What Is Snu? Snu Nicotine Pouches in South Africa

Snu is a brand of nicotine pouches, and on our South African shelf it comes in four strengths: 9mg, 12mg, 18mg and 45mg per pouch. Those four steps carry eleven flavours between them, running from fruit and mint through to cola and an energy drink flavour, and every lid has a scented patch you rub to smell the flavour before the can is open. The whole range sits together in our Snu nicotine pouches collection, where 32 cans are in stock across the four strengths.

The brand also writes its name as SNÜ, with two dots over the u, although Snu is the spelling used across our shop and throughout this page. Every Snu page is written for adults 18 and over, and we deliver to South Africa.

Snu labels 9mg Low, 12mg Medium, 18mg High and 45mg Xtra High. Each row pairs the brand's own strength label with the nicotine in a single pouch, the band that figure falls into on our scale, and the flavours stocked at that step. Read down the last column and a pattern appears quickly enough: the lower the figure, the wider the choice, with ten flavours at 9mg narrowing to five at 45mg.

What Strengths Does Snu Come In for South Africa?

Snu comes in four strengths in South Africa, which the brand names Low at 9mg, Medium at 12mg, High at 18mg and Xtra High at 45mg per pouch. Our own scale draws its lines in slightly different places, with Light covering 1 to 8mg, Medium 8 to 16mg, Strong 16 to 25mg and Extreme anything from 25mg upwards. So, the 9mg can that Snu calls Low sits in our Medium band beside the 12mg cans, while 18mg is Strong and 45mg is Extreme. The two sets of words describe the same numbers against different shelves, which is why the mg figure is the one to hold on to when comparing cans.

Choosing a Snu strength works much like ordering peri peri chicken anywhere between Durban and Pretoria. The heat level is one decision and the marinade is another, and nobody expects the word medium to say anything about the taste. Snu is put together the same way, because the mg figure is the strength and the flavour name is the taste. A cherry cola can at 9mg and a cherry cola can at 45mg share their flavour while sitting at opposite ends of the range, so the number on the can deserves the first look.

Every step, along with the flavours stocked at each one, is set out in the full guide to Snu strengths and mg levels, which is the place to weigh 12mg against 18mg side by side.

What Is the Difference Between mg per Pouch and mg per Gram?

The figure in mg per pouch tells you how much nicotine one pouch holds, while mg per gram tells you how concentrated the pouch content is. Every Snu figure on our South African shelf is given per pouch, so 9mg, 12mg, 18mg and 45mg are the amounts in a single pouch, and those are the numbers to compare when two cans sit side by side. A per gram figure describes a full gram of content instead, which is why it can read higher than the per pouch number for the same product.

The Xtra High cans show this most plainly: the brand states 60mg per gram for them, which is 45mg per pouch. Turning one into the other takes a single sum: take the strength per gram and times it by how many grams one pouch weighs, and the result is the nicotine in that pouch. That being said, the per pouch figure is already stated for every Snu can we stock, so no arithmetic is needed to compare them. The unit beside a number matters as much as the number itself, and reading it first saves a good deal of second guessing at the shelf.

How Much Time Should a Snu Pouch Spend Under Your Lip?

Most people keep a Snu pouch in somewhere between 30 and 60 minutes, and where within that span it comes out is down to personal preference. The same span holds for every step of the range, whether the can is 9mg or 45mg, so the choice of strength does not change the routine. One person might fit a pouch around a quiet stretch at a desk in Sandton, another around a longer drive on the N3 towards KwaZulu-Natal, and in both cases the pouch simply stays in for as long as suits the moment.

The question of how long a can lasts is a different one, since it depends on how many pouches a day someone uses. The dedicated page on how long a Snu lasts separates the time a pouch spends in use from the time a can takes to finish.

How Do You Use a Snu Pouch?

You use a Snu pouch by placing it under your upper lip and leaving it there for between 30 and 60 minutes, depending on how long suits you. Moisture under the lip gradually releases the nicotine and the flavour, so once the pouch is in place there is nothing more to do than let it sit. The routine is identical across every Snu flavour and every strength, which means the first can is the only one that needs any explaining.

Before the Pouch Goes In

Start with the lid, because Snu prints a small scented patch on top with the words 'Rub here to smell the flavour'. Rubbing it gives a preview of the can before it is opened, which is useful when deciding between two flavours at the same strength. Then open the can and take out a single pouch.

Once the Pouch Is In

The pouch sits under the upper lip while the moisture there does the work, and you take it out when your preferred time is up, anywhere within that 30 to 60 minute window. The full routine, from a first pouch through to an everyday habit, is laid out in the step by step guide to using Snu.

Once the routine feels familiar, flavour tends to become the enjoyable part of the decision, and the best Snu flavours, ranked puts the whole range in order with a note on who each one suits.

Is Snu One Range or Two?

Snu is one brand split into two lines: a core range at 9mg, 12mg and 18mg per pouch, and an Xtra High line at 45mg per pouch. The core range carries ten flavours, although a couple of them stop short of 18mg on our South African shelf. The Xtra High line carries five flavours, and four of those also appear in the core range, so the same taste can be picked up at a lower step or at the very top of the ladder.

The fifth Xtra High flavour, Black Ice, is the only Snu flavour the brand makes at a single strength, and that strength is 45mg per pouch. There is no 9mg, 12mg or 18mg version of SNU Black Ice 45mg, which gives it a place of its own at the top of the range. On our scale, 45mg falls well inside the Extreme band, some distance above the 18mg cans that close the core line.

How the two lines relate, and which flavours cross between them, is covered in the Snu core and Xtra High lines explained.

Where Can You Get Snu in South Africa?

You can get Snu in South Africa from our Snu collection, where all four strengths and all eleven flavours sit on one shelf, and we deliver to South Africa. The choice then comes down to strength and flavour, whether the order is for Gauteng, the Western Cape or anywhere else in the country.

We deliver to Johannesburg, and we deliver to Cape Town and Durban too. The practical side of ordering is gathered in where to buy Snu in South Africa, alongside the cans themselves.

Which Snu Flavours Are on the South African Shelf?

Eleven Snu flavours are on our South African shelf, and they sit in three loose families of fruit, mint and drinks, with Black Ice standing on its own at 45mg. Each can below is named at its lowest strength, with the other strengths it comes in listed alongside.

Fruit Flavours

Fruit makes up the largest family in the Snu range. SNU Watermelon 9mg is stocked at 9mg per pouch only, while SNU Triple Mango 9mg runs through 9mg, 12mg and 18mg per pouch, as do SNU Grape 9mg and SNU Strawberry Kiwi 9mg. SNU lemon & Lime 9mg follows the same three steps for a citrus option. SNU Tropical Punch 9mg and SNU Wild Cherry 9mg go further still, reaching 12mg, 18mg and the 45mg Xtra High step, so both are stocked at every Snu strength.

Mint Flavour

Fresh Mint is the mint option in the core range. SNU Fresh Mint 9mg is stocked at 9mg per pouch, with SNU Fresh Mint 12mg one step up at 12mg per pouch. SNU Fresh Mint is not stocked at 18mg or 45mg. For a mint fan in Pretoria, the two cans share their taste and differ only in strength.

Drinks Flavours

SNU Cherry Cola 9mg is the cola option at 9mg per pouch, and the same flavour is stocked at 12mg, 18mg and 45mg per pouch. SNU Fizzy Energy 9mg is the most recent addition to the range, an energy drink flavour that also comes at all four strengths. SNU Cherry Cola, SNU Fizzy Energy, SNU Tropical Punch and SNU Wild Cherry are the four flavours stocked at 9mg, 12mg, 18mg and 45mg per pouch.

To set Snu beside every other brand on the shelf, you can shop nicotine pouches across the full range and compare them by mg per pouch.

What Is the Mildest Snu You Can Get in South Africa?

The mildest Snu in South Africa is 9mg per pouch, the step the brand labels Low and the one with the widest choice of flavours. Ten of the eleven flavours are stocked at 9mg, so a reader starting out can pick almost any taste in the range without moving beyond the lowest figure. On our own scale, 9mg sits in the Medium band, which helps when comparing Snu with brands whose ranges begin lower.

From 9mg, the range climbs to 12mg and then 18mg before the jump to 45mg, and each step is stated in the name of the can on our shelf. As such, moving up is usually a case of choosing the same flavour at the next figure along, with the taste staying put while the strength changes. Anyone curious about how Snu sits among other brands can browse our full range of nicotine pouches, read a broader buying guide covering the wider shelf, or take a closer look at high strength pouches before reaching for the 45mg cans.