Certain steam-volatile acids were determined in smoke condensates of cigarettes made from five flue-cured tobaccos having different degrees of aromaticity. The analytical results were compared with panel test findings on the relative flavor of the cigarettes. For the acids, no consistent relationship between flavor and total amounts was observed, due mainly to one sample which did not follow the pattern. Comparison of panel test findings of the relative aromaticity and recently published data on certain volatile leaf acids of the five tobacco samples showed that a tendency toward a relationship existed between relative leaf aroma and levels of certain volatile acids. Limitations of the findings were discussed.

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