Kodiak tobacco
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Kodiak is a brand of dipping tobacco manufactured by Conwood Company, a U.S. smokless tobacco manufacturer that also produces the Grizzly and Levi Garrett brands.[1] Introduced in 1981,[specify] Kodiak is currently available in three flavours: Wintergreen, Ice, and Straight Cut, each featuring a picture of a Kodiak bear on the top label.[2]
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.[3] It has high levels of unprotonated nicotine, "the chemical form... that is most readily absorbed through the mouth into the bloodstream,"[3] when compared amongst other brands.[4]
[edit] References
- ^ Company Profile for RAI, Reuters
- ^ Conwood Products: Moist Premium
- ^ a b 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
- ^ Determination of Nicotine, pH, and Moisture Content of Six U.S. Commercial Moist Snuff Products -- Florida, January-February 1999, Centers for Disease Control and Prevention
