Is there any alcohol in snus?

[snusgetter]

Alcohol in Snus

I think you're safe. I'd be surprised to hear it even had trace amounts. Even if it was used to flavor some snus I'd guess it all would evaporate away anyhow. Well, there is Probe Whiskey...and Offroad Moonshine. Those surely have alcohol in the making of them but I think all of the ethanol is gone completely. I'd say you're pretty safe but then again I'm far from a doctor.

It's petty much tobacco, water, and salt and all of the ingredients are listed albeit in a different language. They don't list the amount of fiberglass in it though...huh

I'm surprised our fellow forum member TWISTED VICTOR hasn't chimed in on this issue.

I'm been perusing the e-cig forum this morning and came across this SnusX post by TV:

Additives

When making Swedish by the main ingredients except for tobacco are water, salt (table salt) and sodium carbonate. Flavour additives and humectants are also used. Salt is added mainly for its effect on taste but also has a preservative action which contributes to improved shelf life of the products. Sodium carbonate is used to give the products their characteristic flavour profile but also brings the pH value to the slightly alkaline side. Sodium carbonate will convert to baking soda immediately after it is added. Flavour additives in general are natural or artificial flavour compounds that comply with food regulations. Flavours are usally dissolved in alcohol when added. Most of the alcohol evaporates during production. Only trace quantities remain. Humectants are added to protect the products from drying out. We use two types: glycerol and propylene glycol. Both of them also have a preservative effect since they lower the water activity of the product, thus preventing micro-organisms from growing.

Trace quantities = ??

[stevematthews79]

Even alcohol free beer can be sold as just that, but often lists alcohol at 0.05 % if you look at the small print. Caught myself out once felt like I had the worlds worst hangover although I had drunk 4 bottles before realising what I'd done. Haven't had any problems with snus yet although I have avoided using Jaccobsens Wintergreen Strong portions because they smell like alcoholic mouthwash or antisceptic and thought they probably did contain alcohol or something similar.

[raptor]

I was thinking about this thread the other day.

Propylene Glycol is used in many flavorings for various reasons. It's approved for human consumption and is added to food with the label E1520. I looked it up on Wikipedia and part of the definition is that it's an indole or double alcohol. I'm not a chemist...actually got a D in high school so I don't know if that even makes sense. Just thought if you're wicked sensitive to those types of organic compounds it might cause you some sensitivity issues.

The stuff is used for mixing stuff as a solvent. It also is added to tobacco to prevent the drying and it's the stuff that you put in a Credo in a cigar humidor.

Indole is the functional group of histidine, an amino acid. Proplyene glycol is a diol, but it is metabolized differently than alcohol and could be safe for alcohol sensitive users. Again I would ask a doctor.

[lxskllr]

Mint has alcohol(menthol), so avoiding those would probably be wise. If you don't mind lös, I suspect Gellivare and Landströms have 0-very little glycols in them. That might be something to look into.

[stevematthews79]

Mint has alcohol(menthol), so avoiding those would probably be wise. .

Same goes for eucalyptus I've just been googling and it says extracts of Eucalyptus can be very high in alcohol.

Thanks for the heads up. I'll check with my GP but as I have not had any problems by now I think I will be ok, although anyone else reading this in a similar boat should get their own advice if at all unsure

[raptor]

Again, different alcohols are metabolized differently in the body. Disulfiram specifically inhibits an enzyme in ethanol metabolism. I doubt menthol or PG will cause similar symptoms at all because they are converted differently. Of course ask your doctor, but I highly doubt they will make you ill.

I would however add to the list Julesnus, which might be directly prepared from mulled wine. So definitely avoid that one in December.

e: just pulled up a journal article concerning menthol. It is converted to secondary metabolites before being excreted in rats, so by no means does it produce acetaldehyde which causes illness when taking disulfram. Again I am not a doctor (just a biochemist) so ask your doctor.

e:e: Eucalyptus might be unsafe because of the likely means of extraction by ethanol, so yes probably avoid that one

[stevematthews79]

I saw my gp this evening for my repeat prescription and i asked about this. She was not sure but said if i wanted i could stop taking this med. I said yes - i have had to do without wine and beer in cooking. No vinegar on my chips no aftershave, i'm past drinking now so one less pill to pop has to be good. I'll avoid eucalypsus for 5 days till the pills are well out of my system, been on it for 2 years and it builds up.