Nicotine is a key ingredient found in tobacco and most vaping products. It’s also used in tobacco-free nicotine pouches, which provide different strengths of nicotine without the tobacco.
Whether you’ve been smoking, vaping, or using VELO nicotine pouches for a while—or you’re trying something new - you might be curious about what nicotine actually is.
So what is nicotine? What is it made from, and what makes it addictive? Here’s a closer look at where nicotine comes from and how it’s used in VELO pouches.
Nicotine facts
Want to know more? This naturally occurring compound affects the brain and body when consumed. Learn more about nicotine and its effects from the facts below:
Nicotine is a naturally occurring substance found mostly in various plants from the nightshade family.
Is nicotine addictive?
Yes - nicotine is an addictive substance.
Nicotine can be consumed in a variety of ways. These include smoked tobacco (such as cigarettes, pipe tobacco, and cigars ), vapes (disposable vapes as well as e-liquids), nicotine replacement patches and gum, and tobacco-free nicotine pouches.
Nicotine in VELO nicotine pouches
Curious about VELO nicotine pouches are made? VELO nicotine pouches are are produced in our European factories**. These tobacco-free nicotine products that are made from pharmaceutical-grade nicotine, plant-based materials, various flavourings and sweeteners.
Our VELO pouches come in a variety of strengths, sizes, and flavours - including VELO MINI nicotine pouches and high-strength options for more experienced nicotine consumers.
Nicotine pouches come in different strengths.
Now that you understand the nicotine in VELO nicotine pouches, you might wonder how we create the various available strengths. How are nicotine strengths different?
In VELO pouches, a lower strength generally means less pharmaceutical-grade nicotine. Higher-strength options, such as our 17mg nicotine pouches, contain more nicotine than 6mg, 10mg or 14mg, for example. Want to learn more? Have a look at all VELO nicotine pouch strengths in our nicotine strength guide.
How does the VELO nicotine strength dot system work?
We use a simple dot system to show nicotine strength. The more dots on the packaging, the higher the nicotine content.
VELO dots Nicotine strength • 4mg •• 6mg ••• 8/10mg •••• 11mg ••••• 14mg •••••• 17mg
VELO nicotine pouches
You can shop for VELO nicotine pouches in various strengths and flavours, including mint and fruit. Looking for something smaller? Explore our VELO MINI nicotine pouches; ideal if regular-sized pouches don’t fit comfortably under your lip. For more experienced nicotine consumers, we recommend the VELO Max-strength pouches which may be the preferred choice.
Whether you’re new to nicotine pouches or a regular user, you can order a free sample to try VELO. If you’re just starting out, we recommend reading our guide on what you need to know before trying nicotine pouches.
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*Please refer to the label on your VELO can for specific manufacturing details.
