TABLE 2


 (1)
 (2)
 (3)

 (4)
Nitrogenous (5)
Constituents (6)
 (7)
 (8)
 (9)
 (10)


Carbohydrate
Constituents





Acids


(11)

(12)
(13)
(14)
(15)
(16)
(17)

(18)
(19)
(20)


% Volatile Bases (VB) as Ammonia
% Nicotine
% Volatile Bases minus Nicotine as
 Ammonia
% Ammonia
% Glutamine
% Asparagine
% Glutamic Acid
%/ Aspartic Acid
% Nitrate as N03
% Protein
% Reducing Sugars (Before Inver-
 sion) as Dextrose
 % Pentosans
 % Pectin as Calcium Pectate
 % Lignin
 % Volatile Acids (VA) as Acetic
 % Formic Acid
 % Volatile Acids (VA) minus Formic
 as Acetic
% Malic Acid
% Citric Acid
% Oxalic Acid


 (21) % Volatile Oil
Aromatics (22) %/c Alcohol Soluble Resins


 (23)
 (24)
Mineral (25)
Constituents (26)
 (27)
 (28)


 Bright
 (1) 0.282
 (2) 1.93
 (3) 0.079

 (4) 0.019
 *(5) 0.283
 (6) 0.194
 (7) 0.035
 (8) 0.023
 (9) Trace
(10) 5.69
(11) 22.09

(12) 6.23
(13) 6.19
(14) 5.37
(15) 0.153
(16) 0.059
(17) 0.076

(18) 3.96
(19) 0.78
(20) 0.81
(21) 0.148
(22) 9.08


Calcium as CaO
Potassium as K20
Magnesium as MgO
Chlorine as C1
Phosphorus as P205
Sulphur as S04


Courtesy of American Tobacco Company


 CHEMICAL ANALYSIS OF CIGARETTE TOBACCOS

Showing Some Characteristic Differences Between Major Types


Burley
0.621
2.91
0.315

0.159
0.300
0.861
0.118
0.336
1.70
11.06
Trace

7.38
9.91
5.66
0.103
0.027
0.068

9.20
8.22
3.04
0.141
9.27


Maryland
 0.366
 1.27
 0.233

 0.130
 0.352
 0.124
 0.112
 0.039
 0.087
 10.06
 Trace

 8.28
 12.14
 10.26
 0.090
 0.022
 0.061

 3.44
 2.98
 2.79
 0.140
 8.94


Turkish
 0.289
 1.05
 0.179

 0.105
 0.172
 0.450
 0.086
 0.227
 Trace
 7.44
 12.39

 6.05
 6.77
 6.43
 0.194
 0.079
 0.091

 5.40
 1.03
 3.16
 0.248
 11.28