Snus

Swedish snus is a smokeless tobacco products with a long tradition. In the last years it has become much more popular as an alternetive to cigarettes, many countries have issued cigarettes ban on restaurants and pubs. Instead of going to cigarette shops you could order snus online, like camel snus and marlboro snus. You could buy Swedish snus on many online snus shops. General snus, Skruf snus and Thunder snus are major brands of snus tobacco that is smokeless, a non smoking tobacco. Swedish snus comes as flavored snus and also non flavored snus depending on the type you prefer.

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An introduction to the Swedish Snus

The history of snus

The Swedish snus is a tobacco product dating from the late 1700s and is used orally, you put it under your upper lip. It is moist and easy use and contains mainly four ingredients. Tobaccos, water, salt, food approved humectants used to preserve moisture and flavour additives this give each brand its unique character.

It is the combination of the manufacturing process and the high requirements of the selection of tobacco which makes the Swedish snus unique. Swedish snus (also called Swedish snuff is manufactured through a heat-treated process that ensures that micro organisms are neutralized, and that the snus stays fresh longer.

In Sweden, snus is regulated under the Swedish food legislation as a food product and therefore are the sanitation requirements the same as those used in food production. All additives that are used are approved as food additives.

The most usual way to consume snus is to place it beneath the upper lip, and keep it there for a time varying from only minutes to several hours, according to taste and flavor. Swedish smokeless tobacco comprises loose-weight snus and portion-packed snus. The portion-packed snus is available in a range of flavours and portion sizes (Mini, Large and Maxi).

Loose-weight snus

Loose snus is a loose moist powder which can be portioned and rolled into a cylindrical shape with the fingertips. The final result is often referred to as a pris/pinch (of snuff) or prilla (slang for pris). To form your own loose-pouches require practice and patience. All loose-weight snuffers have their own high demands on shape, hardness and size. The taste and the scent are more powerful and clear than the portion-packed snus. They who found their own loose-pouches are usually faithful to it under a long period of time.

Original portion

Portion-packed snus is a simply and practically alternative to loose-weight. The portion snus is prepackaged powder in small bags made from the same material as teabags. The classical portion-packed snus (original) has dark and moistened portion pouches, which produce a more rapid secretion of saliva. The taste and scent are clear.

White portion

White is a new portion-packed snus that run less and taste longer.

Portion-packed snus - Mini

Pouches in mini size are discreet and half the size as ordinary portion pouches and therefore it is invisible under your lip.

Portion-packed snus - Large

Pouches in standard size.

Portion-packed snus - Maxi

Pouches in double standard size.

General snus

The snus brand General is a smokeless tobacco product called Swedish snus and it has a unique character profile. Swedish snus has been enjoyed by Scandinavians for over 200 years. Like grappa or scotch, Swedish snus has humble origins. At the start of the 19th century, Swedes begin grinding tobacco and mixing with water, salt and flavorings. This loose tobacco was packed into cardboard cans or sold in bulk bags. Workers and farmers preferred smokeless tobacco since it cost less and kept their hands free for work. Since 1915, General snus is carefully crafted from selected tobaccos according to a secret recipe known only to a handful of employees at the Swedish Match factories in Gothenburg, Sweden. The brand has nothing to do with the military despite its name. Before the early 1900s, many manufacturers offered a general snus as a generic, universal product based on simple ingredients. Over time, some of these recipes were refined and were developed as brands in Sweden. This is the origin of the brand as it is known today. Today, General snus is the largest snus brand in Scandinavia.

Like most Swedish snus products, it is offered in both the loose and portion pack formats. You could read more about snus on Snus review. The loose format is General loose and the portion pack formats are General portion, General ONYX, General white portion, General Silver portion, General Maxi portion, General Mini portion and General Mini White portion. The packaging for the portion pack products have an innovative lid-in-lid design to allow for easy disposal of used pouches in the lid of the can. Each can of the product is color-coded to make it easy to identify the product format.

Skruf Snus

The snus from Skruf is a more exclusive choice for snus users. Skruf wants to offer the consumers a product of highest quality and uses only the most exclusive tobacco in their snus. Each of the tobacco leafs has been manually selected by experts. Only the best leafs are used and only the best parts of them, the hole leaf is therefore not used. The excellent quality and the modern factory results in lower levels of the poisoning TSNA than other brand on the market, this according to the Swedish National Food Administration (Svenska Livsmedelsverket). The freshness of the snus is one of the most important criteria for the snus user. Therefore Skruf has developed a waterproof can which results to the contact with other substances are minimised and the moisture is kept in the can.

Skruf Cranberry is a portion packed snus with a fresh aroma and a bit sour taste of cranberry. The unique cranberry taste is a perfect harmonize with the mild taste of tobacco. The snus is for both men and women although it might be most suitable for former smokers that can experience that the aroma and taste in traditional snus is too distinct. The classical and original Skruf snus with a more distinctive tobacco taste the named Portion.

Skruf strong portion packed snus contains significant more leaf tobacco than regular snus which results in a 35 percent higher level of nicotine than regular snus. Skruf strong loose cut snus has about 10 percent more leaf tobacco and nicotine than other loose cut snus.

The newest snus from Skruf is Knox, a portion packed low priced snus with a high quality. The taste is classical and distinct and is appreciated by modern snus users.

Ettan Snus

Originally known as Ljunglöfs Ettan snus, the brand was introduced in Sweden in 1822 by Jacob Fredrik Ljunglöf. The son of a priest, Jacob Fredrik Ljunglöf brought two things to the burgeoning Swedish snus industry of the early nineteenth century – a modern business vision and a relentless dedication to product quality. In 1822, Jacob Fredrik Ljunglöf fashioned a new Swedish snus recipe that was to be one of the most long-lived brands in Swedish trade. Having acquired the widely used quality standard, Number One, as his trademark, his snus became known as Ljunglöfs Ettan (Ljunglöfs Number One). Today, this brand is one of the oldest, still active product brands in Sweden, where it represents over 50% of the market.

This tobacco product is available in two formats – loose and portion packed. The packaging and look of Ettan snus loose has changed little over the years remaining true to its traditional roots. The portion pack version of Ettan snus continues this tradition with only slight updates to appeal to more modern tastes. It is easy to identify the product format by looking at the color code on each can of Ettan snus.

The Swedish snus Ettan is a Swedish snus, a smokeless tobacco product that originated in Sweden over 200 years ago. Ettan snus has a unique character profile and has humble origins like other well-known products such as scotch or grappa. During the 1800s, several people in Sweden started a new process of grinding tobacco and mixing this with water, flavorings and salt. This is the origin of Swedish snus as it is known today. After preparing the tobacco, cardboard boxes were packed with the loose tobacco for sale or sold by weight from bulk bags. This form of smokeless tobacco was preferred by workers and farmers since it kept their hands free for work and it cost less to buy. Over time, different varieties of Swedish snus appeared on the market based on regional preferences and recipes. The regional offerings of Swedish snus varied in the tobacco selected, how coarse or fine the tobacco was ground and how the tobacco was flavored for use. Many of these early recipes are forgotten now. However, one recipe that survived was for Ettan snus and it dates back to 1822. You can easily order snus to US and other countries all over the world. Read more about ettan snus

Camel Snus

Camel snus is sold only in USA. The camel snus is based on the original Swedish Snus. Although camel is marketing this very much many people doesn't think it has the same quality and good flavor as the Swedish snus has. Read more about camel snus

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