ZYN Blueberry Mint Nicotine Pouches

ZYN Blueberry Mint is a ripe fruity pouch with a herbal mint finish, sold here in a single strength of 11mg. That is a Slim can: 21 pouches, each weighing 0.7g, with no tobacco leaf anywhere in them. Swedish Match North Europe AB, part of Philip Morris International, is the maker.

What Blueberry Mint tastes like

The fruit arrives first. Ripe blueberry gives the pouch its body, full and rounded rather than tart, and it stays the main event for as long as you have it in. Behind it the mint finish is herbal rather than icy, so it tidies up the sweetness at the end without turning the whole thing cold. If you want the same berry with a colder treatment, ZYN Blueberry Frost Nicotine Pouches are the direct comparison, and everything else we carry from the brand sits in the ZYN pouch collection.

Specifications

Brand	ZYN
Flavour	Blueberry Mint
Strengths available	11mg
Format	Slim
Pouches per can	21
Pouch weight	0.7g
Nicotine per pouch	11mg
Nicotine per gram	15.7mg/g
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

This one is Slim only, the format ZYN also labels Regular. A Slim pouch is 0.7g and slightly moist when you handle it, which is why it starts releasing nicotine promptly once it is under the lip. It is a longer pouch, so you feel it sitting there, and the can holds 21 with three to six dots printed on the lid.

The alternative format, Mini, would give you something quite different: 0.4g per pouch, dry to the touch, 20 in a can, up to two dots on the lid, and a slower, more gradual release that many people prefer for discretion. Mini covers 1.5mg, 3mg and 6mg only, and the changeover to Slim happens between 6mg and 9mg, so at 11mg this flavour could only ever be a Slim. Choosing between the two is really a choice about pouch size and pace, not just about the milligrams.

What the strength numbers mean

The 11mg on this can is 11mg of nicotine in each individual pouch. It is not a per gram measurement, which some brands elsewhere in the category use on their packaging, so identical looking numbers across brands can mean very different amounts of nicotine per pouch.

Working it through: 11mg of nicotine sits inside a pouch weighing 0.7g. Divide the nicotine by the pouch weight and you get 15.7mg per gram. Put another way, if this pouch were shrunk to the 0.4g Mini size but kept the same concentration, it would carry roughly the nicotine of a 6mg Mini, which is 15mg per gram. That is the practical reason an 11mg Slim feels stronger: more pouch and more nicotine at once.

How to use ZYN pouches

1. Open the can, take one pouch from the top and settle it under your upper lip on one side.
2. Leave it in place from there. No chewing, and it should never be swallowed.
3. A tingling sensation in the first minutes is part of how it works and it eases off.
4. Pull it out at around 30 minutes and tuck it into the storage compartment in the lid, which holds used pouches until a bin is handy.

ZYN Blueberry Mint Nicotine Pouches FAQs

Does this count as snus?

It does not, despite what the search box suggests. Snus uses tobacco leaf and oral tobacco snus is not something UK retailers are allowed to sell. This pouch has no tobacco leaf in it, so it is perfectly legal to buy here.

What is in a can?

Twenty one Slim pouches, 0.7g apiece.

How long does a pouch last?

Plan on around 30 minutes before you take it out.

Why is this Slim only, and what would a Mini be like?

Because 11mg sits above the 6mg ceiling for Mini cans. A Mini would be a smaller 0.4g dry pouch with a gentler build up. Lower strength options across the category are in our nicotine pouch section.

Safety and age restriction

This product contains nicotine and nicotine is addictive. Sales are 18 plus, and it is intended only for adults already using nicotine rather than for people who do not. It is unsuitable if you are pregnant or breastfeeding. Using nicotine is never risk free. Keep it well out of reach of children and household pets, and discontinue use and seek advice if you start to feel unwell.