What Is (Un)Flavored? A Scoping Review of the Conceptualization of Flavored Cigarillos.

Introduction: To identify how flavor is conceptualized with respect to cigarillos to illuminate areas of concordance and discordance and provide a pathway for the harmonization of tobacco flavor measurement.

Aims And Methods: Three methods were used to identify research measuring flavors respective to cigarillo products including: (1) querying research databases using key words "cigarillo," "tobacco" and "flavor"/'flavour,' (2) sub-sampling of the eligible literature with backward and forward reference searching, and (3) a bibliographic search of key experts. Two reviewers independently screened titles, abstracts, and full texts.

Flavour loyalty may predict cessation or substitution following a cigarillo flavour ban among young adults in the USA.

Significance: The purpose of this research was to measure flavour loyalty and identify how current cigarillo users may respond to a hypothetical flavour ban in the USA.

Methods: Cigarillo users aged 21-28 (n=531) were recruited between October 2020 and April 2021 to participate in an online survey. Respondents categorised their preferred, usual and current cigarillo flavours.

Substitution of flavored cigarillos with menthol cigarettes among young adults in the U.S.

Background: Young adult cigarillo users often cite flavor as a primary reason for initiating and sustaining product use and are more likely to concurrently use other tobacco products such as menthol cigarettes. This study examines substitution with menthol cigarettes among cigarillo users facing a hypothetical ban on flavored cigarillos.

Methods: Current young adult (21-28 years) cigarillo users were recruited from October 2020 to April 2021 for an online survey about cigarillo and other tobacco use behaviors.

Dissonance in Young Adult Cigarillo Users' Categorization of Concept Flavored and Unflavored Products.

This study asks young adult cigarillo users to categorize their preferred flavor in order to examine user consensus and potential methodological and regulatory implications of flavor name-based categorization systems. Young adult (21-28 years) cigarillo users ( = 426) named and categorized their favorite cigarillo flavor into one of seven categories: Fruit, Sweet and Candy, Mint, Alcohol, Menthol, Tobacco, and Other. Flavor responses were coded as characterizing (ex: Grape, Wine) or concept (ex: Jazz, Diamond) flavors.