Thread: Snus

great post woork very informitive

Originally Posted by woork

Snus is fine ground tobacco that is prepared with salt and water, then pasteurized, and then they add aroma. Are the copenhagen and other variations fermented instead of pasteurized?
I have never seen a swede spit out the juices, it in such small quantitees it does'nt matter..Last time I was in the US I tried this SKOAL stuff(tasted like candy) and some loose copenhagen, I used it under my upper lip..Should I have spit the juices out?

"Dip tobacco, unlike the Swedish variant snus, often causes the user to produce excess saliva while dipping. This is typically spat onto the ground or in a bottle because swallowing can cause irritation to the esophagus, nausea, and vomiting — however, some users can swallow the tobacco-caused saliva with no ill effects."

"Studies have shown that dipping tobacco has a relatively low risk for cancer, but some studies give conflicting results. One, done in 2004, shows that tobacco-specific nitrosamine (TSNA) levels were much higher in American dipping tobacco than those of Swedish products."

"Cancer, however, is not frequently experienced as a consequence in Sweden, where smokeless tobacco use is well-established. It should be noted, however, that Swedish moist snuff (snus) utilizes a different manufacturing process that is speculated to reduce the amount of harmful chemicals delivered to the smokeless tobacco user, specifically by minimizing nitrosamine content."

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//Victor

you swallowed copenhagen wow, man that is some strong stuff. next time i would advise to spit all american snuff products

Years ago when I was an ironworker a co-worker of mine chewed Red Man. He would have a wad of tobacco in his cheek that looked like a baseball. He had just put a fresh chew in his mouth when he miscued a step and fell 4 floors.

He hit I-beams on every floor as he went down bouncing from one to the other. Miraculously he didn't break any bones but was just beat to hell. They rushed him to the hospital and he was off work for a few days. When I saw him again he told me the worst part of the whole thing was that he had swallowed that whole chew of tobacco and had never been so sick in his life.

Originally Posted by jszabo

you swallowed copenhagen wow, man that is some strong stuff. next time i would advise to spit all american snuff products

If I remember correctly I did'nt get much juices from it... Maybe because I had under my upper lip?Maybe because i'm used to swedish snus?Dunno...

When I was working on construction sites I heard lots of horror stories about old geezers and snus.. Like a old guy who never took the snus out, he just added more.. Stomach ulcer here I come!

//Victor

Originally Posted by JimmyHAD

Years ago when I was an ironworker a co-worker of mine chewed Red Man. He would have a wad of tobacco in his cheek that looked like a baseball. He had just put a fresh chew in his mouth when he miscued a step and fell 4 floors.

He hit I-beams on every floor as he went down bouncing from one to the other. Miraculously he didn't break any bones but was just beat to hell. They rushed him to the hospital and he was off work for a few days. When I saw him again he told me the worst part of the whole thing was that he had swallowed that whole chew of tobacco and had never been so sick in his life.

darn that had to hurt but after it was over with i would of had a good laugh from that one