DOI: 10.12187/2025.03.012
Effects of cut tobacco structure on combustion characteristics and smoke aroma components of medium-sized cigarettes
CHAI Wujun
ZHENG Shanshan
YOU Jinqing
LI Maosong
LU Chengfei
XUE Jingjing
YANG Jing
Abstract：This study investigates the impact of varying cut tobacco structures on the combustion characteristics of medium-sizedcigarettes.A comprehensive evaluation was conducted using analysis of variance(ANOVA)and the CRITIC method.Gas chromatography-mass spectrometry(GC-MS)was employed to quantify the aroma compounds in cigarette smoke,while partial least squares-discriminant analysis(PLS-DA)and cluster analysis were utilized to elucidate the disparities in these compounds.Sensory quality evaluation was subsequently performed.The results revealed that cigarettes with a whole-cut tobacco ratio of 84％and a long-cut tobacco ratio of 68％achieved the highest CRITIC composite score,indicative of optimal combustion performance.A total of 89 volatile aroma compounds were identified in the cigarette smoke.The total content of these compounds initially increased and then decreased with an increasing whole-cut tobacco ratio,reaching a maximum at 84％.Distinct trends were observed across different categories of aroma compounds:olefins content increased with the whole-cut tobacco ratio,whereas acids,phenols,and aldehydes initially increased before decreasing.Conversely,heterocyclic compounds exhibited a decreasing-then-increasing trend.PLS-DA and cluster analysis confirmed significant disparities in volatile aroma components among cigarettes with diverse tobacco structures.Sensory evaluation corroborated that the cigarette sample with an 84％whole-cut tobacco ratio exhibited the best overall quality,aligning with the findings from combustion performance and aroma compound analyses.
Keywords：cut tobacco structuremedium-sized cigarettecombustion characteristicaroma componentCRITIC methodPLS-DAsensory quality
Publication Date：2025-06-15
Online Publishing Date：2025-08-15(First online date of this platform, not the publication date of the document)
Pages：11( 104-114 )