Snus

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Snus ( SNOOSS; Swedish: [ˈsnʉːs] ) is a Swedish tobacco product. It is consumed by placing a pouch of powdered tobacco leaves under the lip for nicotine to be absorbed through the oral mucosa. Snus, not to be confused with nicotine pouches, consists of ground up tobacco leaves, salt, an alkalizer (e.g. sodium carbonate, sodium bicarbonate) and (optionally) flavorings. The final product is sold as both loose tobacco, and in portions with the tobacco mixture contained in a small teabag-like pouch. While "snus" in English generally refers specifically to the tobacco leaf product, in Swedish nicotine pouches are popularly referred to as vitt snus, literally "white snus"; snus can be referred to as brunt snus, "brown snus", to distinguish it. The manufacturing process of snus differs from that of other oral tobacco products. Snus tobacco is heated and pasteurized rather than cured or fermented, resulting in a less harmful product which contains a lower concentration of TSNA carcinogens in comparison...

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