Snu Lines Explained: The Core and Xtra High Snus in France

Our French shelf splits Snu into two lines: a core line at 9mg, 12mg and 18mg per pouch, and Xtra High at 45mg per pouch. Across them, Snu snus offers eleven flavours and four strengths, so pick the line first, the strength inside it second, and let the flavour decide the rest.

Anyone who has skied in the Alps will recognise the logic. The colour of a piste tells you what to expect before the chairlift reaches the top, and the Snu strength names grade a can in much the same way. Every Snu figure in the table is mg per pouch, the nicotine in one portion, rather than a concentration per gram, so two cans can be compared directly by their numbers. The Snu ladder has just four rungs, which gives the brand a compact profile on a French shelf that otherwise runs from 3mg to 150mg per pouch across every brand we stock. Four strengths divided into two lines is exactly why the lines are easy to tell apart at a glance.

What Is the Difference Between the Snu Core Line and Xtra High?

The core line holds three strengths, 9mg, 12mg and 18mg per pouch, whereas Xtra High is one single step at 45mg per pouch. Snu calls the core steps Low, Medium and High, so the name printed on a can tells you where it sits in the line before you read the number. Xtra High stands apart with a name of its own and a figure far above the 18mg ceiling of the core line. Two lines and four strengths make the range simple to read, because the jump between the lines is the only big step in the family.

Ten Snu flavours belong to the core line, and how far each one runs differs on the shelf in France. Grape, Cherry Cola and Wild Cherry each cover all three core strengths, so a shopper can stay with one flavour and move between 9mg, 12mg and 18mg per pouch. A few flavours stop earlier, and the table shows where. For the strength picture can by can, see the strengths Snu comes in, which sets each Snu can against our scale.

Which Snu Strength Is the Lowest, and Which Is the Highest?

The lowest Snu strength is 9mg per pouch, the Low step of the core line, and the highest is 45mg per pouch, the lone step of Xtra High. In between sit 12mg and 18mg, so the ladder climbs in two modest steps and then one considerable leap. A shopper in France who already knows their preferred figure can find the right Snu line within seconds. The lightest Snu can is 9mg per pouch, and adults who want something different will find snus from 3mg to 150mg per pouch across our shelf in France.

How Do the Snu Strength Names Fit Our Strength Scale?

On our own scale, Snu 9mg and 12mg cans fall in Medium, 18mg cans fall in Strong, and the 45mg Xtra High cans fall in Extreme. The bands run Light from 1 to 8mg, Medium from 8 to 16mg, Strong from 16 to 25mg and Extreme from 25mg upwards, all per pouch. So the Snu label Low and our band Medium describe the very same 9mg can from two different starting points. The brand grades within its own range, while our scale grades across every brand we stock in France, and the two can be read together without conflict.

Ski resorts give a handy parallel for two grading systems living side by side. A blue run in the Pyrenees and a blue run in Savoie share a colour, yet each resort draws its own boundary between blue and red, and a skier from Toulouse learns to read each mountain's trail map afresh. Snu strength names behave the same way. The mg per pouch is the measurement that never changes wherever the can is opened, whether in a flat in Lille or an office in Lyon, so it is the number to carry from one brand to the next.

How Long Does a Snu Pouch Stay In, Whichever Line It Comes From?

A Snu pouch stays in for 30 to 60 minutes, depending on personal preference, whichever line it comes from. The line fixes the mg per pouch, while the length of a session inside that window is up to the user, so a 9mg Grape and a 45mg Wild Cherry are judged against the same clock. Each adult in Bordeaux, Nantes or elsewhere in France can pick the point in that window that suits them. The guide to how long a Snu lasts in France follows a session from the first load to the moment the pouch comes out.

Does a Core Snu Pouch Work the Same Way as an Xtra High Pouch?

Yes. The routine is identical in both lines, because the line alters the mg per pouch and nothing else about the pouch itself. A habit formed on a 12mg core can carries straight over to a 45mg Xtra High can with no new steps, one less thing to think about when moving between lines. The same 30 to 60 minute window applies to both, and a shopper in Marseille can keep one routine from can to can. For a step by step account, including the first pouch from a fresh can, read how to use Snu snus.

Which Features Do the Core Line and Xtra High Share?

Both lines share one lid detail: every can carries a scented patch printed with the words "Rub here to smell the flavour". The patch lets a shopper check a flavour by scent before the first pouch, a pleasant touch on a shelf with eleven flavours to choose from. Four flavours also cross between the lines, appearing in the core strengths and again in Xtra High: Cherry Cola, Fizzy Energy, Tropical Punch and Wild Cherry. A favourite flavour need not be left behind when the strength changes.

Fizzy Energy is the newest Snu listing, an energy drink flavour offered at all four strengths on our shelf in France. Black Ice, in contrast, belongs to Xtra High alone. If flavour matters most to you, the best Snu flavours, ranked explains who each one suits, and the background on what Snu is introduces the brand behind both lines.

Where Can Shoppers in France Find Both Snu Lines?

Both lines sit together in one collection on our French shelf, which holds 32 Snu cans, so the 9mg core cans and the 45mg Xtra High cans appear side by side rather than in separate corners. A shopper in Paris can compare a 12mg Cherry Cola with its 45mg counterpart at a glance, and the same goes for Fizzy Energy, Tropical Punch and Wild Cherry. More on the shopping side of Snu snus is in where to buy Snu in France. We deliver to France. We deliver to Lyon, Nantes and Bordeaux. Our products are intended only for adults aged 18 and over.

What Flavours Can You Get in the Snu Core Line?

The core line holds ten flavours, and they fall into three loose families: mint, fruit, and a group that gathers citrus, cola, cherry and energy. Reading the line by family is the quickest way to see how far each flavour runs through the 9mg, 12mg and 18mg steps.

Mint

SNU Fresh Mint 9mg is the mint of the core line, stocked at 9mg and 12mg per pouch in France. It is the natural starting point for adults who lean towards mint, and two steps leave room to move from Low to Medium within the same flavour.

Fruit

Fruit is the largest family in the core line, with five flavours. SNU Strawberry Kiwi 9mg and SNU Triple Mango 9mg each run through 9mg, 12mg and 18mg per pouch, as do Grape and Tropical Punch. Triple Mango, as its name suggests, leaves little doubt about which fruit is in charge. SNU Watermelon 9mg is stocked at 9mg on our shelf in France, making it the one single step flavour of the family. Tropical Punch is the only fruit flavour that also continues into Xtra High at 45mg per pouch.

Citrus, Cola, Cherry and Energy

SNU lemon & Lime 9mg brings citrus to the core line at 9mg, 12mg and 18mg per pouch. Cherry Cola, Wild Cherry and Fizzy Energy complete the line at the same three strengths, and each of them carries on into Xtra High too. Because these three appear at every strength Snu sells in France, this group is the bridge between the two lines.

Which Snu Flavours Come in Xtra High?

Five flavours come in Xtra High at 45mg per pouch: Black Ice, Cherry Cola, Fizzy Energy, Tropical Punch and Wild Cherry. Black Ice is the only one sold in Xtra High alone, while the other four also appear in the core line at 9mg, 12mg and 18mg per pouch. The name Black Ice suits its line rather well, much as the black runs above Chamonix sit at the top of the trail map, and the 45mg figure places every Xtra High can in our Extreme band.

Xtra High is meant for adults who already know that 45mg per pouch is the figure they want, because the step up from the 18mg core cans is a large one. A shopper who enjoys Tropical Punch at 18mg will find the same flavour waiting at 45mg, so the decision is purely about strength rather than learning a new taste. Settling the mg per pouch before the flavour keeps the comparison honest, and the four shared flavours make that order of thinking easy to follow.

Which Snu Line Suits You Best, Core or Xtra High?

Begin with the number you want in each pouch. If it is 9mg, 12mg or 18mg, the core line is your home, and if it is 45mg, Xtra High is the only place to look. With the line chosen, the flavour families narrow things down further, and a sniff of the scented lid confirms the pick before the first pouch goes in. Working in the order of strength, then line, then flavour means a new taste never brings an unplanned jump in strength along with it. Because four flavours exist in both lines, a taste you already like can travel from core to Xtra High with only the figure on the can changing.

Once you have a strength and a flavour family written down, line up two Snu cans at the same mg per pouch and compare them side by side. When your shortlist is ready, buy snus from the full collection to see Snu next to every other brand on our shelf in France, or start from the wider snus range at The Snus Life and work your way in to the Snu collection.