Dipping tobacco
Smokeless Tobacco (also Dipping Tobacco, Moist Snuff Dip or called ) is the English name for loose tobacco from the United States; the translation in the German states Smokeless tobacco. It is a special type of chewing tobacco. The Rough ( Long Cut ) is removed from the box and placed in the cheek side and chewed it. Feiner cut tobacco (Fine Cut) is removed from the can and compressed between the gum and lower lip placed. The nicotine is thereby absorbed through the oral mucosa. Through the flow of saliva, the tobacco mixed with the saliva, thereby tobacco juice is produced. This must be spat out regularly ( after also has the effect of tobacco subsided ).
Among the most popular brands include:
- Skoal
- Timberwolf
- Kodiak
- Longhorn
- Cougar
- Rooster
- Copenhagen
- Sequioa
- Silver Creek
- Husky
- Kayak
- Grizzly
- Red Seal
- Redwood
- Renegades
- Cooper
- Red Man
The largest producer is U.S. Smokeless ( Skoal, Copenhagen, Rooster, Husky ). Other well-known manufacturers are Conwood (Kodiak, Grizzly ) and Pinkerton Tobacco ( Timber Wolf, Longhorn ).
Smokeless Tobacco is associated with various cancers, such as oral cavity cancer, lip cancer and tongue cancer. However, the nitrosamine values of the different varieties vary considerably, the brand " Silver Creek " has the highest nitrosamine value. The average nitrosamine value is about 12 ppm, which is about a Marlboro Full Flavor corresponds cigarette.
According to a study by the Canadian University of Alberta, however, is the use of Smokeless Tobacco maximum a negligible factor for the emergence of the supposedly obvious oral cancer and not the trigger. Moreover, these products are far less harmful than cigarette smoke.
This type of tobacco use is particularly widespread in baseball and hockey players in the United States.
Also in the Western and rodeo scene Smokeless Tobacco is very popular. So U.S. Smokeless also occurs frequently as a main sponsor of bull-riding competitions, and has also single Cowboys as an affiliate under contract or sponsors them. Among the cowboys and bull riders the Copenhagen brand is most strongly represented, accordingly aims also advertising on these customers ( advertising slogan: Handsome men never compromise - They cope ).
With the exception of Sweden is in Europe and therefore Germany of sale as opposed to consumption is not permitted.