Kodiak tobacco

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Kodiak is a brand of dipping tobacco manufactured by Conwood Company, a U.S. smokeless tobacco manufacturer that also produces the Grizzly tobacco and Levi Garrett brands.[1] Introduced in 1981,[citation needed] Kodiak is currently available in three flavours: Wintergreen, Ice, Straight, each featuring a picture of a Kodiak bear on the top label.[2]

The Kodiak Wintergreen variety is a strong brand of dipping tobacco. It is a basic compound with high nicotine content and a pH as high as 8.35.[3] It has high levels of unprotonated nicotine, "the chemical form... that is most readily absorbed through the mouth into the bloodstream," when compared amongst other brands.[3]

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  1. ^ Company Profile for RAI, Reuters
  2. ^ Conwood Products: Moist Premium
  3. ^ a b Determination of Nicotine, pH, and Moisture Content of Six U.S. Commercial Moist Snuff Products—Florida, January–February 1999: Highlights, Centers for Disease Control and Prevention

Kodiak comes in only three, but very strong flavors. These flavors consist of wintergreen, premium mint (formally Ice), and Straight. Kodiak recently introduced pouches, which hold the moist snuff in a small tea-bag like pouch, preventing it from spreading around the mouth.

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[edit] See also

Grizzly tobacco

Conwood Company