What's Your Flavour?

If you smoke, do you like the flavour of tobacco?

I thought I liked it, but I also like allspice, almond, anise (I love anise), apple, apricot, banana, basil, bergamot, caramel, cardamom, cedar, celery, cherry, cinnamon, clove, cocoa, coffee, cognac, coriander, dill, fennel, fenugreek, fig, geranium, ginger, honey, hop*, jasmine, lavender, lemon, licorice, lime, lovage, malt, mimosa, molasses, orange, origanum, peach, peppermint, pineapple, plum, raspberry, rose, rum, spearmint, star anise, tea, vanilla (I love vanilla), walnut and wine.

And all those are amongst 366 flavouring ingredients in cigarettes, from the list on Gallaher's website.

Here's the list of the flavouring additives:

Table 1 - Ingredients added to tobacco
Cigarette Products
Ingredients

(PARA-HYDROXYPHENYL)-2-BUTANONE, [4-]
ACETANISOLE
ACETIC ACID AND ITS SODIUM/POTASSIUM SALTS

ACETOIN
ACETOPHENONE
ACETYLPYRAZINE, [2-]
ACETYLPYRIDINE, [2-]
ACETYLPYRIDINE, [3-]
ACETYLPYRROLE, [2-]
ALANINE, [L-]
ALLSPICE OIL
ALLYL HEXANOATE
ALMOND OIL AND/OR EXTRACT
AMBRETTE SEED OIL
AMBROXIDE
AMMONIUM ISOVALERATE
AMYL BENZOATE
AMYL BUTYRATE
AMYL HEXANOATE
ANETHOLE, [TRANS-]
ANGELICA LACTONE, [ALPHA-]
ANISE
ANISYL ACETATE
ANISYL ALCOHOL
APPLE EXTRACT AND/OR CONCENTRATE
APRICOT EXTRACT AND/OR CONCENTRATE
BANANA EXTRACT AND/OR CONCENTRATE
BASIL OIL
BEECH TAR EXTRACT
BENZALDEHYDE
BENZOIC ACID AND ITS SODIUM SALT

BENZOIN RESINOID
BENZOTHIAZOLE
BENZYL ACETATE
BENZYL ALCOHOL

BENZYL BENZOATE
BENZYL BUTYRATE
BENZYL CINNAMATE
BENZYL FORMATE
BENZYL ISOBUTYRATE
BENZYL ISOVALERATE
BENZYL PHENYLACETATE
BERGAMOT OIL
BUCHU LEAVES OIL
BUTYL 2-METHYLBUTYRATE, [N-]
BUTYL ACETATE
BUTYL BUTYRATE
BUTYL BUTYRYL LACTATE
BUTYL PROPIONATE
BUTYLIDENEPHTHALIDE, [3-]
BUTYRIC ACID
CARAMEL AND/OR SUGAR COULEUR

CARDAMOM SEED OIL
CAROB GUM AND/OR BEAN POWDER AND/OR EXTRACT

CARVONE
CARYOPHYLLENE OXIDE, [BETA-]
CARYOPHYLLENE, [BETA-]
CASCARILLA BARK OIL
CASSIA FISTULA, EXTRACT
CASSIA OIL AND/OR CASSIA BARK EXTRACT AND/OR OIL
CASTOREUM EXTRACT
CEDARWOOD OIL
CELERY SEED OIL
CHAMOMILE FLOWER EXTRACT AND/OR OIL
CHERRY INFUSION SCH. MORELL.
CHICORY EXTRACT
CINNAMIC ALCOHOL
CINNAMIC ALDEHYDE
CINNAMON OIL AND/OR EXTRACT
CITRAL
CITRIC ACID
CITRONELLAL
CITRONELLOL, [D-/L-]
CLARY SAGE OIL
CLOVE OIL
COCOA AND COCOA PRODUCTS
COFFEE AND COFFEE EXTRACT
COGNAC OIL
CORIANDER OIL
CORN OIL
CORN SYRUP
DAMASCENONE, [BETA-]
DAMASCONE, [BETA-]
DAVANA OIL
DECADIENAL, [2-TRANS,4-TRANS-]
DECALACTONE, [DELTA-]
DECALACTONE, [GAMMA-]
DECANAL
DECANOIC ACID
DECENAL, [2-]
DIACETYL
DIETHYLPYRAZINE, [2,3-]
DIHYDROCOUMARIN, [3,4-]
DILL OILS
DIMETHOXYBENZENE, [PARA-]
DIMETHOXYPHENOL, [2,6-]
DIMETHYL PYRAZINE, [2,6-]
DIMETHYL SULPHIDE
DIMETHYL-1,2-CYCLOPENTANEDIONE, [3,5-]
DIMETHYL-1,2-CYCLOPENTANEDIONE, [3,4-]
DIMETHYL-3-HYDROXY-2,5-DIHYDROFURAN-2-ONE, [4,5-]
DIMETHYLPYRAZINE, [2,3-]
DIMETHYLPYRAZINE, [2,5-]
DODECALACTONE, [DELTA-]
DODECANOIC ACID
ETHYL 2-METHYLBUTYRATE
ETHYL ACETATE
ETHYL ACETOACETATE
ETHYL BENZOATE
ETHYL BUTYRATE
ETHYL CINNAMATE
ETHYL CITRATE


ETHYL DECANOATE
ETHYL FORMATE
ETHYL GUAIACOL, [4-]
ETHYL HEPTANOATE
ETHYL HEXANOATE
ETHYL ISOBUTYRATE
ETHYL ISOVALERATE
ETHYL LACTATE
ETHYL LAURATE
ETHYL LEVULINATE
ETHYL MALTOL
ETHYL MYRISTATE
ETHYL NONANOATE
ETHYL OCTANOATE
ETHYL OLEATE
ETHYL P-ANISATE
ETHYL PALMITATE
ETHYL PHENOL, [4-]
ETHYL PHENYLACETATE
ETHYL PROPIONATE
ETHYL PYRIDINE, [2-]
ETHYL PYRIDINE, [3-]
ETHYL STEARATE
ETHYL VALERATE
ETHYL VANILLIN
ETHYL-2-HYDROXY-2-CYCLOPENTENE-1-ONE, [3-]
ETHYL-2-METHYLPYRAZINE, [3-]
ETHYL-3,5(OR 6)-DIMETHYLPYRAZINE, [2-]
ETHYL-3-HYDROXY-4-METHYL-2(5H)-FURANONE, [5-]
ETHYL-4-HYDROXY-5-METHYL-3(2H)-FURANONE, [2-]
EUGENOL
FENNEL OILS, SWEET
FENUGREEK EXTRACT AND/OR ABSOLUTE
FIG EXTRACT
FORMIC ACID
FRUCTOSE
FRUITS AND EXTRACTS THEREOF
FURFURYL MERCAPTAN
GENET ABSOLUTE
GENTIAN EXTRACT
GERANIOL
GERANIUM ABS AND/OR OIL
GERANYL ACETATE
GERANYL ACETONE
GERANYL BUTYRATE
GERANYL FORMATE
GERANYL ISOBUTYRATE
GINGER OIL AND/OR EXTRACT
GLUCOSE

GLYCEROL
GUAIAC WOOD EXTRACT AND/OR OIL
GUAIACOL
GUAR GUM

HEPTA-2,4-DIENAL
HEPTALACTONE, [GAMMA-]
HEPTANOIC ACID
HEPTANOL, [1-]
HEPTENAL, [CIS 4-]
HEXADECENLACTONE, [OMEGA-6-]
HEXALACTONE, [GAMMA-]
HEXANAL
HEXANOIC ACID
HEXEN-1-YL ACETATE, [CIS-3-]
HEXEN-3-OIC ACID, [TRANS-]
HEXEN-3-YL BENZOATE, [CIS-]
HEXENAL, [TRANS-2-]
HEXENOL, [CIS-3-]
HEXYL ALCOHOL
HONEY
HOP EXTRACT
HYDROXY-2,5-DIMETHYL-3(2H)-FURANONE, [4-]
HYDROXYPYRIDINE, [2-]
IMMORTELLE EXTRACT AND/OR OIL AND/OR ABS
INVERT SUGAR

IONONE, [ALPHA-]
IONONE, [BETA-]
IRONE, [ALPHA-]
ISOAMYL ACETATE
ISOAMYL ALCOHOL
ISOAMYL BUTYRATE
ISOAMYL CINNAMATE
ISOAMYL FORMATE
ISOAMYL HEXANOATE
ISOAMYL ISOVALERATE
ISOAMYL PHENYLACETATE
ISOAMYL PROPIONATE
ISOBUTANOL
ISOBUTYL ACETATE
ISOBUTYL N-BUTYRATE
ISOBUTYL PHENYLACETATE
ISOBUTYL PROPIONATE
ISOBUTYRALDEHYDE
ISOBUTYRIC ACID
ISOVALERALDEHYDE
ISOVALERIC ACID
JASMINE ABS AND/OR EXTRACT
KOLA NUT EXTRACT
LABDANUM EXTRACT AND/OR OIL
LACTIC ACID
LATAKIA
LAVENDER OIL
LEMON OILS
LEVULINIC ACID
LICORICE AND/OR EXTRACT
LIME OIL AND/OR EXTRACT
LIMONENE
LINALOOL
LINALYL ACETATE
LINALYL ISOBUTYRATE
LOVAGE EXTRACT AND/OR OIL
MACE OIL, POWDER, EXTRACT
MALT EXTRACT
MALTODEXTRIN
MALTOL
MATE EXTRACT
MENTHOL, [L-]
MENTHYL ACETATE, [D-/ L-]
METHOXYBENZALDEHYDE, [PARA-]
METHYL 3-METHYLTHIOPROPIONATE
METHYL ACETOPHENONE, [4-]
METHYL ANISOLE, [PARA-]
METHYL BENZOATE
METHYL BUTYRALDEHYDE, [2-]
METHYL CINNAMATE
METHYL CYCLOPENTENOLONE
METHYL HEXANOIC ACID
METHYL JASMONATE
METHYL LINOLEATE
METHYL PHENYLACETATE
METHYL PYRAZINE, [2-]
METHYL QUINOXALINE, [5-]
METHYL SALICYLATE
METHYL-2-HEPTEN-4-ONE, [5-]
METHYL-2-METHYL BUTYRATE
METHYL-2-PHENYL-2-HEXENAL, [5-]
METHYL-3,5-HEPTADIEN-2-ONE, [6-]
METHYL-5-HEPTEN-2-ONE, [6-]
METHYL-5-THIAZOLYLETHANOL, [4-]
METHYL-5-VINYL THIAZOLE, [4-]
METHYL-6,7-DIHYDRO-[5H]-CYCLOPENTAPYRAZINE, [5-]
METHYL-TRANS,2-BUTENOIC ACID, [2-]
METHYLBENZYL ACETATE, [ALPHA-]
METHYLBENZYL ALCOHOL, [ALPHA-]
METHYLBUTYRIC ACID, [2-]
METHYLFURFURAL, [5-]
METHYLGUAIACOL, [4-]
METHYLMETHOXYPYRAZINE
METHYLPENTANOIC ACID, [3-]
METHYLTETRAHYDROFURAN-3-ONE, [2-]
METHYLTHIAZOLE, [4-]
MIMOSA ABSOLUTE
MOLASSES
MYRCENE
MYRRH EXTRACT AND/OR OIL
NEROL
NEROLIDOL
NONALACTONE, [GAMMA-]
NONANAL
NONANOIC ACID
NONENAL, [2-]
OAKMOSS ABS AND/OR EXTRACT
OCIMENE, [BETA-]
OCTALACTONE, [DELTA-]
OCTALACTONE, [GAMMA-]
OCTANAL
OCTANOIC ACID
OCTANOL, [1-]
OCTYL ACETATE
OLIBANUM OIL AND/OR EXTRACT
ORANGE LEAF ABSOLUTE
ORANGE OILS AND/OR EXTRACTS
ORIGANUM OIL/EXTRACT/OLEORESIN
ORRIS ROOT EXTRACT
PALMAROSA OIL
PALMITIC ACID
PATCHOULY OIL
PEACH EXTRACT AND/OR CONCENTRATE
PENTADECALACTONE, [OMEGA-]
PENTAN-1-OL
PENTANEDIONE, [2,3-]
PEPPERMINT OIL
PERU BALSAM OIL
PHENETHYL ACETATE
PHENETHYL ALCOHOL
PHENETHYL ISOBUTYRATE
PHENETHYL ISOVALERATE
PHENETHYL PHENYLACETATE
PHENYL PROPIONIC ACID, [3-]
PHENYLACETALDEHYDE
PHENYLACETIC ACID
PHENYLPROPYL ACETATE, [3-]
PIMENTO LEAF OIL
PINEAPPLE EXTRACT AND/OR CONCENTRATE
PIPERIDINE
PIPERONAL
PLUM/PRUNE EXTRACT
PROLINE, [L-]
PROPANOL, [1-]
PROPENYLGUAETHOL
PROPIONALDEHYDE
PROPIONIC ACID
PROPYL ACETATE
PROPYLENE GLYCOL [1,2-]

PROPYLIDENEPHTHALIDE, [3-]
PYRIDINE
PYROLIGNEOUS ACID
PYRROLIDINE
PYRUVIC ACID
RASPBERRY SPIRIT
RHODINOL
ROSE OIL AND/OR ABSOLUTE
ROSE OXIDE
RUM ETHER
SACCHARIN AND ITS SODIUM SALT
SALICYLALDEHYDE
SANDALWOOD OIL
SODIUM/POTASSIUM CITRATE
SORBIC ACID AND ITS POTASSIUM SALT

SPEARMINT OIL
SPIRITS, DISTILLED
STAR ANISE OIL
STYRAX GUM AND/OR EXTRACT AND/OR OIL

SUGAR SYRUP

TABANON
TAMARIND EXTRACT
TEA EXTRACT AND/OR RESINOID
TERPINEOL, [ALPHA-]
TERPINYL ACETATE
TETRAHYDROFURFURYL ALCOHOL
TETRAMETHYLPYRAZINE, [2,3,5,6-]
THYMOL
TOBACCO EXTRACTS
TOCOPHEROL

TOLU BALSAM EXTRACT AND/OR GUM
TOLUALDEHYDE, [PARA-]
TOLYLACETATE, [PARA-]
TRIACETIN
TRIMETHYL PYRAZINE, [2,3,5-]
UNDECALACTONE, [GAMMA-]
VALERIAN ROOT OIL AND/OR EXTRACT
VALERIC ACID
VALEROLACTONE, [GAMMA-]
VALINE, [L-]
VANILLA BEANS AND/OR EXTRACT
VANILLIN
VERATRALDEHYDE
VETIVER OIL
VINYLGUAIACOL, [4-]
WALNUT HULLS EXTRACT
WINE

* Did you know that hop is a member of the family Cannibinaceae? There are only two members of this family - the hop and cannabis. Is this a danger? Should we write to our MP?