Mean nitrosamine content (and range) of moist snuff products from various sources based on dry weight
| Country and brand (year sampled) | Manufacturer | Nicotine (mg/g) | NNK (μg/g) | NNN (μg/g) | Total TSNA (μg/g) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| All available pertinent data from referenced studies is reported. Blank cells indicate that data were not provided in the referenced study. | |||||
| *Brand not specified in study. | |||||
| Sweden | |||||
| Three brands*(1990–91)15 | Swed Match | 1.4–2.1 | 5.2–5.7 | 9.2–11.2 | |
| Ettan Snus (2000)13 | Swed Match | 0.5 | 1.1 | 2.8 | |
| Sudan(Toombak) | |||||
| 5 Samples*(1990)16 | 32.2–102.4 | 630–7870 | 830–3805 | ||
| 5 Samples*(1990)16 | 8.4–26.0 | 1140–2790 | 420–1550 | ||
| 3 Samples*(1993)17 | 188–362 | 241–369 | |||
| USA | |||||
| 2 Samples*(1991)15 | 18.6–20.6 | 0.5–0.8 | 4.8–8.0 | ||
| 1 Sample*(1992)15 | 16.7 | 0.6 | 5.6 | ||
| Copenhagen (1994)18 | USSTC | 12 (12.7–11.3) | 1.9 (1.3–2.5) | 8.7 (10.1–7.3) | 17.2 (20.2–14.2) |
| Skoal, Original fine cut(1994)18 | USSTC | 11.9 (13.4–10.7) | 1.3 (1.4–1.2) | 8.2 (9.5–6.9) | 14.9 (17.4–12.4) |
| Skoal Bandts Straight(1994)18 | USSTC | 10.1 (10.9–9.3) | 0.9 (1.2–0.6) | 5.1 (6.1–4.1) | 8.2 (9.9–6.5) |
| Kodiak Wintergreen(1994)18 | Conwood | 10.9 (10.1–11.7) | 0.6 (0.8–0.4) | 6.3 (7.4–5.2) | 11.0 (13.4–8.6) |
| Hawken Wintergreen(1994)18 | Conwood | 3.2 (3.4–3.0) | 0.2 (.24–.16) | 3.1 (3.4–2.8) | 4.1 (4.5–3.7) |
| Skoal (2000)13 | USSTC | 4.3 | 20.8 | 64.0 | |
| Copenhagen(2000)13 | USSTC | 3.4 | 14.3 | 41.1 | |
| Timber Wolf(2000)13 | Swed. Match | 0.95 | 3.0 | 7.5 | |
| Silver Creek(2000)13 | Swisher | 17.8 | 41.4 | 127.9 | |