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Cigar Testing - Humectants
As legislation solidifies for cigarettes, cigars are becoming the next focus area for regulators. Brazil is pioneering this new legislative trend and this range covers the testing data required by regulators. Many of the mainstream and sidestream smoke measurements can also be applied to cigars.
This range of tests provides data for the following constituents of processed tobacco. Click on each substance tested for further information and interesting facts.
| Nicotine |
| Alkaloids |
| Ammonia |
| pH, moisture & density |
| Tobacco specific nitrosamines |
| Metals |
| Nitrate |
| B[a]P |
Humectants Humectants are hygroscopic substances which have the effect of keeping the things moist. They are used as a component of antistatic coatings for plastics and are found in many cosmetic products where moisturisation is desired, for example, in hair conditioners. |
| Triacetin |
| Sodium propionate |
| Sorbic acid |
| Menthol |
| Eugenol |
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