Standard tar, nicotine, and carbon monoxide yields (mg), total nicotine (mg), percent nicotine (mg), distance of closest vents from smoker end of cigarette (mm), and filter ventilation levels (%) for selected United Kingdom cigarette brands
| Brand3-150 | Tar (mg)3-151 | Nicotine (mg)3-151 | CO (mg)3-151 | Total nicotine (mg) | Percent nicotine (mg) | Closest vents (mm) | Percent ventilation (SEM) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Silk Cut Ultra | 1 | 0.2 | 1 | 15.7 | 2.4 | 12.0 | 84.2 (0.25) |
| Benson & Hedges UL | 1 | 0.2 | 1 | 14.6 | 2.2 | 13.0 | 82.2 (0.22) |
| Silk Cut Extra Mild | 3 | 0.3 | 3 | 10.8 | 1.7 | 12.5 | 69.5 (0.29) |
| John Player SK UL | 3 | 0.3 | 3 | 10.7 | 1.7 | 15.0 | 62.5 (0.71) |
| Lambert & Butler L | 5 | 0.5 | 7 | 11.0 | 1.7 | 16.0 | 31.4 (0.41) |
| Silk Cut | 5 | 0.5 | 5 | 13.8 | 1.9 | 13.0 | 51.2 (0.57) |
| John Player Special L | 6 | 0.5 | 9 | 11.1 | 1.8 | 16.5 | 15.5 (0.54) |
| Rothmans L | 6 | 0.6 | 7 | 11.3 | 1.7 | 10.5 | 56.3 (0.51) |
| Benson & Hedges L | 6 | 0.6 | 6 | 13.3 | 1.8 | 11.0 | 52.6 (1.17) |
| Marlboro L | 6 | 0.6 | 7 | 10.2 | 1.7 | 10.5 | 44.9 (0.47) |
| Dunhill L | 7 | 0.7 | 8 | 12.4 | 1.7 | 14.0 | 36.4 (1.09) |
| Rothman Royal L | 7 | 0.7 | 7 | 14.3 | 1.9 | 11.5 | 38.4 (0.65) |
| Dorchester Extra Mild | 8 | 0.7 | 8 | 12.2 | 1.6 | 11.0 | 40.1 (0.54) |
| Embassy Mild | 8 | 0.8 | 9 | 11.9 | 1.6 | 13.5 | 23.0 (0.81) |
| Craven Special Mild | 8 | 0.7 | 9 | 9.9 | 1.4 | 13.0 | 34.8 (0.78) |
| Knights Mild | 8 | 0.7 | 10 | 10.2 | 1.5 | 12.0 | 29.5 (0.54) |
| Consulate Menthol | 9 | 0.7 | 8 | 12.1 | 1.5 | 15.0 | 36.3 (0.65) |
| Berkeley SK L | 9 | 0.8 | 9 | 13.5 | 1.6 | 12.0 | 40.6 (0.66) |
| Berkeley SK Menthol | 9 | 0.7 | 9 | 13.9 | 1.7 | 12.0 | 47.5 (0.45) |
| Benson & Hedges SK L | 9 | 0.8 | 10 | 13.9 | 1.7 | 12.5 | 38.4 (0.65) |
| Embassy | 11 | 1.0 | 12 | 10.1 | 1.6 | 11.5 | 8.0 (0.33) |
| John Player Special | 11 | 1.1 | 13 | 11.9 | 1.7 | NA | 0.0 |
| John Player SK | 12 | 1.1 | 14 | 14.4 | 1.7 | NA | 0.0 |
| Lambert & Butler | 12 | 1.1 | 13 | 13.0 | 1.7 | NA | 0.0 |
| Dorchester | 12 | 0.9 | 15 | 9.0 | 1.3 | 10.5 | 17.1 (0.24) |
| Berkeley SK | 12 | 1.0 | 16 | 13.3 | 1.6 | NA | 0.0 |
| Benson & Hedges Special Filter | 12 | 1.0 | 14 | 12.2 | 1.6 | 11.0 | 10.3 (0.28) |
| Benson & Hedges SK | 12 | 1.0 | 15 | 15.2 | 1.9 | NA | 0.0 |
| Regal | 12 | 1.2 | 15 | 10.6 | 1.5 | NA | 0.0 |
| Embassy No 1 | 12 | 1.0 | 15 | 12.5 | 1.7 | NA | 0.0 |
| Raffles 100 | 13 | 1.1 | 15 | 17.5 | 2.0 | 11.0 | 5.2 (0.09) |
| Benington SK | 13 | 0.8 | 17 | 12.2 | 1.4 | NA | 0.0 |
| Knightsbridge SK | 13 | 1.1 | 14 | 15.9 | 1.7 | 12.5 | 22.9 (0.56) |
| Rothman Royals | 13 | 1.1 | 12 | 13.5 | 1.8 | 11.5 | 14.6 (0.20) |
| Benington | 13 | 1.1 | 14 | 10.0 | 1.4 | 13.0 | 30.2 (0.54) |
| Marlboro | 13 | 0.9 | 13 | 9.6 | 1.3 | 11.0 | 19.5 (0.26) |
| Rothmans | 13 | 1.2 | 13 | 14.3 | 1.8 | 12.5 | 26.6 (0.41) |
| Mean (SE) | 9.1 (0.59) | 0.78 (0.05) | 10.3 (0.70) | 12.5 (0.33) | 1.7 (0.22) | 28.9 (3.9) |