ZYN Alternatives

Since the spike in ZYN sales has made it difficult to find products from the brand, we’ve also compiled a guide to the ZYN shortage (which includes Prilla’s ZYN purchasing restriction to ensure our customers have fair access to the products).

How to Choose a ZYN Alternative

What exactly is it that makes ZYN so special? 

Ultimately, it comes down to the four aspects below:

• Strength. ZYN products are available with either 3 mg or 6 mg of nicotine. Users should look for options that match their usual strength level.
• Flavor. Taste is a major part of the pouch experience, so choose an alternative with a similar flavor.
• Moisture level. ZYNs are dry pouches, meaning they provide a gradual and longer-lasting release of nicotine and flavor. Moist pouches offer a faster and more intense release, providing a different experience to ZYNs.
• Size. ZYNs are mini pouches, which are smaller than the regular or slim pouches offered by many brands.

Best ZYN Alternatives: What Our Customers Say

There are times when following the crowd is the wrong thing to do. Arguably, choosing a solid ZYN alternative is not one of those times.

Why wouldn’t you want to know which products everyone else can’t get enough of?

For each of ZYN’s flavors, we’ve highlighted our best-selling products that are the closest match, complete with some reviews from our customers.

Wintergreen ZYN Alternatives

Wintergreen is one of the most popular flavors thanks to its unique, aromatic, and minty taste profile.

For as close a match as possible with a regular (6mg) strength, consider VELO Max Wintergreen 7mg. It’s slightly stronger than ZYN, but offers the same mini format and a dry pouch.

One option to replace the 3mg is ALP Mountain Wintergreen 3mg. Alternatively, Wintergreen 3mg is Rogue Wintergreen 3mg. It has the same strength as ZYN, but comes as a moist, regular-sized pouch.

Rogue Wintergreen 3mg
“The flavor is spot on, if maybe a little sweeter than I'd prefer. I think I prefer these Rogue pouches over Zyn now. They're larger than the Zyn pouches, and they seem to last longer. They also come with 20 pouches instead of Zyn's 15.”
- Eric

Cool Mint ZYN Alternatives

Cool Mint offers a refreshing icy blast of menthol and a peppermint dash. The nicotine pouches below all focus on frosty, minty sensations to provide a similar experience.

On! Mint 8mg is a stronger replacement, but the mini, dry pouches have a similar mouthfeel. As a bonus, they’re highly affordable.

As for lower-strength options, it’s hard to beat On! Mint 4mg. These dry mini pouches with a cooling peppermint taste are only slightly stronger than a 3mg ZYN.

Peppermint ZYN Alternatives

Peppermint is another well-loved mint flavor, known for its potency and intensity. Thanks to peppermint’s popularity, there are plenty of options on the market!

One 6 mg alternative is zone Peppermint 6mg. These pouches have a similar flavor to ZYN, but feel more intense thanks to the moist contents.

VELO Peppermint 4mg is a somewhat stronger replacement for ZYN 3mg, and it offers a comparable experience thanks to the mini, dry pouches.

Spearmint ZYN Alternatives

Spearmint has a sweeter and milder flavor. Although it’s not quite as popular as the mint products outlined above, there’s still some choice.

VELO Max Spearmint 7mg pouches are mini, dry, and just a touch stronger.

Or, for something milder, Rogue Spearmint 3mg offers moist, regular-sized pouches with 3 mg of nicotine. They’re similar to ZYN but provide a more full-bodied, fast-releasing experience.

Citrus ZYN Alternatives

Citrus nicotine pouches are loved by many users for their juicy yet refreshing taste. Fortunately, ZYN isn’t the only brand that offers this flavor!

VELO Max Citrus Burst 7mg is slightly stronger but comes in mini dry pouches

On! Citrus 2mg is slightly weaker than ZYN 3mg, but it’s hard to go wrong with the tried-and-tested format of mini dry pouches.

Smooth ZYN Alternatives 

Smooth is an unflavored offering. Since taste profile is one of the most challenging elements to recreate, the absence of flavor makes it easier to choose an alternative.

On! Original 8mg provides stronger pouches with a mini size and a dry moisture level.

Bridge Original 4mg are a weaker option than ZYN 3mg based on strength alone, but the moist contents compensate. 

Cinnamon ZYN Alternatives

Cinnamon has a unique spicy, subtly sweet taste. While it’s one of the less popular ZYN flavors, it may still be necessary to seek out an alternative.

NIC-S Cinnamon 6mg is one possible substitute, with slim and moist pouches that balance spiciness with sweetness.

On! Cinnamon 4mg are mini dry pouches, making them a close substitute for ZYN 3mg.

Coffee ZYN Alternatives

Coffee flavors can be sweet, creamy, bitter, or somewhere in between, making it tough to find an alternative. But we’ve done our best with the options below.

On! Coffee 8mg is a stronger alternative to ZYN 6mg, but they also come as mini dry pouches.

LUCY Breakers Espresso 4mg offers moist, slim-format pouches that are a slightly stronger replacement for ZYN 3mg. But it also provides something a little different, with capsules the user can break in the mouth to control the release of flavor and nicotine. 

Top ZYN Alternative Brands

Still not sure what to choose?

Here on Prilla, we stock dozens of brands and hundreds of products. We might be proud of our selection, but it can be overwhelming to know where to start when “cheating” on ZYN for the first time.

Below, we’ve summarized how the main brands compare.

 

ZYN Alternative	Nicotine Strengths	Flavor Variety	Why It’s a Good Alternative
On!	More options (2mg, 4mg, 8mg)	Slightly fewer	Smaller pouches, discreet
VELO	Similar range	Comparable variety	Smooth flavors, similar feel
Rogue	Same as ZYN (3mg, 6mg)	Fewer flavors	Stronger taste, budget-friendly
ALP	6mg, 9mg	Fewer flavors	Good nicotine delivery
White Fox	12mg, 18mg, 20mg	Only mint flavors	A high-strength alternative
Siberia	15mg	Only offers mint	Stronger than ZYN
FRE	9mg, 12mg, 15mg	Mostly mint flavors	Stronger and more intense
Bridge	4mg, 15mg, 10mg	Mostly mint flavors	Lower-strength options are similar
XQS	4mg, 6mg, 8mg	Fewer flavors	An affordable option
NIC-S	3mg, 6mg, 9mg	Similar flavors	Similar strength levels
LUCY	4mg, 8mg, 12mg	Many of the same flavors	Stronger with option to increase intensity
ZEO	6mg, 9mg, 12mg	Many similar flavors	Similar strengths but more options