There can be little doubt that disposable devices are all the rage at the moment . And while there has been a huge shift to this part of the market , when brands decide to add disposables to their product line , then they must be aware of flavour considerations . Put simply , if you use the same liquids in disposables as you do in higher-powered devices then you are very likely to run into problems . As disposables represent a fairly new market , most brands do not have flavours tweaked specifically for these types of devices … this is a big mistake . It is important to note that the power on which a device runs can have a huge impact on flavour delivery . For example , if your high VG e-liquids usually pair well with subohm devices , these same flavours will not transfer well onto a disposable device . We believe this is due to the fact that the lower power disposables cannot vaporise the flavour compounds as effectively as they do with sub-ohm devices and therefore the e-liquid can taste different . When designing flavours for disposables , they must be specifically formulated for the devices in question and the optimum solution is to rely heavily on compounds which can be vaporized easily . In the flavour industry we call these compounds esters and examples include ethyl butyrate , ethyl acetate and ethyl hexanoate . At JPL , we have recently been analysing the liquid inside several disposable devices and we were specifically looking for the sweetener matrix being used . Sweeteners in sub ohm liquids are not absolutely essential but they will likely improve the overall flavour performance . The most common sweeteners in sub ohm liquids are sucralose and stevia . However , in disposable devices we are seeing increased uses of xylitol , sucralose , stevia and neotame , all used in conjunction with one another . Sweeteners are incredibly important for disposable devices as the low power of the device struggles to push flavours through , the sweeteners will help reduce this issue . There are some concerns about the use of neotame , as this is related to the commonly known aspartame sweetener and can carry a lot of negative connotations . When developing a new flavour , or tweaking an existing flavour for disposable devices , we advise on creating a bespoke palette with a flavour house and talk about sweetener options . Neotame is not currently restricted under the Tobacco Products Directive , however we would expect this to be added to the banned substances list in the near future .
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Sweeteners are incredibly important for disposables as the low power of the device struggles to push flavours through
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