How Much Nicotine Is Absorbed From Pouches?

Nathan Chilcott

Pro Tips

Are you concerned with how much nicotine you’re absorbing? Perhaps you’re a little curious regarding how much actually enters your bloodstream.

You’re in the right place.

There’s not one easy answer to your nicotine absorption rate. However, we can help you understand the variables and calculate how much nicotine you’re really getting.

What you do with that information is up to you.

Nicotine Absorption Rate

It’s generally accepted that you’ll absorb between 20% and 30% of the nicotine in a nicotine pouch. However, there have been studies showing 50% absorption rates.

Naturally, there are conditions which need to be met to achieve maximum absorption.”

Usage Time

It’s straightforward. The longer you keep a nicotine pouch in your mouth, the more nicotine you’ll be able to absorb.

Maximum (50%) absorption rates are usually achieved after 60 minutes. However, as you’ll probably appreciate, most people only keep the pouch in position for between 30-40 minutes.

After that, the flavour starts to wane, and the pouch will be less appealing. In this instance, the exact absorption rate cannot be calculated, but it’s estimated to be between 20% and 30%.

Nicotine Pouch Strength

The nicotine pouch industry produces an array of delightful and appealing nicotine pouch flavours. The flavours don’t specifically affect nicotine pouch strength.

However, tobacco and mint flavours do tend to be stronger.

Every nicotine pouch can will display the nicotine content. It may be displayed as per gram or per pouch. It’s the per pouch figure you’re interested in. That will tell you how much nicotine is in the pouch and allow you to calculate how much you are absorbing.

This is important as you can then decide how many nicotine pouches you need a day and how often you should have them.

Absorbing Nicotine

This doesn’t change the amount of nicotine your body absorbs. However, it is interesting to note that the majority of the nicotine you absorb will be received through the lining of your mouth.

The nicotine passes through it and directly into your bloodstream.

A small percentage of the nicotine dissolves into your saliva. This is then swallowed, allowing your body to absorb the nicotine in the same way it absorbs nutrients from food.

It effectively prolongs the nicotine experience.

pH Levels

You don’t usually know the pH level of a nicotine pouch. However, pouches which are slightly alkaline will offer a faster and more efficient absorption rate. This will increase the amount of nicotine your body gets.

Some Examples

If you take a moment to look around, you’ll find some great deals on nicotine pouches. All you have to do is decide which nicotine strength is best suited to your needs.

For example. The ever-popular Zyn Spearmint offers 9.6 mg of nicotine per pouch. If you keep it in your mouth for 30 minutes, you’re likely to absorb 3.2 mg of nicotine. Keep it in for 60 minutes, and nicotine absorption is likely to be 4.8 mg.

Equally, the Velo Mint Slim has 6.7 mg per pouch. That’s roughly 2.2 mg after 30 minutes and 3.4 mg after an hour.

Summing Up

Understanding nicotine absorption rates is only part of the picture. You need to know how much nicotine is in your preferred pouch and how long you like to keep it in your mouth for.

Put those statistics together and you can confirm how much nicotine you are actually absorbing.