How Sugar Helped Hook America on Cigarettes
Dec 9, 2016 17:16:47 #
Dec 10, 2016 07:49:55 #
dirtpusher wrote:
http://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2016-12-09/how-sugar-helped-hook-america-on-cigarettes
Combine two bad things to sell more product. Someone got a large bonus for that.
Dec 10, 2016 08:08:28 #
Dec 10, 2016 10:47:46 #
Originally cigs were made from only the leaf, the stem was removed first. To lower the tar and nicotine contents the whole leaf, stem and all was "refined" in a pulp refiner and a sheet of "tobacco" paper was produced and chopped for making cigs. The stem turned out to be very bitter in taste. In turn, the tar and nicotine was removed with steam and some chemical addition and stored in tanks. The whole leaf was refined and a sheet of paper made. The tar and nicotine was then sprayed back onto the sheet of paper along with a sweetener. (Sugar, chocolate, honey etc) This was how "light" cigs were produced for a number of years. Not aware of how it's done today, been retired too many years. :)
Dec 10, 2016 19:39:58 #
Dec 10, 2016 19:45:33 #
dljen wrote:
Wow, never knew this, sugar can be very addicting along w/nicotine.
Cigarette smoke contains over 4,000 chemicals, including 43 known cancer-causing (carcinogenic) compounds and 400 other toxins. These include nicotine, tar, and carbon monoxide, as well as formaldehyde, ammonia, hydrogen cyanide, arsenic, and DDT. Nicotine is highly addictive.
Dec 10, 2016 19:50:14 #
dirtpusher wrote:
Cigarette smoke contains over 4,000 chemicals, including 43 known cancer-causing (carcinogenic) compounds and 400 other toxins. These include nicotine, tar, and carbon monoxide, as well as formaldehyde, ammonia, hydrogen cyanide, arsenic, and DDT. Nicotine is highly addictive.
Sounds delicious NOT.
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