Chaini Khaini - NOT A SNUS

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Please read this report and be aware of the health risks, if you are considering to give this product a try:

https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC4929854/

Chaini Khaini is widely available outside India in the UK, where it is sold under the counter, and can be procured online in the USA. This Indian product is misleadingly marketed as snus. It does look like mini portions of snus, but is manufactured in a different manner, contains different ingredients and is much more hazardous to health than the famous Swedish product.

Nicotine-wise it’s close to maklas, just a tad milder. It has a sharp burn and leaves strong aftertaste of the slaked lime in the mouth. Remarkably, there’s a weird odour, really strong and penetrating one, which stays in the room for long after opening the sachet. My kid smelt it in the air and accused me of not sharing the Coke with him, but my very scent-sensitive mother was disgusted by the “uknown strange pong” lingering in the house. I wouldn’t call this aroma a “cola”, but there’s some vibe of that scent.

Regretably, despite the attractive price, convenient format and high content of unprotonated nicotine (95% of total nicotine), the report concludes that Chaini Khaini contains very high levels of carcinogenic nitrosamines.

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Chaini Khaini in comparison to a proper mini portion snus.

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I think I’ll pass on this stuff. Those photos on the Indian snuff packages are pretty scary. They don’t have an FDA there and it seems they can freely use the most toxic shit in their products. That said, I love my Indian snuffs but I draw the line with the stuff you mentioned or any oral tobacco from India. Thanks for posting this man!

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I wonder how high the TSNA’s are in the new 6P Shammah or whatnot.

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That particular report is from 2013. 12 samples of CK were purchased in 2013 at open markets in India. I’ll post more up-to-date data here (if I find it). I wonder if they use the same mfg process/ingredients for the exported product.

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Poland-based fellas can procure Chaini Khaini, Cool Lip, naswar, loose khaini, chuna and gutka from this store: https://www.littleindia.pl/category/en/food-mouth-freshner . Shipping only within PL.

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I tried the FUBAR filter tabaq including Gold Rush and also Cool Lip, it’s all alright if you pack 2 you get a good nic hit but none of them taste really good. Sorta remind me of chewing on a bitter pill :slight_smile: They’re not awful for the price though. I’m wondering if there is slaked lime in those too. Not much info out there

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@towhee89, I haven’t tried Gold Rush, but Cool Lip and Chaini Khaini (the latter stateside is procurable from hookah1 online store) are khaini, which is basically a mix of tobacco and slaked lime (+ flavours).

Cool Lip I found rather mild and lip-friendly. Chaini Khaini gave me more intense burn and delivered more nic.