I SUBJECTS SMOKE NOW - (TEST) OR WUL -(iEST)
MONITOR PUFFING BEHAVIOR & BREATHING BEHAVIOR
BLOOD SAMPLES COLLECTED AT:
BASELINE -2 AND 0 MIN
1, 3, 5, 7.5,10,15 & 20 M IN
GC - NPD DETERMINATION OF NICOTINEI COTININE
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PLASMA NICOTINE "RISE;
FEMALES (n=6)
1990 - PROJECT GTX STUDIES
ULT cigarettes with enhanced nicotine yields and
good smoking characteristics can be produced. By
incorporating Nicotine Levulinate (salt) into the
tobacco blend, significant reductions in harshness
normally associated with low T/N products can be
achieved.
UNANSWERED QUESTIONS
How and why does the nicotine levulinate "masking"
phenomenon work?
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What cigarette design parameters are important to
this phenomenon?
'Tar' Yields
Nicotine Yields
Tobacco Nicotine
Air Dilution Ranges
Interactions with Top Dressings
REST Tobaccos
How much harshness can be masked? How much
mainstream smoke nicotine is enough? How much is
too much? How does the form of nicotine in the
smoke interact with the sensory and physiological
effects?
