The effect of sucralose on flavor sweetness in electronic cigarettes varies between delivery devices.

The appeal of sweet electronic cigarette flavors makes it important to identify the chemical compounds that contribute to their sweetness. While volatile chemicals that produce sweet aromas have been identified in e-liquids, there are no published reports of sugars or artificial sweeteners in commercial e-liquids. However, the sweetener sucralose is marketed as an e-liquid additive to commercial flavors.

Sensory Effects of Menthol and Nicotine in an E-Cigarette.

Introduction: Despite the longstanding use and popularity of menthol as a flavorant in tobacco products, its sensory interactions with inhaled nicotine have never been measured independently of the other irritants in tobacco smoke. We therefore measured the perception of menthol in an E-cigarette with the primary goal of assessing its analgesic effect on the sensory irritation produced by inhaled nicotine.

Methods: Adult cigarette smokers sampled aerosolized E-liquids containing five different concentrations of nicotine with 0%, 0.