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By Tasha Bell11 min read

77 Flavours Ranked in South Africa: Which Is Best?

Key takeaways

  • Cola & Vanilla is the best 77 flavour on our South African shelf, at 5.2mg, 10.4mg, 15.6mg or 20mg per pouch.
  • Choose the mg per pouch first, then pick the 77 flavour you enjoy.
  • Fresh Mint is the straightforward mint start, and Raspberry Vanilla leads the fruit and vanilla flavours.
  • A cooling 77 flavour changes how strong a pouch seems, not the mg per pouch printed on the can.
  • A nicotine pouch is kept in for 30 to 60 minutes, depending on the user's preference.

Cola & Vanilla is the best 77 flavour on our shelf in South Africa, and it comes at 5.2mg, 10.4mg and 15.6mg per pouch in the standard range, with a 20mg Ghost Mini version beside them. 77 Nicotine Pouches is a brand of Luna Corporate, made in Poland, and our range of 77 nicotine pouches gives readers across South Africa, from Johannesburg and Cape Town to Durban, one ranking to work from. Read it alongside the mg per pouch for every strength, the notes on how long a 77 lasts and how to use one, and the guides to the 77 lines and what 77 is. When you have chosen, where to buy 77 in South Africa is the next stop.

77 flavours ranked for South Africa, with the nicotine per pouch of each can and the taste each one suits.
RankFlavour and linked cansNicotine per pouchWho it suits
1[77 Cola & Vanilla 5.2mg](/products/77-cola-and-vanilla-light), [10.4mg](/products/77-cola-and-vanilla-medium-10-4), [15.6mg](/products/77-cola-and-vanilla-medium-15-6), [Ghost Mini 20mg](/products/77-ghost-mini-cola-and-vanilla-strong)5.2mg, 10.4mg, 15.6mg, 20mgAnyone who enjoys cola paired with vanilla.
2[77 Fresh Mint 5.2mg](/products/77-fresh-mint-light), [10.4mg](/products/77-fresh-mint-medium-10-4), [15.6mg](/products/77-fresh-mint-medium-15-6)5.2mg, 10.4mg, 15.6mgAnyone starting with a straightforward mint.
3[77 Raspberry Vanilla 5.2mg](/products/77-raspberry-vanilla-light), [10.4mg](/products/77-raspberry-vanilla-medium)5.2mg, 10.4mgAnyone who wants fruit paired with vanilla.
4[77 Cola & Cherry 5.2mg](/products/77-cola-and-cherry-light), [15.6mg](/products/77-cola-and-cherry-medium-15-6)5.2mg, 15.6mgAnyone choosing cherry alongside cola.
5[77 Raspberry Ice 5.2mg](/products/77-raspberry-ice-light), [10.4mg](/products/77-raspberry-ice-medium-10-4), [15.6mg](/products/77-raspberry-ice-medium-15-6)5.2mg, 10.4mg, 15.6mgAnyone drawn to raspberry with a cooling finish.
6[77 Forest Fruits 5.2mg](/products/77-forest-fruits-light), [10.4mg](/products/77-forest-fruits-medium-10-4), [15.6mg](/products/77-forest-fruits-medium-15-6)5.2mg, 10.4mg, 15.6mgAnyone who prefers a mixed fruit flavour.
7[77 Peppermint 5.2mg](/products/77-peppermint-light), [10.4mg](/products/77-peppermint-medium)5.2mg, 10.4mgAnyone whose favourite mint is peppermint.
8[77 Watermelon Ice 5.2mg](/products/77-watermelon-ice-light), [10.4mg](/products/77-watermelon-ice-medium-10-4), [15.6mg](/products/77-watermelon-ice-medium-15-6), [Ghost Mini 20mg](/products/77-ghost-mini-watermelon-ice-strong)5.2mg, 10.4mg, 15.6mg, 20mgAnyone who wants watermelon with an ice finish.
9[77 Ice Mint 5.2mg](/products/77-ice-mint-light), [10.4mg](/products/77-ice-mint-medium-10-4), [15.6mg](/products/77-ice-mint-medium-15-6)5.2mg, 10.4mg, 15.6mgAnyone who puts mint and ice together.
10[77 Valtteri Bottas Arctic Berry 5.2mg](/products/77-valtteri-bottas-arctic-berry-light), [10.4mg](/products/77-valtteri-bottas-arctic-berry-medium), [20mg](/products/77-valtteri-bottas-arctic-berry-strong)5.2mg, 10.4mg, 20mgAnyone drawn to berry with an arctic note.
11[77 Melon & Mint 5.2mg](/products/77-melon-and-mint-light)5.2mgAnyone who wants melon paired with mint.
12[77 Apple Mint 10.4mg](/products/77-apple-mint-medium)10.4mgAnyone who favours apple and mint.
13[77 Peach & Mint 10.4mg](/products/77-peach-and-mint-medium)10.4mgAnyone choosing peach with mint.
14[77 Blueberry Ice 10.4mg](/products/77-blueberry-ice-medium)10.4mgAnyone who prefers blueberry with an ice finish.
15[77 Blackcurrant Ice 10.4mg](/products/77-blackcurrant-ice-medium)10.4mgAnyone whose favourite berry is blackcurrant.
16[77 VB Spearmint 10.4mg](/products/77-vb-spearmint-medium), [20mg](/products/77-vb-spearmint-strong)10.4mg, 20mgAnyone who favours spearmint.
17[77 Cola Ice 10.4mg](/products/77-cola-ice-medium), [Ghost 20mg](/products/77-ghost-cola-ice-strong)10.4mg, 20mgAnyone choosing cola with a cooling finish.
18[77 Strawberry 10.4mg](/products/77-strawberry-medium)10.4mgAnyone who wants a single named fruit.
19[77 Grape Ice 10.4mg](/products/77-grape-ice-medium)10.4mgAnyone who wants grape with an ice finish.
20[77 VB Arctic Mint 10.4mg](/products/77-vb-arctic-mint-medium), [20mg](/products/77-vb-arctic-mint-strong)10.4mg, 20mgAnyone attracted to an arctic mint.
21[77 Freeze Mint 10.4mg](/products/77-freeze-mint-medium)10.4mgAnyone drawn to a freeze mint.
22[77 Blueberry Vanilla Banana 10.4mg](/products/77-blueberry-vanilla-banana-medium)10.4mgAnyone who wants banana alongside blueberry and vanilla.
23[77 Salted Caramel 10.4mg](/products/77-salted-caramel-medium)10.4mgAnyone whose sweet choice is caramel.
24[77 Pink Punch 10.4mg](/products/77-pink-punch-medium)10.4mgAnyone interested in a punch flavour.
25[77 Sour Bliss 10.4mg](/products/77-sour-bliss-medium)10.4mgAnyone drawn to a sour flavour.
26[77 Ghost Mango 20mg](/products/77-ghost-mango-strong)20mgAnyone who already chooses 20mg and wants mango.
27[77 Ghost Bubblegum 20mg](/products/77-ghost-bubblegum-strong)20mgAnyone who already chooses 20mg and wants bubblegum.

What Decides the Order of This Flavour Table?

The ranking matches each flavour on the South African shelf to the taste it suits, starting with the most recognisable pairings and moving towards the more specific ones. Cola & Vanilla leads because most people can imagine that combination before they open a can. Fresh Mint follows as the plainest mint, and Raspberry Vanilla opens the fruit options. These are editorial picks, so a position in the table is a suggestion about taste and not a score.

Repeated flavours are grouped into one entry, with every mg per pouch figure listed beside them, so you can compare the flavour itself before choosing a particular can. A higher number does not earn a higher place, which is worth saying twice because a bigger figure is easy to mistake for a better one. Your lunch order does not improve because somebody enlarged the portion, and a pouch works the same way.

The sensible order is to settle the mg per pouch first, then read down the final column for the flavour that sounds like you. If you already have an amount that suits you, keep it fixed and let the flavour be the only thing that changes. That makes the next can far easier to choose and far easier to explain afterwards.

Should You Choose Cola & Vanilla or Cola & Cherry?

Choose Cola & Vanilla for a cola with a dessert style partner, Cola & Cherry for a fruit twist on cola, and Cola Ice when cooling is the main attraction. These names share a cola starting point, so the second word does the useful work. Vanilla points towards something sweet and rounded, cherry towards fruit, and ice towards a cooler finish. Pick the second word you would reach for on a menu and the rest follows.

Cola & Vanilla and Cola & Cherry

Cola & Vanilla suits anyone who enjoys cola with vanilla alongside, a pairing that reads like a soft drink served with pudding. The standard cans give you 5.2mg, 10.4mg and 15.6mg per pouch, and the Ghost Mini contains 20mg. Whether you call it cola vanilla or vanilla cola, the can reads Cola & Vanilla, so check the figure printed beside the name before you choose, because the same flavour sits at four different amounts.

Cola & Cherry earns its place near the top for those who want fruit with their cola. It is listed at 5.2mg and 15.6mg per pouch, so the choice between them comes down to the amount you already prefer. There is no reason to change that amount just to follow the order of the table. The more useful question is whether cherry or vanilla sounds closer to what you usually order, and the answer settles the matter.

Raspberry Vanilla and Blueberry Vanilla Banana

Raspberry Vanilla is the leading choice when you want vanilla alongside fruit instead of cola. It comes at 5.2mg and 10.4mg per pouch, which makes it easy to match to a reference amount you already know. Blueberry Vanilla Banana is a busier combination at 10.4mg per pouch, and it suits the reader for whom the banana is the draw. Not every vanilla blend points in the same direction, so choose the fruit first and let the vanilla follow.

Which 77 Mint Flavour Suits You Best?

Fresh Mint is the best starting point for readers who want a plainly named mint, with Peppermint, Ice Mint and Freeze Mint offering different directions from there. VB Spearmint and VB Arctic Mint add two further names that carry the Valtteri Bottas edition, a special edition made in collaboration with the Finnish motorsport driver. Liking a mint taste and wanting a strong cooling effect are related preferences, but they are separate questions, and the ranking treats them that way.

Fresh Mint, Peppermint and Spearmint

Fresh Mint comes at 5.2mg, 10.4mg and 15.6mg per pouch, so you can keep the familiar name and move only the amount. Peppermint is listed at 5.2mg and 10.4mg, while VB Spearmint is available at 10.4mg and 20mg. Think of the difference between peppermint chewing gum and a menthol lozenge: both are mint, yet they are not the same experience. Use the mint you already enjoy in sweets or gum as your reference, and the choice mostly makes itself.

For a reader sitting through a long meeting in Johannesburg, the practical comparison is the same as for someone commuting across Gauteng or choosing in Cape Town. Identify the mint character you want, then check the number. Neither place decides a flavour preference, which spares everyone a regional debate. Keeping those two decisions apart also helps when you return for another can, because you can repeat what you liked and change only the part you want to explore.

Ice Mint, Freeze Mint and Arctic Mint

Choose an ice, freeze or arctic name when cooling is part of what draws you to the flavour. Ice Mint is listed at 5.2mg, 10.4mg and 15.6mg per pouch, Freeze Mint at 10.4mg, and VB Arctic Mint at 10.4mg and 20mg. These words describe the character of the flavour and give you a direction to browse in. They are not a measure of strength, so compare the mg per pouch figure as a separate detail every time.

Which Fruit Flavours Suit Different Tastes?

Choose the fruit you already enjoy, then decide whether you want it paired with mint, vanilla or an ice description. Raspberry Ice leads the fruit and cooling choices, Forest Fruits suits a reader drawn to a mixed fruit name, and Strawberry gives a single fruit direction without any extras. The apple, peach and melon cans each put a different fruit alongside mint, so the right pick depends on which fruit you would eat on its own.

Berries and Mixed Fruit

Raspberry Ice is available at 5.2mg, 10.4mg and 15.6mg per pouch, and Forest Fruits is listed at the same three amounts. If either is already your reference strength, the choice is between a raspberry and ice description and a mixed fruit one. Blackcurrant Ice and Blueberry Ice each come at 10.4mg per pouch. Pick the actual berry you prefer, because berry names are not interchangeable, and a blackcurrant person rarely turns out to be a blueberry person.

Valtteri Bottas Arctic Berry is listed at 5.2mg, 10.4mg and 20mg per pouch and suits readers who like the berry and arctic wording together. Pink Punch and Sour Bliss both appear at 10.4mg per pouch and offer two more names to explore for those who want something less obvious. Their places lower in the table reflect a narrower match to taste, so let your interest in the description guide you, and check the amount beside it.

Melon, Watermelon, Apple, Peach and Mango

Melon & Mint suits readers who want melon with mint at 5.2mg per pouch. Watermelon Ice offers a watermelon and cooling direction at 5.2mg, 10.4mg and 15.6mg, plus a Ghost Mini option at 20mg. Melon appears in both, yet the pairings differ, so decide which one appeals before you look at the amount. Apple Mint and Peach & Mint each come at 10.4mg per pouch, which makes them a tidy pair for comparing two fruits at the same figure.

Grape Ice also sits at 10.4mg per pouch. For those looking for 77 mango, the Ghost Mango is the one on our South African shelf, and it contains 20mg per pouch. A familiar fruit name still has to be matched to the amount you intend to use, and with mango that amount is fixed at 20mg, so there is no lower option to step down to.

Is There a Sweet 77 Flavour Worth Trying?

Salted Caramel and Ghost Bubblegum are the two sweet flavours to try when sweetness is what you want from the can. Salted Caramel contains 10.4mg per pouch, while Ghost Bubblegum contains 20mg. Both sit towards the end of the table because they are more specific recommendations, with clear appeal for readers who already know they enjoy caramel or bubblegum. A specific taste tends to deserve a specific can.

Salted Caramel is the direct choice when caramel is the attraction and you would pick it over fruit or mint. Ghost Bubblegum answers a different preference, with bubblegum as the flavour and Ghost as part of the product name, so read both parts when you browse. For someone choosing in Durban, a favourite sweet or a slice of milk tart can serve as a flavour reference without becoming a rule. The same works in Pretoria: start with what you enjoy, then read the exact product details.

If vanilla already appeals, Raspberry Vanilla or Cola & Vanilla is the more natural comparison, and both are higher in the ranking for that reason. The point is to choose the particular sweet direction and not the broad idea of sweetness, because caramel, bubblegum and vanilla are three different tastes that happen to share a shelf.

Does a Cooler Flavour Mean More Nicotine?

No, a cooler flavour does not change the stated nicotine amount per pouch. Menthol activates a receptor in the mouth that senses cold, which creates a cooling feeling without any change in temperature, and that feeling can make a pouch seem stronger than its number suggests. Perceived strength and the printed mg per pouch are two separate things, and a fair comparison keeps them apart.

Fresh Mint and Forest Fruits both come in 5.2mg, 10.4mg and 15.6mg options, so comparing them at the same amount holds the number steady while you explore the flavour difference. Moving from a 5.2mg fruit pouch to a 20mg mint pouch changes far more than flavour, which makes the result hard to explain afterwards. Keep a note of the exact can you enjoyed, including its mg per pouch, and the next choice becomes a tidy experiment and not a guess.

This matters most when you are browsing several 77 lines together in South Africa. A line name, a flavour name and an mg figure each tell you something different. Decide which of the three you want to change, then change only that one. You can try another flavour at a familiar amount, and the ranking works better as a menu than as a ladder to climb.

How Long Should a 77 Pouch Stay in Your Mouth?

A nicotine pouch is kept in for 30 to 60 minutes, depending on the user's preference. That is the shop's own experience of use, and it applies whichever flavour you choose from the ranking. A mint, a fruit and a cola can all be treated the same way on timing, so the flavour does not change how long you leave a pouch in.

It helps to think of the flavour as the part you notice first and the amount as the part that stays constant. If a pouch feels more pronounced in the first few minutes, a cooling flavour is a likely reason, and the mg per pouch printed on the can has not moved. Placing and removing a pouch is covered step by step in the guide to using 77, which is worth a look before your first can.

How Do You Make the Final Choice in South Africa?

Choose the flavour that matches your taste at the mg per pouch you already intend to use. Cola & Vanilla is the leading general recommendation, Fresh Mint is the straightforward mint start, and Raspberry Vanilla leads the fruit and vanilla options. The table gives every other flavour a reader to suit, so use that description to narrow things down instead of following the positions mechanically. It does the job better than a coin toss.

Keep the comparison simple by changing one detail at a time, whether that is the amount, the flavour or the line. Keeping the exact can name and its mg per pouch in a short list on your phone will do, and that list can stay simple rather than grow into a spreadsheet. If you are still comparing brands, the notes on 77 set against Zyn and Velo set against 77 put two more options side by side. Our wider nicotine pouches of every strength range is there when you want to look beyond 77.

We deliver to South Africa, and when you are ready to shop the full snus range, check the exact flavour name and the mg per pouch together before you add anything. Settle the amount first, then open the flavour you ranked highest for yourself.

FAQ

Questions about 77

Which 77 flavour is best in South Africa?

Cola & Vanilla is the best 77 flavour on our South African shelf for anyone who likes cola with vanilla. The standard cans contain 5.2mg, 10.4mg or 15.6mg per pouch, and the Ghost Mini contains 20mg.

Are 77 cola vanilla and 77 vanilla cola the same flavour?

Yes, both point to 77 Cola & Vanilla, which is the name on the can. Check the mg per pouch beside it, because the flavour comes at 5.2mg, 10.4mg, 15.6mg and 20mg.

Which 77 mint flavour should you choose first?

Fresh Mint is the straightforward first choice among 77 mint flavours, at 5.2mg, 10.4mg or 15.6mg per pouch. If peppermint or spearmint is your usual mint, choose that flavour at the amount you intend to use.

Is 77 mango available in South Africa?

Yes, 77 Ghost Mango is on our South African shelf at 20mg per pouch. It suits anyone who wants mango at that amount.

Does an ice flavour contain more nicotine?

No, an ice name in a 77 flavour does not set the nicotine amount. Read the mg per pouch on the can separately, because cooling can change how strong a pouch seems without changing that figure.

What is the right time to leave a 77 pouch in?

A nicotine pouch is kept in for 30 to 60 minutes, depending on the user's preference. That is the shop's own experience of use.

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