Best fruit nicotine pouches in the UK

The best fruit nicotine pouches in the UK depend on the fruit. For watermelon it is ZYN Watermelon Mint at 11mg, or Clew Watermelon at 5mg for a lower strength. For mango, VELO Mango Ice at 10mg, with 77 Ghost Mini Mango at 20mg for the heavy end. For kiwi, Pablo Silver Edition Kiwi at 10mg. For pear, Nordic Spirit Zesty Pear at 6mg. For blue raspberry, Glitch Frozen Raspberry at 16mg. Most fruit pouches add a little cooling, so expect a cold finish with your fruit.

Fruit is the second biggest family after mint, and the one with the most range in quality. The good ones taste like the fruit for ten minutes and then settle into a mild sweetness. The bad ones taste like a scented candle. The tins below are the good ones.

The best fruit tins by strength

Fruit	Pouch	Brand	Nicotine per pouch	Band	Price
Watermelon	Clew Watermelon	Clew	5mg	Low	£4.29
Watermelon	VELO Watermelon Ice	VELO	10mg	Strong	£4.29
Watermelon	ZYN Watermelon Mint	ZYN	11mg	Strong	£4.49
Watermelon	Killa Watermelon Extra Strong	Killa	16.5mg	X-Strong	£4.29
Mango	FUMI Fiery Mango	FUMI	8mg	Medium	£0.99
Mango	VELO Mango Ice	VELO	10mg	Strong	£4.29
Mango	Killa Mango Ice Extra Strong	Killa	16.5mg	X-Strong	£4.29
Mango	77 Ghost Mini Mango	77	20mg	X-Strong	£4.29
Kiwi	Pablo Silver Edition Kiwi	Pablo	10mg	Strong	£4.29
Kiwi	Glitch Kiwi	Glitch	16mg	X-Strong	£4.49
Kiwi	Pablo Gold Edition Kiwi	Pablo	17mg	X-Strong	£4.29
Pear	Nordic Spirit Zesty Pear	Nordic Spirit	6mg	Low	£4.49
Pear	Helwit Pear	Helwit	9mg	Medium	£4.29
Pear	Pablo Silver Edition Pear	Pablo	10mg	Strong	£4.29
Blue raspberry	Pablo Silver Edition Blue Raspberry	Pablo	10mg	Strong	£4.29
Blue raspberry	Glitch Frozen Raspberry	Glitch	16mg	X-Strong	£4.49
Blue raspberry	Killa Exclusive Blue Raspberry	Killa	16.5mg	X-Strong	£4.29

Watermelon

The biggest fruit flavour in pouches and the one almost every brand makes. ZYN Watermelon Mint at 11mg is the benchmark: a clean, not-too-sweet watermelon with a mint finish that stops it tasting like a sweet. It sits in Strong, so it is not a starter tin. For a lower strength, Clew Watermelon at 5mg is a soft, straightforward watermelon in the Low band. VELO Watermelon Ice at 10mg is colder and a little sweeter than ZYN. At the heavy end, Killa Watermelon Extra Strong at 16.5mg is bold and sugary, and Killa Dry Watermelon at 16mg is the slower-starting version.

Mango

Mango in a pouch tends to come with ice, because on its own it reads as too sweet. VELO Mango Ice at 10mg is the one to try first: a ripe mango with a cold edge that lasts well. VELO Mango Flame at the same strength swaps the ice for a touch of chilli warmth, which is unusual and worth a go. FUMI Fiery Mango at 8mg is a sweeter, simpler mango for 99p and a good way to find out if you like the flavour. 77 Ghost Mini Mango at 20mg is the strong option, a mini dry pouch with a surprisingly full mango for its size. Killa Mango Ice at 16.5mg sits between the two.

Kiwi

Kiwi is mostly a Pablo flavour. Pablo Silver Edition Kiwi at 10mg is sharp, green and sweet, and it holds its flavour longer than most fruits because the Silver line is a dry slim. The same kiwi comes at 17mg in Gold Edition and at 50mg in Exclusive, so there is a ladder up the brand if you want one. The Pablo range also pairs it in Strawberry Kiwi across all three editions. Outside Pablo, Glitch Kiwi at 16mg is a moist slim with a juicier, less sharp kiwi.

Pear

Pear is the quiet one. It is soft, not very sweet, and it pairs well with the nicotine tingle without any cooling. Nordic Spirit Zesty Pear at 6mg is the best low-strength pear and a good first fruit tin for an ex-smoker who does not want mint. Helwit Pear at 9mg is a Swedish all-white pouch with a mild, natural pear. Pablo Silver Edition Pear at 10mg is fuller and sweeter, with Gold and Exclusive versions above it.

Blue raspberry

Blue raspberry is the sweet-shop flavour, and it only really works at the bold end of the range. Glitch Frozen Raspberry at 16mg is the stand-out: a sharp, cold blue raspberry in a moist slim, and the brand's whole range sits at 16mg with similar sweet-and-icy fruits (Blueberry Ice, Grape Ice, Frozen Cherry Cola). Pablo Silver Edition Blue Raspberry at 10mg is the lower-strength way in. Killa Exclusive Blue Raspberry at 16.5mg is the sweetest of the three. PIXX also makes a Blueberry Sour Raspberry and a Grape and Raspberry in its fruit range.

How to pick a fruit pouch

Three things to check before you buy.

• Strength first. Fruit tins cluster in Strong and X-Strong, because the sweetness covers a bigger nicotine hit. If you are in the Low band, your fruit choices are Clew, Nordic Spirit, Snooze, FUMI 4mg and VELO 4mg to 6mg, and you should start there rather than with a 16mg Killa.
• Ice or no ice. Most fruit tins add cooling. If you want fruit without the cold finish, look for Nordic Spirit, Helwit, Clew and the Pablo Silver line.
• Sweetness. ZYN, Nordic Spirit and Helwit are restrained. VELO is middling. Pablo, Killa, Glitch and FUMI are sweet. Pick by how much you want the pouch to taste like a sweet.

Every fruit tin is on the fruit page, with berry, citrus and tropical on their own pages. The full flavours guide covers all ten families.

Frequently asked questions

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