Deciphering the Internal Codes Used by the Tobacco Industry

[Smooth]

A Guide to Deciphering the Internal Codes Used by the Tobacco Industry

http://bat.library.ucsf.edu/harvard_monograph.pdf

Table of Contents


I. Abstract
II. Introduction
III. Methods
IV. Results
a. Code Lists
b. Types of Codes
i. Projects
ii. Additives
iii. Tobacco blends, processes, and formulas
c. Patterns among Codes
d. Less Formal Patterns used for Internal Codes
e. Catchy Names and Clever Patterns
f. Using Codes to Identify Areas of Particular Research Interest
i. Addiction
ii. Delivery Mechanisms
iii. Smoking Behaviors
iv. Reduced Harm and Novel Products
V. Discussion
VI. References

[Barjer54]

A Guide to Deciphering the Internal Codes Used by the Tobacco Industry

http://bat.library.ucsf.edu/harvard_monograph.pdf

I found pgs. 10-11, 15 (Alphabet Soup A-Z Flavoring Codes) to be particularly interesting..... especially the one on pg. 15 listed as B91 (Lorillard) being Deer tongue. I wonder if this is literally what it was, or just another secret code? PETA, is this one you missed?!

[Smooth]

I was looking into Levulinic acid when I found the above resource.

Levulinic acid. Discovered to have a number of useful properties (Keithly et al., in press), including raising the delivered nicotine in smoke, reducing the inherent harshness of nicotine, and increasing binding of nicotine to receptors in the brain (Buckner & Hsu, 1990)

[TheRescueGuy]

I found pgs. 10-11, 15 (Alphabet Soup A-Z Flavoring Codes) to be particularly interesting..... especially the one on pg. 15 listed as B91 (Lorillard) being Deer tongue. I wonder if this is literally what it was, or just another secret code? PETA, is this one you missed?!

Hey "Bar", I think they mean deer tongue as in the plant, Carphephorus, which used to be added to tobacco for flavoring back in the day. Seems I have seen it mentioned a time or two recently though, so I believe some baccy producers may still use it. It's supposed to smell like vanilla? Check it out...http://www.sfrc.ufl.edu/4h/Deer_tongue/deertong.htm.

I'm just full of little tidbits today . Interesting find "Smooth" ........TRG

[Barjer54]

Well, aren't we sharp, TRG! I used to garden and got quite good at being able to remember common names & botanical ones for the plants I grew, but I'd never have connected this one to being a plant. LMAO - former venison consumer here.

I found pgs. 10-11, 15 (Alphabet Soup A-Z Flavoring Codes) to be particularly interesting..... especially the one on pg. 15 listed as B91 (Lorillard) being Deer tongue. I wonder if this is literally what it was, or just another secret code? PETA, is this one you missed?!

Hey "Bar", I think they mean deer tongue as in the plant, Carphephorus, which used to be added to tobacco for flavoring back in the day. Seems I have seen it mentioned a time or two recently though, so I believe some baccy producers may still use it. It's supposed to smell like vanilla? Check it out...http://www.sfrc.ufl.edu/4h/Deer_tongue/deertong.htm.

I'm just full of little tidbits today . Interesting find "Smooth" ........TRG

['G']

Deer tongue is yet another reason to not be indiscriminately smoking pipe tobacco as cigarettes IMO.

from TRG's linked page:

This plant is named because the leaves are shaped like a deer's tongue - long and narrow, with a reddish-purple streak at the base. It is most commonly found in damp, pine flatwoods, which are kept open by regular fires. The plant is sometimes called vanilla leaf, or wild vanilla, because of the distinct smell of vanilla when the leaves are crushed. The leaves contain crystals of a chemical called coumarin, which gives off the vanilla-like odor.

from wiki: coumarin: ...Coumarin is often found in tobacco products and artificial vanilla substitutes, despite having been banned as a food additive in numerous countries since the mid-20th century. Coumarin was banned as a food additive in the United States in 1978. OSHA considers this compound to be only a lung-specific carcinogen, and "not classifiable as to its carcinogenicity to humans".[6] Coumarin was banned as an adulterant in cigarettes by tobacco companies in 1997, but due to the lack of reporting requirements to the US Department of Health and Human Services it was still being used as a flavoring additive in pipe tobacco....

I found pgs. 10-11, 15 (Alphabet Soup A-Z Flavoring Codes) to be particularly interesting..... especially the one on pg. 15 listed as B91 (Lorillard) being Deer tongue. I wonder if this is literally what it was, or just another secret code? PETA, is this one you missed?!

Hey "Bar", I think they mean deer tongue as in the plant, Carphephorus, which used to be added to tobacco for flavoring back in the day. Seems I have seen it mentioned a time or two recently though, so I believe some baccy producers may still use it. It's supposed to smell like vanilla? Check it out...http://www.sfrc.ufl.edu/4h/Deer_tongue/deertong.htm.

I'm just full of little tidbits today . Interesting find "Smooth" ........TRG

[DougE]

Deer tongue leaf ( coumarin ) is prohibited as a flavoring agent by the FDA http://vm.cfsan.fda.gov/~dms/eafus.html
I recall hearing that it was added to light cigarettes years ago to make them taste better. There was quite a bit of controversy over the issue since it caused the light cigarettes to actually be more harmful than full flavored cigarettes.

I'll look up more info on it later, but here's what I have on cigarette additives so far:
http://www.gatlinburlier.com/index.cgi?token=%5C&page=readers.htm

The tobacco companies guard their exact recipes so there's not much info to be had in this respect.