ZYN Cool Mint Nicotine Pouches

ZYN Cool Mint carries the taste of cool fresh peppermint and menthol across five strengths: 1.5mg, 3mg and 6mg as Mini pouches, then 9mg and 11mg as Slim pouches. Mini cans hold 20 pouches and Slim cans hold 21, so the can itself changes as you move up the range. Every pouch is white, holds no tobacco leaf and comes from Swedish Match North Europe AB, part of Philip Morris International.

What Cool Mint tastes like

Peppermint does the work up front and menthol sits underneath it. The peppermint is the clean sweet mint most people picture, while the menthol adds a cold prickle that holds while the pouch is in. If you are picking between the two mints, set it against ZYN Spearmint Nicotine Pouches, or look through the wider ZYN range for a fruit flavour instead.

Specifications

Brand	ZYN
Flavour	Cool Mint
Strengths available	1.5mg, 3mg, 6mg, 9mg, 11mg
Format	Mini (1.5mg, 3mg, 6mg) or Slim (9mg, 11mg)
Pouches per can	20 (Mini) or 21 (Slim)
Pouch weight	0.4g (Mini) or 0.7g (Slim)
Nicotine per pouch	1.5mg to 11mg
Nicotine per gram	7.5mg/g (3mg Mini) to 15.7mg/g (11mg 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

Cool Mint spans both ZYN formats, so it pays to know where the line sits. The 1.5mg, 3mg and 6mg cans are Mini. A Mini pouch weighs 0.4g, feels dry to the touch, tucks away almost unnoticed and gives its nicotine up gradually. Twenty sit in a can and the lid carries up to two dots. The 9mg and 11mg cans are Slim. A Slim pouch weighs 0.7g, feels slightly moist, is longer under the lip and releases faster. Twenty one sit in a can and the lid carries three to six dots.

The switch happens between 6mg and 9mg. Move from the 6mg can to the 9mg can and you are not just taking a bigger dose, you are putting a physically larger, wetter pouch in your mouth that behaves differently from the first minute onward. No shelf label anywhere tells you that.

What the strength numbers mean

The figure on a ZYN can is milligrams of nicotine per pouch, not per gram. That matters, because some other pouch brands print the per gram figure instead, so a 16mg from one of those and a 16.5mg ZYN are not the same thing.

The arithmetic here is simple. Divide 3mg by the 0.4g Mini pouch and you get 7.5mg per gram; the 6mg Mini comes to 15mg per gram and the 1.5mg Mini to 3.75mg per gram. On the Slim side, 9mg spread through 0.7g works out at 12.9mg per gram and 11mg at 15.7mg per gram. Worth noticing: the 6mg Mini is denser per gram than the 9mg Slim, even though the number on its lid is lower.

How to use ZYN pouches

1. Lift a pouch from the top layer of the can and tuck it under your upper lip, over to one side.
2. Leave it where it is. There is no chewing involved and nothing to swallow.
3. A tingle in the first minute or two is normal and it settles down.
4. Take it out after around 30 minutes and drop it into the lid compartment, which is built to hold used pouches.

ZYN Cool Mint Nicotine Pouches FAQs

Is ZYN Cool Mint snus?

No. Snus contains tobacco leaf and oral tobacco snus cannot be sold in the UK. There is no tobacco leaf in ZYN, which is precisely why it is legal here, although plenty of people still call these pouches snus out of habit.

How many pouches are in a can?

Mini cans hold 20, Slim cans hold 21.

How long should one stay in?

Around 30 minutes, then swap it out.

What actually changes between Mini and Slim?

Weight, feel, count and pace: 0.4g dry pouches, 20 a can, gradual release, against 0.7g moist pouches, 21 a can, quicker release. Other options sit in our nicotine pouch category.

Safety and age restriction

Nicotine is addictive. Sale is restricted to over 18s and these pouches are meant for adults who already use nicotine, not for non smokers. Do not use them if you are pregnant or breastfeeding. No nicotine product is risk free. Store cans out of reach of children and pets, and stop using them and get advice if you feel unwell.