Snus vs Nicotine Pouches

People sometimes use “snus” as a broad search term for products placed under the lip. The product categories are not the same.

Traditional snus contains tobacco

The U.S. Food and Drug Administration includes snus among smokeless tobacco products. Traditional snus contains tobacco material.

Nicotine pouches do not contain tobacco leaf

Nicotine pouches contain nicotine and other ingredients, but no tobacco leaf. Nicotine is addictive, and these products are not risk-free.

How Pauch uses the terms

Pauch uses “nicotine pouches” for the products represented in its current catalog. “Snus” may appear only to explain common search vocabulary and this category distinction.

Sources

U.S. FDA — Nicotine and tobacco products
U.S. CDC — Nicotine pouches

Last reviewed: 14 July 2026