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[UsualSnuspects]

I tried a couple cans of Camel (US) "snus" ~6 months ago, but didn't notice the nicotine (& candy is cheaper). Started Swedish snus 1 month ago and have mostly consumed my 1st order:

General Original, White Portion
General Original, Portion
General Original, Long Portion
Grovsnus, White Portion
General Onyx, Black Portion
General Green Harvest, White Portion
Catch Pure Mint, White Medium Portion
01 Original, Portion

All in all, after having tried gum, patches and e-cigs, I find Swedish snus to be the best cigarette replacement yet. It helps that I enjoy Earl Grey and salt (just a pad of yak butter away from Mongolian tea). My favorites so far are the Grovsnus WP and General Green Harvest (flavor profile) and General Onyx (flavor duration). I'm looking forward mostly to the Ettan OP in my next order.

One question: approximately how many milligrams of sodium am I consuming per portion?

[wa3zrm]

One question: approximately how many milligrams of sodium am I consuming per portion?

Excellent question... I've often wondered that myself since the medical community says to much salt is bad for you. I'm sure someone will come along shortly with an answer for us.

[Veganpunk]

Welcome to Snuson. I have no idea about the salt though.

[Reynard]

Welcome to Snuson, I love your username

[Ansel]

Welcome to Snuson!

[UsualSnuspects]

Thanks y'all. I saw a 2% figure for salt on some OPs, so that's 20mg per 1g portion, or <1% of the USRDA (2400mg).

[GoVegan]

I really think it would depend on the snus. I can taste just a pinch of salt in Pioneer but a lot more in General.

[kevs]

It's 2-3% in originals and around 5% in starks.

[WolfenJack]

Great question! I have wondered that too. Funny how conditioned we are to try to find the unhealthy part of something that feels good. I keep thinking that snus must be too good to be true. But so far, I can't find anything bad about it.

[UsualSnuspects]

At 5% (>2% US RDA) a 10 portion/day sterker getting >20% of their sodium on top of any diet could have a significant health impact (does anyone chain .5mL 5 click prises of Thunder ES lös?).

This might deserve its own thread under "Health", but does anyone know if the salt in snus is iodized?