ZYN Menthol Ice Nicotine Pouches

ZYN Menthol Ice delivers a cooling taste of eucalyptus and menthol in two Slim strengths, 13.5mg and 16.5mg. The 13.5mg can holds 21 pouches; the 16.5mg can, marked with six dots, holds 20 and weighs 14g. Neither contains tobacco leaf, and both are produced by Swedish Match North Europe AB, part of Philip Morris International.

What Menthol Ice tastes like

Eucalyptus is the part that sets this apart. Alongside menthol it gives a cooling effect that reads as clean rather than sweet, closer to a cold breath than a mint sweet. The menthol carries the chill and the eucalyptus gives it that sharp herbal lift. The obvious flavour to compare is ZYN Blackcurrant Frost Nicotine Pouches, which brings fruit to a similarly cold base, and the rest of the ZYN pouch collection is worth a look too. One note on naming: the 13.5mg was previously sold as Icy Mint 12.5mg, so older listings may still use that name.

Specifications

Brand	ZYN
Flavour	Menthol Ice
Strengths available	13.5mg, 16.5mg
Format	Slim, both strengths
Pouches per can	21 (13.5mg) or 20 (16.5mg)
Pouch weight	0.7g
Nicotine per pouch	13.5mg or 16.5mg
Nicotine per gram	19.3mg/g (13.5mg) or 23.6mg/g (16.5mg)
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

Both Menthol Ice cans are Slim, sometimes labelled Regular. Slim means a 0.7g pouch that feels slightly moist between your fingers, sits longer along the gum and starts working quickly. Cans usually contain 21 of them and the lid shows three to six dots. The exception is the 16.5mg six dot can, which holds 20 pouches rather than 21 and has a net weight of 14g.

ZYN's other format, Mini, is not offered in this flavour. A Mini pouch weighs 0.4g, is dry to the touch, comes 20 to a can, releases more gradually and covers 1.5mg to 6mg. The format boundary runs between 6mg and 9mg, so anything at 9mg or above, this flavour included, is Slim by definition. For a smaller, drier pouch you need a different flavour rather than a different strength of this one.

What the strength numbers mean

Milligrams per pouch is what ZYN prints. Elsewhere in the category some brands quote milligrams per gram on the front of the can, so an unfamiliar 16mg product may be far weaker per pouch than a 16.5mg ZYN.

For this flavour the sums go like this. Each Slim pouch weighs 0.7g. Take the 13.5mg pouch, divide its nicotine across those 0.7g, and it comes to 19.3mg per gram. Do the same with the 16.5mg pouch and you get 23.6mg per gram, the highest concentration ZYN sells. That is a real step up, so treat the 16.5mg with respect if 13.5mg is your usual.

How to use ZYN pouches

1. Pull a pouch from the top of the can and place it under your upper lip, left or right of centre.
2. Now leave it undisturbed. It is not chewed and it is not swallowed.
3. Early on you will feel a tingle where the pouch rests; that is expected and passes.
4. Around 30 minutes in, lift it out and put it in the lid compartment, designed as a temporary home for used pouches.

ZYN Menthol Ice Nicotine Pouches FAQs

Is Menthol Ice a snus product?

No, even though the search term is everywhere. Snus is a tobacco leaf product and oral tobacco snus is banned from sale in the UK. These pouches contain no tobacco leaf at all, which is why you can buy them here legally.

How many pouches come in each can?

The 13.5mg gives you 21, and the 16.5mg gives you 20.

How long do I leave one in?

Roughly 30 minutes is the guidance from ZYN.

Why is there no Mini version of this flavour?

Mini stops at 6mg and this flavour starts at 13.5mg, so it exists only in Slim. Lower strength alternatives are listed in our nicotine pouch range.

Safety and age restriction

Nicotine is an addictive drug and this product is for adults of 18 or over who already use nicotine. If you do not smoke or use nicotine, do not start with these. They should not be used in pregnancy or while breastfeeding. There is no such thing as a risk free nicotine product. Cans must be kept from children and animals, and anyone feeling unwell should stop and seek medical advice.