ZYN Black Cherry Nicotine Pouches

ZYN Black Cherry leads on cherry with hints of forest berries and vanilla behind it, and it runs across both of ZYN's pouch sizes. It comes as 1.5mg, 3mg and 6mg in the Mini pouch and as 11mg in the wider Slim, with 20 pouches in a Mini can and 21 in a Slim can. No version contains tobacco leaf, and every can is made by Swedish Match North Europe AB, part of Philip Morris International.

What Black Cherry tastes like

Cherry is the front note and it stays the front note throughout. Hints of forest berries sit underneath and give the fruit some depth, while a vanilla note rounds off the finish. There is no mint or menthol here, so it reads as a sweet fruit pouch rather than a cooling one.

The recipe lands differently in the two sizes: the 0.4g Mini builds the fruit quietly, the 0.7g Slim pushes it through faster. If you would rather have berries pulled tarter, ZYN Red Berry Fizz Nicotine Pouches combine tart red berries with a hint of lemon at 11mg Slim. The full line up is in our ZYN collection, and rival makers sit in nicotine pouches.

Specifications

Brand	ZYN
Flavour	Black Cherry
Strengths available	1.5mg, 3mg, 6mg (Mini) and 11mg (Slim)
Format	Mini and Slim
Pouches per can	20 (Mini) or 21 (Slim)
Pouch weight	0.4g (Mini) or 0.7g (Slim)
Nicotine per pouch	1.5mg, 3mg or 6mg (Mini), 11mg (Slim)
Nicotine per gram	3.75mg/g, 7.5mg/g or 15mg/g (Mini), 15.7mg/g (Slim)
Made by	Swedish Match North Europe AB, part of Philip Morris International
Made in	Sweden
Contains tobacco leaf	No

Mini or Slim, and which one this is

Black Cherry covers both formats, so it is worth knowing which can you are adding. The 1.5mg, 3mg and 6mg cans are Mini: a 0.4g pouch that feels dry to the touch, sits almost invisibly under the lip and gives up nicotine slowly. Twenty fill a can weighing 8g net, and the lid carries up to 2 dots.

The 11mg can is Slim, sometimes called Regular: a 0.7g pouch that feels slightly moist, runs longer against the gum and releases faster. Twenty one fill a can weighing 14.7g net, with 3 to 6 dots on the lid.

What almost nobody spells out is where the switch happens. The format boundary sits between 6mg and 9mg, so 6mg is the strongest Mini and 9mg the weakest Slim. Moving from the 6mg Black Cherry to the 11mg changes the pouch physically as well as raising the number.

What the strength numbers mean

The figure on a ZYN can is milligrams per pouch, not per gram. Some rival brands print the per gram figure instead, which is why a 16mg from another label and a 16.5mg ZYN are not the same thing.

Work it through here. Divide 1.5mg by the 0.4g Mini pouch and you get 3.75mg per gram; 3mg gives 7.5mg per gram and 6mg gives 15mg per gram. The 11mg Slim divided by 0.7g gives 15.7mg per gram. So the 6mg Mini and 11mg Slim are close in concentration, yet the Mini carries far less nicotine because the pouch is smaller.

How to use ZYN pouches

1. Lift one pouch from the top of the can and settle it under your upper lip.
2. Leave it there. Do not chew it and do not swallow it.
3. Expect a tingle in the first minute or two; it fades as you go.
4. Take it out after around 30 minutes and drop it into the lid compartment, designed to hold used pouches until you can bin them.

ZYN Black Cherry Nicotine Pouches FAQs

Is ZYN snus?

No. Snus contains tobacco leaf, and oral tobacco snus cannot legally be sold in the UK. ZYN has no tobacco leaf in it, which is exactly why it is on sale here.

How many pouches in a can?

20 in the Mini can, 21 in the Slim can.

How long should one stay in?

ZYN suggests around 30 minutes.

What separates Mini from Slim?

Weight, feel and speed. Mini is 0.4g, dry and gradual; Slim is 0.7g, slightly moist and quicker.

Safety and age restriction

Nicotine is an addictive substance. This product is for over 18s only and is intended for adults who already use nicotine; it is not for non smokers. Do not use it if you are pregnant or breastfeeding. It is not risk free. Store it out of reach of children and pets, and stop using it if you feel unwell.