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This is not a snus review but rather a discussion of one particular flavor.
Most people, especially non-Americans, really have no idea what a cranberry is other than 'it's some kind of fruit'. Or just the main ingredient in Cranberry Sauce.
The cranberry itself is so bitter that its pucker-power is greater than a lemon, and is usually only available sweetened (sometimes so much so that it tastes like cranberry-flavored sugar syrup).
Which brings us to today's questions:
The only snus with cranberry that I'm familiar with is Skruf Tranbär, which touts its pure cranberry flavor..
Skruf Cranberry Portion
Portion snus with pure flavor of cranberry (tranbär). (regular level of nicotine).
One can contains 24 pouches.
I'm sure there are others but none come to mind.
If you know of any, please post them with any comments you might have of them.
FTW, cranberries have many uses besides flavoring snus.
The following excerpt should give you an idea of what cranberries are about:
A little red berry takes on the world
By Megan Woolhouse, Globe Staff / August 7, 2010
In Japan, doughnuts made with cranberries are advertised as healthy. In Germany, magazines highlight the benefits of an energy drink infused with cranberries and green coffee beans, and in France this year, trendsetter Yves Saint Laurent introduced a perfume with rose and — no surprise here — cranberry scents.
The lowly cranberry, Massachusetts’ bitter little bog fruit, already has a global following, advertised as a trendy “superfruit’’ with far-reaching health benefits. Now, a massive oversupply of cranberries from Massachusetts and other parts of the United States and Canada is forcing marketers to look for new ways to sell the fruit abroad.
The Cranberry Marketing Committee, a quasi-public arm of the US Department of Agriculture, plans to market cranberries in the Middle East, Turkey, and India — places where cranberries are so foreign there is not yet a word for them.
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[G]iant growth for a berry so acidic few eat it raw. Yet one of the cranberry’s biggest selling points has not been its taste but its much-heralded health benefits. It can help prevent urinary tract infections and reduce harmful bacteria in the urethra, mouth, bladder, and kidneys, and also acts as a powerful antioxidant with antiaging effects, the industry claims.
While fresh fruits are a staple of any good diet, researchers are still determining the exact health benefits of many fruits, including cranberries. But what often makes the cranberry appetizing is sugar, the opposite of a health food. Lilian Cheung, a faculty member in the nutrition department at the Harvard School of Public Health, said a 12-ounce cranberry cocktail, for example, can contain as much as 12 teaspoons of sugar, more than the 10 teaspoons found in the same amount of soda. Excess sugar consumption can cause weight gain, Type 2 diabetes, and heart disease.
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Some growers hope that cranberries will succeed in parts of Asia as well as they have in Japan. Today, one of Japan’s leading whiskey makers has created a cranberry liquor marketed in advertisements before “Sex in the City 2,’’ and the nation’s largest pizza chain, Pizza La, stocks cranberry juice. There are recipe contests sponsored by the industry and stores that sell cranberry powder additives for dog food.
Chuck Dillon, chief executive of Decas Cranberry Products Inc. of Carver, one of the biggest industrial cranberry distributors in the world, said sweetened, dried cranberry sales to cereal and trail mix companies has been expanding as prices drop. The company, which sells cranberries in bulk, has expanded its marketing efforts in China, visiting the country regularly in search of business opportunities.
“A lot of people have their eyes on China, it’s a market you can hardly ignore,’’ Dillon said. “Cranberries are not a totally familiar taste and texture to the Chinese culture, but that was also the case in Japan 10 years ago.’’
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© 2010 Globe Newspaper Company.
This is not a snus review but rather a discussion of one particular flavor.
Most people, especially non-Americans, really have no idea what a cranberry is other than 'it's some kind of fruit'. Or just the main ingredient in Cranberry Sauce.
The cranberry itself is so bitter that its pucker-power is greater than a lemon, and is usually only available sweetened (sometimes so much so that it tastes like cranberry-flavored sugar syrup).
Which brings us to today's questions:
- How many snus are available with cranberry?
- How many are naturally flavored as opposed to artificially flavored?
- Is the difference really noticeable?
- Do you care?
The only snus with cranberry that I'm familiar with is Skruf Tranbär, which touts its pure cranberry flavor..
Skruf Cranberry PortionPortion snus with pure flavor of cranberry (tranbär). (regular level of nicotine).
One can contains 24 pouches.
If you know of any, please post them with any comments you might have of them.
FTW, cranberries have many uses besides flavoring snus.
The following excerpt should give you an idea of what cranberries are about:
A little red berry takes on the world
By Megan Woolhouse, Globe Staff / August 7, 2010
In Japan, doughnuts made with cranberries are advertised as healthy. In Germany, magazines highlight the benefits of an energy drink infused with cranberries and green coffee beans, and in France this year, trendsetter Yves Saint Laurent introduced a perfume with rose and — no surprise here — cranberry scents.
The lowly cranberry, Massachusetts’ bitter little bog fruit, already has a global following, advertised as a trendy “superfruit’’ with far-reaching health benefits. Now, a massive oversupply of cranberries from Massachusetts and other parts of the United States and Canada is forcing marketers to look for new ways to sell the fruit abroad.
The Cranberry Marketing Committee, a quasi-public arm of the US Department of Agriculture, plans to market cranberries in the Middle East, Turkey, and India — places where cranberries are so foreign there is not yet a word for them.
...
[G]iant growth for a berry so acidic few eat it raw. Yet one of the cranberry’s biggest selling points has not been its taste but its much-heralded health benefits. It can help prevent urinary tract infections and reduce harmful bacteria in the urethra, mouth, bladder, and kidneys, and also acts as a powerful antioxidant with antiaging effects, the industry claims.
While fresh fruits are a staple of any good diet, researchers are still determining the exact health benefits of many fruits, including cranberries. But what often makes the cranberry appetizing is sugar, the opposite of a health food. Lilian Cheung, a faculty member in the nutrition department at the Harvard School of Public Health, said a 12-ounce cranberry cocktail, for example, can contain as much as 12 teaspoons of sugar, more than the 10 teaspoons found in the same amount of soda. Excess sugar consumption can cause weight gain, Type 2 diabetes, and heart disease.
...
Some growers hope that cranberries will succeed in parts of Asia as well as they have in Japan. Today, one of Japan’s leading whiskey makers has created a cranberry liquor marketed in advertisements before “Sex in the City 2,’’ and the nation’s largest pizza chain, Pizza La, stocks cranberry juice. There are recipe contests sponsored by the industry and stores that sell cranberry powder additives for dog food.
Chuck Dillon, chief executive of Decas Cranberry Products Inc. of Carver, one of the biggest industrial cranberry distributors in the world, said sweetened, dried cranberry sales to cereal and trail mix companies has been expanding as prices drop. The company, which sells cranberries in bulk, has expanded its marketing efforts in China, visiting the country regularly in search of business opportunities.
“A lot of people have their eyes on China, it’s a market you can hardly ignore,’’ Dillon said. “Cranberries are not a totally familiar taste and texture to the Chinese culture, but that was also the case in Japan 10 years ago.’’
MORE PICKINGS HERE
© 2010 Globe Newspaper Company.
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