Filter cigarettes VS Heated tobacco products
Per product. Heated tobacco product — THS; filter cigarette — reference 3R4F.
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Heated tobaccoCigarettes
- Collected Mass (ACM)47.5mg44.9mg
- Nicotine1.07mg1.86mg
- Glycerol3.87mg2.26mg
- 2-Aminonaphthalene0.006ng16.2ng
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Per 100 g. Milk with added vitamin D; soy drink unsweetened, shelf stable.
Brewed coffee VS Brewed black tea
Per 100 g of drink. Both brewed with tap water, so the water itself is out of the comparison.
White rice VS Brown rice
Per 100 g cooked. The white rice is enriched with B vitamins — visible in the thiamin and folate rows.
Butter VS Olive oil
Per 100 g. Few rows: for olive oil the database has measured fatty acids, not vitamins and minerals.
Chicken breast VS Ground beef
Per 100 g raw. Both are raw: cooking changes water and fat and would make the sides incomparable.
White bread VS Whole-wheat bread
Per 100 g. Both commercially prepared: home-baked bread differs from recipe to recipe.
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