Snu Lines Explained: The Core Range and Xtra High in the UK

Snu snus on our UK shelf comes in four lines: Low at 9mg, Medium at 12mg and High at 18mg per pouch make up the core range, and Xtra High sits above them at 45mg per pouch. Ten flavours run through the core range and five through Xtra High, eleven flavours in all, so the line settles the nicotine per pouch and the flavour list settles what is in the tin. Think of the four lines as the gas marks on a British oven, where the number is chosen before anyone decides what goes on the tray. The fuller picture of Snu strengths and mg levels in the UK sits on its own page, while the lines, and what separates them, are laid out below.

Every line of Snu snus is used in the same way, whichever figure is printed on the tin. A pouch is kept in for 30 to 60 minutes, depending on the user's preference, and the page on how long a Snu lasts covers that timing in more depth. The steps for placing a pouch are set out in how to use Snu, so this page can stay with the lines themselves. Flavour order has a page of its own, under which Snu flavour is best in the UK. For the brand itself, start with what Snu is, and for the buying side, where to buy Snu in the UK gathers it in one place.

What Is in the Snu Core Range?

The Snu core range is three strength lines of snus carrying the same flavour names: Low at 9mg, Medium at 12mg and High at 18mg per pouch. So, SNU Cherry Cola 9mg, SNU Cherry Cola 12mg and SNU Cherry Cola 18mg are one flavour at three steps, and the same pattern runs through SNU Fizzy Energy 9mg and its 12mg and 18mg partners. The gaps are 3mg from Low to Medium and 6mg from Medium to High, which makes the second step twice the size of the first. What changes as the core range climbs, apart from the number, is the length of the flavour list, which runs from ten flavours at 9mg to nine at 12mg and eight at 18mg per pouch.

Snu Low at 9mg per Pouch

Snu Low is the widest Snu line, with ten flavours at 9mg per pouch. Beside Cherry Cola and Fizzy Energy it holds SNU Fresh Mint 9mg, Grape, Lemon & Lime, Strawberry Kiwi, Triple Mango, Tropical Punch, SNU Watermelon 9mg and SNU Wild Cherry 9mg. Watermelon appears in Low and nowhere else on our UK shelf, so SNU Watermelon 9mg is the only tin for that flavour. Snu Low is the first rung of the Snu ladder, and at 9mg per pouch it sits in the Medium band of our own strength scale (8 to 16mg), so the mg figure is the clearest guide to where it lands across the shelf.

Snu Medium at 12mg per Pouch

Snu Medium carries nine flavours at 12mg per pouch, which is the whole Low list apart from Watermelon. SNU Fresh Mint 12mg is the top of the ladder for mint, because Fresh Mint goes no higher than this line. Snu Medium also shares a band with Snu Low on our scale, since both 9mg and 12mg fall inside 8 to 16mg, and that makes these two lines the closest pair in the range. A reader moving from SNU Grape 9mg to SNU Grape 12mg keeps the flavour and adds 3mg per pouch, which is the smallest step Snu offers anywhere on its ladder.

Snu High at 18mg per Pouch

Snu High carries eight flavours at 18mg per pouch: Cherry Cola, Fizzy Energy, Grape, Lemon & Lime, Strawberry Kiwi, Triple Mango, Tropical Punch and Wild Cherry. Fresh Mint and Watermelon stop below this line, so the Snu High list is fruit, cola and energy flavours throughout. On our UK strength scale, 18mg sits in the Strong band (16 to 25mg), which makes Snu High the only Snu line in that band. It is the top of the core range and the last stop before the jump to Xtra High, and it is the line where the core flavour list is at its shortest.

What Is Snu Xtra High?

Snu Xtra High is the top line, with five flavours at 45mg per pouch: Black Ice, Cherry Cola, Fizzy Energy, Tropical Punch and Wild Cherry. Four of those five also run through the core range, so SNU Wild Cherry 45mg and SNU Wild Cherry 9mg share a flavour while sitting at opposite ends of the Snu ladder. Black Ice is the exception, and it appears in Xtra High only. Fizzy Energy, an energy drink flavour and the newest Snu listing, turns up at all four strengths on our shelf, from 9mg to 45mg. On our scale, 45mg falls in the Extreme band, 25mg and over, which is the top band we use for any brand.

Is Black Ice Only Sold in Snu Xtra High?

Yes, SNU Black Ice 45mg is the only Black Ice tin, with no 9mg, 12mg or 18mg version on our UK shelf. That makes it the one Snu flavour that belongs to a single line above the core range, much as Watermelon belongs to Low alone at the other end.

What Does 60mg per Gram Mean on Snu Xtra High?

Snu Xtra High is labelled 60mg per gram, and that works out at 45mg per pouch, the figure used across this page and in our table. The sum is to take the mg per gram figure and scale it by how heavy a single pouch is, measured in grams, which gives the nicotine in one pouch. A food label in a British supermarket works the same way, with a figure per 100g beside a figure per portion, and the portion figure is the one that matches what actually goes on the plate. So, when 60mg per gram and 45mg per pouch both appear, they describe the same tin in two units rather than two different strengths.

Comparing across lines works best in one unit. Set side by side per pouch, the Snu ladder reads 9mg, 12mg, 18mg and 45mg, and the step from High to Xtra High is far larger than any step inside the core range. That gap is the plainest way to see why Xtra High stands as its own line rather than a fourth rung on the core ladder. Readers in Manchester or Birmingham weighing a Snu tin against another brand's tin can line them up the same way, converting any per gram label to per pouch first.

How Do the Snu Lines Sit on Our UK Strength Scale?

On our UK strength scale, Snu Low 9mg and Snu Medium 12mg both sit in Medium, Snu High 18mg sits in Strong and Snu Xtra High 45mg sits in Extreme. Our scale runs Light at 1 to 8mg, Medium at 8 to 16mg, Strong at 16 to 25mg and Extreme at 25mg and over, all per pouch. No Snu snus tin falls in Light, because the range starts at 9mg. The brand line name Medium and our Medium band share a word but measure different things: Snu Medium is a single 12mg line, while our Medium band covers everything from 8mg to 16mg.

That shared word is the main reason to read the mg figure before the name. A Snu Low tin and a tin from another brand called Medium can sit in the same band, and the number per pouch is what tells them apart. It is rather like coat sizes on a Leeds high street, where a medium in one shop can fit like a large in the next, and the measurement on the label settles it. That being said, within Snu itself the names run in a clean order, so Low, Medium, High and Xtra High always climb in that sequence.

Which Snu Flavours Come in Every Line?

Four Snu flavours come in every line on our UK shelf: Cherry Cola, Fizzy Energy, Tropical Punch and Wild Cherry, each at 9mg, 12mg, 18mg and 45mg per pouch. The other seven are spread more thinly, so each flavour decides how many strengths are open to it. Grouping them by how far they reach makes the shelf quicker to read.

Flavours in All Four Snu Lines

Cherry Cola, Fizzy Energy, Tropical Punch and Wild Cherry are the four flavours with a tin at every step from 9mg to 45mg per pouch. Someone settled on SNU Tropical Punch 9mg can move to SNU Tropical Punch 12mg, SNU Tropical Punch 18mg or SNU Tropical Punch 45mg without changing flavour, which keeps a change of strength from also becoming a change of taste.

Flavours in the Three Core Lines

Grape, Lemon & Lime, Strawberry Kiwi and Triple Mango each come at 9mg, 12mg and 18mg per pouch. They run the full core range and stop at High, so SNU Triple Mango 18mg is the strongest mango tin in the Snu range, and the same holds for the other three at 18mg.

Flavours in One or Two Lines

Fresh Mint, Watermelon and Black Ice are the narrow end of the range, and each points straight to its line. Fresh Mint comes at 9mg and 12mg, so mint sits in Low or Medium. Watermelon comes at 9mg only, in Low, and Black Ice comes at 45mg only, in Xtra High.

What Does the Rub Patch on a Snu Lid Do?

The scented patch on every Snu lid is printed with "Rub here to smell the flavour", so the flavour can be checked before the tin is opened. Anyone who collected scratch and sniff stickers at primary school will recognise the idea straight away. For the lines, the useful point is that the patch speaks to the flavour, while the line name and the mg figure speak to the strength, and the two are best read together when a tin is picked up from the shelf.

How Do You Choose Between the Snu Lines?

Choosing between the Snu lines starts with nicotine per pouch, 9mg, 12mg, 18mg or 45mg, and then moves to flavour, because the flavour list narrows as the line climbs. A reader who wants Fresh Mint has Low and Medium to pick from, a reader set on Watermelon has Low, and a reader after Black Ice has Xtra High. The four flavours that span every line leave the most room to change strength later while keeping the taste the same. Changing one thing at a time, either the line or the flavour, makes it far easier to tell which change made the difference.

Readers across the UK, from Glasgow and Edinburgh down to Bristol and London, choose from the same four lines on the same shelf. We deliver to the UK. Our products are for adults aged 18+. To set Snu snus beside other brands, you can shop nicotine pouches across the whole shelf, or head back to our full snus range and browse from the top. The same line by line approach is applied to another brand's strengths and lines on our blog, for anyone comparing ladders.