CUBA White – Banana Hit 10.4mg

Nicotobacco pitches CUBA White Banana Hit 10.4mg as the easier-going sibling of its 43mg Black Banana Hit. The sweet banana flavour carries over, but the nicotine drops to about a quarter. It comes in a slim white pouch, 20 to a 13 g tin. For anyone who searched for CUBA Banana Hit and found the Black strength too much, this is the answer.

CUBA White Banana Hit 10.4mg versus the 43mg version

Both pouches weigh about 0.65 g, so they feel the same size under the lip. The difference is the filling: 16mg of nicotine per gram here against 66mg per gram in Black, which is why one portion lands at 10.4mg and the other at 43mg. If the banana appeals but the Black dose does not, this is the tin to choose.

A soft fruit for steady use

Banana is one of the mellower fruit flavours, sweet without much acidity, so it does not tire the palate quickly. UK retail listings for this can name sucralose (E955) as the sweetener, cellulose as the base and a humectant to hold moisture, with no tobacco. On our six-level scale it counts as Strong, three levels below where the Black version sits.

Who the White version suits

It fits users moving up from 6mg or 8mg pouches who like sweet fruit. It also gives existing Black Banana Hit users a lighter tin for quieter days.

• 10.4mg nicotine per pouch
• 16mg nicotine per gram
• Level: Strong
• Slim white pouch, about 0.65 g
• 20 pouches, 13 g net

Stepping up later? CUBA Black Banana Hit 43mg keeps the flavour at full strength. For tropical fruit from another brand at a similar dose, VELO Mango Flame 10mg is worth a look, and the CUBA shop page has the full list.