Tobacco-free Snus
Swedish snus has been around for over 200 years. This last decade introduced a new tobacco-free variant to the market: tobacco-free snus, also known as nicotine pouches. Snus without tobacco are small white pouches that contain plant fiber, flavourings and nicotine. You put the pouch under your top lip – just like you do with traditional snus. There are a lot of flavours on the market already and with different amounts of nicotine. This type of product was first released in Sweden 2016 and demand has since steadily increased.
What is tobacco-free snus?
Tobacco-free snus is an alternative to traditional snus. Nicotine pouches contain nicotine that normally is extracted from tobacco plants – but instead of tobacco the pouches are stuffed with plant fibers and flavourings. There are also tobacco free snus that contains artificial nicotine. The pouches are white and dry which makes them significantly less runny.
Since tobacco-free snus contains nicotine it is considered an addictive product. The nicotine from the pouch is absorbed by the gums which may cause a nicotine hit.