The Zixs guideZIXS: what to know before you pick a can
What do adults ask first about ZIXS? Usually two things: how strong it is, and what the big can is about. The short answer on strength is that every ZIXS can on our shelf falls in the medium band of our strength scale. One can has 8mg of nicotine in each pouch, and the other seven are listed at 12mg. The pouches are slim, all white nicotine pouches, and they are tobacco free.
The big can is the Mega Can. It holds 320 pouches, and the maker's own name for it is the Jumbo Can. ZIXS is made in Gothenburg, Sweden, by Microzero AB, and the flavors we carry are mostly mint, with a tropical fruit and a black cherry alongside. This guide covers the 8mg can first and the 12mg line second. After that it explains the maker, the strength scale, the format and how to pick a flavor. By the end you'll know which can to open first.
01Who makes ZIXS
ZIXS is made by Microzero AB in Gothenburg, Sweden. Microzero is a Swedish limited company, and it describes itself as a family business. ZIXS is one of the brands it owns and produces itself. According to the maker, the products it sells are made in its own factory in Gothenburg. What that means for you is that the brand and the factory are the same company, in the same city.
A few more points come directly from the maker. It says the factory has a laboratory on site that keeps control of the products at each stage, and that it works with HACCP in the factory. It says it has its own flavor lab and a library of flavors as well. It also says it sells to wholesalers, grocery stores, service shops and online, and that it exports to other countries in Europe. Those are the maker's statements, passed along as it gives them.
02ZIXS on our strength scale
Our strength scale goes by the nicotine in one pouch. Light is under 8mg. Medium is 8mg up to 16mg. Strong is 16mg up to 25mg. Extreme is 25mg and over. The number on our pages is always the per pouch figure, so you can line a ZIXS can up against the can you use today.
The short answer for ZIXS is medium across the board. Black Cherry Mega Can has 8mg in each pouch, which is where medium starts. The 12mg line lands in the middle of the band. No ZIXS can we carry is in the strong band or the extreme band. Here's how that helps. If medium is the band you already shop, any can on this page is in it, and you can choose on flavor and size alone.
03Format and can sizes
Every ZIXS can we carry holds slim pouches. They are all white nicotine pouches, and they are tobacco free. The maker also produces a large pouch, and slim is the format on our shelf. If you already use slim pouches from another brand, the format will be familiar.
There are two can sizes. Standard cans of Exotic Chili, North Ice -66 and Spearmint hold 20 pouches each. For Cool Peppermint, go by the count printed on the can. The Mega Can holds 320 pouches. Because the maker calls it the Jumbo Can, you may see two names for one size. The Exotic Chili and North Ice -66 Mega Cans include a smaller refill can for carrying a few pouches at a time.
04How to pick a ZIXS flavor
Start by deciding between mint and fruit. There are four mints. Spearmint is the sweeter, softer one. Cool Peppermint is a cool peppermint. Icy Mint is cool and crisp. North Ice -66 is icy and cooling. If you already have a favorite style of mint, one of those four should line up with it.
There are two fruit flavors. Exotic Chili is tropical fruit with a cool, fresh finish. Black Cherry is cherry, sweet with a slight tartness. Next, pick the can size. Exotic Chili and North Ice -66 come in both the standard can and the Mega Can. Spearmint and Cool Peppermint come in the standard can. Black Cherry and Icy Mint come in the Mega Can. A good place to start is the flavor you order most often, in the size that fits how you shop.
