Tar and nicotine info
Tar and nicotine yield of a "standard" hand-rolled cigarette
As of May 2002, in accordance with Royal Decree 21.01.02 Bulletin of Acts, Orders and Decrees 84, you will see two figures printed on the side of the opening of a packet of fine cut tobacco in a white rectangular box: one figure for tar and one figure for nicotine.
Tar xx Nicotine x,x mg
These figures indicate the amount of tar and nicotine in a standard hand-rolled cigarette of 750 mg rolled in a cigarette paper type A-nl. This type of cigarette paper will be identified by a letter A-nl on the bottom of the cigarette paper packet.
The government has decided to print these figures on packets of fine-cut tobacco to allow consumers to compare the different brands.
The tar and nicotine yield of a hand-rolled cigarette
In practice, no two hand-rolled cigarettes are the same. Every smoker chooses the amount of tobacco, the paper and the form his or her cigarette takes.
It is precisely the amount of tobacco and the type of paper that is used which largely determine the tar and nicotine yield of a hand-rolled cigarette.
The figure for the tar and nicotine yield of a hand-rolled cigarette will in many cases not be the same as the figure for the tar and nicotine yield of a 'standard' hand-rolled cigarette as stated on the packet.
The general rule is: the less tobacco, the lower the tar and nicotine yield of hand-rolled cigarettes.Also if a different cigarette paper is used from type A-nl the tar and nicotine yield will rise.
The other type of cigarette paper B is mainly found abroad, although it is obtainable in the Netherlands.
The table below shows you the percentage difference in relation to the standard hand-rolled cigarette, the figures for which are given on the fine-cut tobacco packet.
|
Diameter |
Tobacco |
Paper A-nl |
Paper B |
|
O 5,2 mm |
400 mg fine-cut tobacco |
Ca. 45% lower |
Ca.10% lower |
|
O 7,2 mm |
750 mg fine-cut tobacco |
These are the yields that you will find on the pack |
Ca.60% |
This is an indication of the amount of tar and nicotine in an individually hand-rolled cigarette.
These figures do not mean that there is such a thing as a safe or safer cigarette.
Below: a picture of the table as can be found on packs of fine-cut tobacco in the rest of Europe.
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