NICOTINE, TAR, AND CO CONTENT OF DOMESTIC CIGARETTES
    (Menthol Brands, sorted by nicotine, tar, and CO)

  NIC   TAR    CO  BRAND NAME             TYPE
  ---   ---   ---  ----------             ----
   .1     1     1  CARLTON                100  F  HP LT
   .1     1     2  CARLTON                KING F  SP ULTRA-LT
   .1     1     2  NOW                    KING F  SP
   .2     2     2  CARLTON                100  F  SP LT
   .2     2     2  KOOL                   KING F  SP ULTRA
   .2     2     3  NOW                    100  F  SP
   .3     4     7  STERLING               100  F  SP ULTRA-LT
   .4     4     5  MERIT                  KING F  SP ULTRA-LT
   .4     5     5  KOOL                   100  F  SP ULTRA
   .4     5     6  GPC                    100  F  SP ULTRA-LT
   .4     5     6  GPC                    KING F  SP ULTRA-LT
   .4     5     7  SALEM                  100  F  SP ULTRA-LT
   .5     4     5  TRIUMPH                KING F  SP
   .5     5     4  CAPRI                  100  F  HP ULTRA-LT
   .5     5     4  CARLTON                120  F  SP LT
   .5     5     4  EVE 120                120  F  HP UL
   .5     5     5  TRUE                   KING F  SP
   .5     5     5  VIRGINIA SLIMS         100  F  HP ULTRA-LT SLIM
   .5     5     6  BENSON & HEDGES        100  F  HP ULTRA-LT DLX
   .5     5     6  KOOL                   100  F  HP ULTRA-LT
   .5     5     7  MERIT                  100  F  SP ULTRA-LT
   .5     5     7  SALEM                  KING F  SP ULTRA-LT
   .5     6     5  VIRGINIA SLIMS SUPER   100  F  HP SUP-SLIM
   .5     7     9  STERLING               100  F  HP SLIM-LT
   .6     5     5  CARLTON                100  F  HP SLIM
   .6     6     4  EVE 100                100  F  HP UL SLIM
   .6     6     5  MISTY SLIMS            100  F  HP ULTRA-LT SLIM
   .6     6     6  TRUE                   100  F  SP
   .6     6     7  KOOL                   KING F  HP ULTRA-LT
   .6     7     8  KOOL                   KING F  SP LT
   .6     7     8  KOOL                   KING F  SP LT
   .6     7     9  MERIT                  KING F  SP
   .6     8     8  JASMINE                100  F  HP LT SLIM
   .6     8     9  BELAIR                 100  F  SP
   .6     8    10  BEST VALUE             100  F  SP LT
   .6     8    10  DORAL                  KING F  SP LT
   .6     8    11  MONARCH                100  F  SP LT
   .6     8    11  STERLING               100  F  SP LT
   .6     8    12  DORAL                  100  F  SP LT
   .6     9    12  BEST VALUE             KING F  SP LT
   .6     9    12  MONARCH                KING F  SP LT
   .7     8     6  EVE 100                100  F  HP LT SLIM
   .7     8     8  GPC                    100  F  SP LT
   .7     8     9  KOOL                   100  F  SP LT
   .7     8     9  KOOL                   100  F  SP LT
   .7     8     9  RALEIGH EXTRA          100  F  SP LT
   .7     8     9  VANTAGE                KING F  SP
   .7     8     9  VIRGINIA SLIMS         100  F  HP LT SLIM
   .7     8    10  KENT GOLDEN LIGHTS     KING F  SP LT
   .7     8    10  VANTAGE                100  F  SP
   .7     8    11  SALEM                  100  F  SP LT
   .7     9     6  CAPRI                  100  F  HP SUP-SLIM
   .7     9     9  ALPINE                 KING F  HP LT
   .7     9     9  GPC                    KING F  SP LT
   .7     9     9  MORE                   100  F  HP LT
   .7     9    10  ALPINE                 100  F  SP LT
   .7     9    10  ALPINE                 KING F  SP LT
   .7     9    10  MARLBORO               KING F  HP LT
   .7     9    11  CENTURY 25pkg          100  F  SP LT
   .7     9    11  MARLBORO               100  F  HP LT
   .7     9    11  NEWPORT LIGHTS         KING F  SP LT
   .7     9    12  NEWPORT LIGHTS         KING F  HP LT
   .7     9    12  STERLING               KING F  SP LT
   .7    10    12  BASIC                  KING F  SP LT
   .8     9     8  SALEM                  100  F  HP SLIM-LT
   .8     9     9  KOOL                   KING F  HP LT
   .8     9     9  MISTY SLIMS            100  F  HP LT SLIM
   .8     9    10  KENT GOLDEN LIGHTS     100  F  SP LT
   .8     9    11  MERIT                  100  F  SP
   .8     9    11  NEWPORT LIGHTS         100  F  HP LT
   .8     9    15  MORE                   120  F  SP LT
   .8    10     9  RALEIGH EXTRA          KING F  SP LT
   .8    10    10  BELAIR                 KING F  SP
   .8    10    10  KOOL                   100  F  HP LT
   .8    10    10  NEWPORT SLIM           100  F  HP SLIM-LT
   .8    10    11  BENSON & HEDGES        100  F  HP LT
   .8    10    11  BENSON & HEDGES        100  F  SP LT
   .8    10    11  NEWPORT LIGHTS         100  F  SP LT
   .8    10    11  PLAYERS 25pkg          KING F  SP LT
   .8    10    11  PRIME                  KING F  SP LT
   .8    10    11  STYLE                  100  F  HP SLIM-LT
   .8    10    11  SUMMIT                 KING F  SP LT
   .8    10    12  BRISTOL                KING F  SP LT
   .8    10    12  CAMBRIDGE              KING F  SP LT
   .8    10    12  MONARCH                KING F  HP LT
   .8    10    13  BASIC                  100  F  SP LT
   .8    10    13  BRISTOL                100  F  SP LT
   .8    10    13  CAMBRIDGE              100  F  SP LT
   .8    11    11  KOOL                   KING F  SP MILD
   .8    11    11  PLAYERS                KING F  HP
   .8    11    13  PLAYERS 25pkg          100  F  SP LT
   .8    11    14  COVINGTON              100  F  SP LT
   .8    13    16  BEST VALUE             KING F  SP FF
   .8    13    16  MONARCH                KING F  SP
   .8    13    16  STERLING               KING F  SP
   .9    10    13  SALEM                  KING F  SP LT
   .9    11    10  SILVA THINS            100  F  HP FF
   .9    11    11  AMERICAN               100  F  SP LT
   .9    11    11  KOOL                   KING F  HP MILD
   .9    11    11  MALIBU                 100  F  SP LT
   .9    11    11  MONTCLAIR              KING F  SP LT
   .9    11    11  PRIVATE STOCK          KING F  SP LT
   .9    11    11  RIVIERA                100  F  SP LT SPECIALS
   .9    11    11  RIVIERA                KING F  SP LT
   .9    11    11  SALEM                  100  F  HP LT CUS-CASE
   .9    11    12  KOOL                   100  F  SP MILD
   .9    11    12  PRIME                  100  F  SP LT
   .9    11    12  PRIVATE STOCK          100  F  SP LT
   .9    11    12  PYRAMID                100  F  SP LT
   .9    11    12  SUMMIT                 100  F  SP LT
   .9    11    14  STYLE                  100  F  SP LT
   .9    12    11  BENSON & HEDGES        KING F  HP LT SPECIAL
   .9    12    14  NEWPORT STRIPES        100  F  HP LT
   .9    12    14  STYLE                  100  F  HP LT
   .9    13    14  GPC                    100  F  SP FF
   .9    13    15  MONARCH                KING F  HP
   .9    13    16  DORAL                  100  F  SP FF
   .9    14    13  SALEM                  100  F  HP SLIM
   .9    14    14  COVINGTON              KING F  SP FF
   .9    14    15  DORAL                  KING F  SP FF
   .9    14    18  BEST VALUE             100  F  SP FF
   .9    14    18  MONARCH                100  F  SP
   .9    14    18  STERLING               100  F  SP
  1.0    11    10  EVE 120                120  F  HP LT
  1.0    11    11  MONTCLAIR              100  F  SP LT
  1.0    11    16  MORE                   120  F  SP WHT-LT
  1.0    12     7  CAPRI                  120  F  HP SUP-SLIM
  1.0    12    11  MISTY SLIMS            120  F  HP LT SLIM
  1.0    12    13  SATIN                  100  F  SP
  1.0    12    18  MORE                   120  F  SP
  1.0    12    NA  SPECIAL 10pkg          100  F  HP MILD
  1.0    13    12  PLAYERS                100  F  HP
  1.0    15    13  GPC                    KING F  SP FF
  1.0    15    14  KOOL                   KING F  HP
  1.0    15    14  KOOL                   KING F  HP
  1.0    15    15  ALPINE                 KING F  HP FF
  1.0    15    15  ALPINE                 KING F  SP
  1.0    15    15  BASIC                  KING F  SP FF
  1.0    15    15  PYRAMID                100  F  SP FF
  1.0    16    15  MARLBORO               KING F  SP
  1.0    16    15  RICHLAND 20'S          KING F  SP
  1.1    13    13  KENT                   100  F  SP
  1.1    14    12  VIRGINIA SLIMS         100  F  SP SLIM
  1.1    14    13  MISTY SLIMS            100  F  HP FF SLIM
  1.1    14    13  SARATOGA               120  F  HP
  1.1    14    14  VIRGINIA SLIMS         120  F  HP LT SLIM
  1.1    15    12  PRIVATE STOCK          KING F  SP FF
  1.1    15    13  PRIME                  KING F  SP FF
  1.1    15    14  ALPINE                 100  F  SP
  1.1    15    14  PYRAMID                KING F  SP FF
  1.1    15    14  SUMMIT                 100  F  SP FF
  1.1    15    15  BENSON & HEDGES        100  F  HP
  1.1    15    15  BENSON & HEDGES        100  F  SP
  1.1    15    15  PM INTERNATIONAL       100  F  HP INT'L
  1.1    15    15  PRIME                  100  F  SP FF
  1.1    15    16  BASIC                  100  F  SP FF
  1.1    15    16  PRIVATE STOCK          100  F  SP FF
  1.1    16    14  MARLBORO               KING F  HP
  1.1    16    15  KOOL                   KING F  SP
  1.1    16    15  KOOL                   KING F  SP
  1.1    16    16  RICHLAND 20'S          100  F  SP
  1.2    15    16  MAX                    120  F  SP
  1.2    16    13  RIVIERA                KING F  SP FF
  1.2    16    13  SUMMIT                 KING F  SP FF
  1.2    16    14  BENSON & HEDGES        KING F  HP SPECIAL
  1.2    16    14  MONTCLAIR              100  F  SP FF
  1.2    16    16  KOOL                   100  F  SP
  1.2    16    16  KOOL                   100  F  SP SUPER LONG
  1.2    16    16  NEWPORT                KING F  HP
  1.2    17    15  RIVIERA                KING F  HP
  1.2    17    16  RIVIERA                100  F  SP
  1.2    17    17  NEWPORT                KING F  SP
  1.2    17    17  NEWPORT 10pkg          KING F  SP
  1.2    17    17  NEWPORT 25pkg          KING F  SP
  1.2    17    19  SALEM                  KING F  SP
  1.3    18    17  RIVIERA                100  F  HP
  1.3    21    13  KOOL                   REG  NF SP
  1.4    17    19  SALEM                  100  F  SP
  1.4    18    18  NEWPORT 10pkg          100  F  SP
  1.4    18    19  NEWPORT                100  F  HP
  1.4    18    19  NEWPORT                100  F  SP
  1.4    19    18  NEWPORT 25pkg          100  F  SP
  1.4    19    18  SALEM                  KING F  HP GOLD
  1.5    17    17  TALL                   120  F  SP FF

KEY
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F   = Filter          NF = Non-Filter
HP  = Hard Pack       SP = Soft Pack
LT  = Light           FF = Full Flavor      DLX = Deluxe
REG = Regular (70mm)  KS = King Size (80-85mm)
100 and 120 are millimeters per cigarette.
10, 25, or 30 = Number of cigarettes per pack.

NIC = Nicotine in milligrams per cigarette.
TAR = Total particulate matter in milligrams per cigarette less
      nicotine and water.
CO  = Carbon monoxide in milligrams per cigarette.

Source: Report of Tar, Nicotine, and Carbon Monoxide of the Smoke of
        1206 Varieties of Domestic Cigarettes For the Year 1994,
        Federal Trade Commission; report can be found online at
        http://www.ftc.gov/os/9707/index.htm
Note: Generic, new, and narrowly available brands not included.

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