What Is Swedish Snus and How Is It Different From American Chewing Tobacco
According to reports, Swedish snus is winning a toehold in foreign market where snus is not prohibited by law. American market will find the first mention in this context as snus is gaining popularity with even the chain smokers who are keen to give up smoking. They have realized that smoking is more injurious to health and so want an immediate switch to a better alternative. Before we start discussing about the differences between American chewing tobacco stuff and snus, let us first face the question - what is Swedish snus?
It is a spitless and smokeless nicotine product that is nowadays available in Americanized version. Fact is, in America, this local type is more popular than their original Swedish counterpart. Thanks, in no small parts, goes to several snus manufacturing big brands, with General being the pioneer in this regard. Despite growing popularity of snus, there are lots of confusions about this tobacco stuff such as how to use it, whether it causes cancer or how it differs from American chewing tobacco.
Here are most important differences between the two:
No spitting: This is the major one. There is a misconception that spitting is required during Swedish snus consumption and that is one of the reasons why many Americans are still not in favor of trying it. The fact is, snus is nestled near the gumline and under upper lip, generating no saliva. Tobacco in snus is directly absorbed through gum. It's also not true that snus has fiber glass or the likes that can tear the lips or gums of the users.
Packaging: Snus and American chewing tobacco are packaged differently, at least to be marketed in the US. Snus usually comes in tins. Even when they are sold in round packages - which is common in Sweden - they have a €catch' lid that you can pull away to store the discarded snus until the packages are thrown away.
Not loose: Swedish snus is usually sold in portions, white, little teabags containing tobacco. So there is no chance for tobacco to spread over the users' face and they can also discard the bag once it is emptied. Snus effect persists for half an hour or one hour though it can be kept for a longer time without suffering any negative effect.
Risk of cancer: Does Swedish snus cause cancer? It is claimed that use of Swedish snus results into lesser risk of lung cancer though may expose the users to an increased risk of pancreas cancer.
It is a spitless and smokeless nicotine product that is nowadays available in Americanized version. Fact is, in America, this local type is more popular than their original Swedish counterpart. Thanks, in no small parts, goes to several snus manufacturing big brands, with General being the pioneer in this regard. Despite growing popularity of snus, there are lots of confusions about this tobacco stuff such as how to use it, whether it causes cancer or how it differs from American chewing tobacco.
Here are most important differences between the two:
No spitting: This is the major one. There is a misconception that spitting is required during Swedish snus consumption and that is one of the reasons why many Americans are still not in favor of trying it. The fact is, snus is nestled near the gumline and under upper lip, generating no saliva. Tobacco in snus is directly absorbed through gum. It's also not true that snus has fiber glass or the likes that can tear the lips or gums of the users.
Packaging: Snus and American chewing tobacco are packaged differently, at least to be marketed in the US. Snus usually comes in tins. Even when they are sold in round packages - which is common in Sweden - they have a €catch' lid that you can pull away to store the discarded snus until the packages are thrown away.
Not loose: Swedish snus is usually sold in portions, white, little teabags containing tobacco. So there is no chance for tobacco to spread over the users' face and they can also discard the bag once it is emptied. Snus effect persists for half an hour or one hour though it can be kept for a longer time without suffering any negative effect.
Risk of cancer: Does Swedish snus cause cancer? It is claimed that use of Swedish snus results into lesser risk of lung cancer though may expose the users to an increased risk of pancreas cancer.
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