Kodiak tobacco

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. [ [http://www.investor.reuters.wallst.com/stocks/company-profile.asp?rpc=66&ticker=RAI Company Profile for RAI] , "Reuters"] Introduced in 1981,Fact|date=June 2007 Kodiak is currently available in three flavours: "Wintergreen", "Mint", "Straight", each featuring a picture of a Kodiak bear on the top label. [ [http://www.cwdlp.com/moistPremium.htm Conwood Products: Moist Premium] ]

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. [http://www.cdc.gov/tobacco/data_statistics/MMWR/1999/mm_4819fs.htm 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"] 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.

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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.

Dipping Kodiak snuff has always been referred to as "Wrestling the Bear" - based on the bear pictured on each lid.

External links

* [http://www.cwdlp.com/moistPremium.htm Conwood Moist Premium]

ee also

Grizzly tobacco

Conwood Company