Snus Dictionary

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Bake: to turn loose snus into a pris.

Bergamont: A sour orange flavor common in snus

Black Portion: A white portion snus that is simply in a black fabric pouch.

Burn: The tingly sensation that may be felt on the back of your lip while using snus.

Extra Strong: Snus that has more than 15mg of nicotine per gram.

GothiaTek: A snus production and quality standard that keeps impurities and other substances below certain levels.

Icetool: A loose snus portion tool made from metal that makes packing the snus into a pris easy.

Kick: Nicotine power

Large Portion: The typical portion size, with about one gram of snus per pouch.

Loose Snus: Snus that is not pack into pouches.

Lös: Loose snus

Maxi Portion: A larger sized snus portion, with about 1.5-2 grams per pouch.

Mini Portion: A smaller sized snus portion, with about .5 grams per pouch.

Original Portion: A portion that has extra moisture added after the tobacco is placed in the pouch.

Portion: Snus put into a little baggie

Pris: A pinch of loose snus that is compacted into a little block

Prismaster: A loose snus portion tool made from plastic that makes packing the snus into a pris easy.

Roll: Ten tins of snus.

SM: Snus producer Swedish Match

Strong Snus: Snus that has more than 9mg if nictotine per gram

Stark: Strong

Tin: One package on snus.

White Portion: A portion that doesn’t have extra moisture added after the tobacco is placed in the pouch.