Nicotine In Tangiers?

[LZ22]

I was looking for the nicotine % in tangiers tobacco in the review forum. I found posts that said tangiers lucid was .3% and regular was listed as .5% and some for .3%. I thought lucid was pretty low nicotine? Or are those reviews false information? Also, Nakhla is listed as .5% as well so why do people rave about the crazy tangiers buzz if it's the same nicotine %? What am I missing here... I'm a little confused and would like clarification.

Thanks in advance

[ryno]

I think OG is round .3%... Eric where are you on this?

[Sonthert]

High 3s, low 4s (.3%-.4%). That number is an estimate. If none of the nicotine makes it out of the tobacco in the cooking process, its a little above .4%. If some is lost, then its probably around .3%.

[demonix]

[quote name='Sonthert' date='25 December 2009 - 11:08 PM' timestamp='1261807712' post='441772']
High 3s, low 4s (.3%-.4%). That number is an estimate. If none of the nicotine makes it out of the tobacco in the cooking process, its a little above .4%. If some is lost, then its probably around .3%.
[/quote]

I've always been curious about how I get a bigger buzz from OG Line Tangiers than I do from Nak.
Care to enlighten us on that?

[Zinite]

Besides Tangiers, I think a lot of the nicotine labels on shisha are estimates. And by estimates, I mean that they just threw a number down. Unless there's another factor contributing to a hookah buzz, I would say to completely disregard the labels. There's no way in hell Layalina has the same amount of nicotine as Tangiers.

[LZ22]

[quote name='Zinite' date='26 December 2009 - 12:17 AM' timestamp='1261808277' post='441774']
Besides Tangiers, I think a lot of the nicotine labels on shisha are estimates. And by estimates, I mean that they just threw a number down. Unless there's another factor contributing to a hookah buzz, I would say to completely disregard the labels. There's no way in hell Layalina has the same amount of nicotine as Tangiers.
[/quote]

Ya and Romman claims .5% as well, and I doubt that kind of... So you are saying that a tobacco such as Nakhla claiming .5% could actually be around .2-.3% or something like that? I suppose each company could have a separate way of determining a percent. This would make sense because people claim tangiers gives them an ass kicking, but on paper Nakhla is listed as higher nicotine. Does flavor intensity play a role?

Good to know the approximate % on the Tangiers, as I was going to give it a try for the first time....I always am curious the content of what I'm smoking.

[Sonthert]

Layalina is ~0
Romman is around .25% or so
Nakhla is around .15% or so

Purely estimates. Those numbers don't mean much on the packages.

[Jacob Shock]

[quote name='Sonthert' date='26 December 2009 - 03:35 AM' timestamp='1261823742' post='441820']
Layalina is ~0
Romman is around .25% or so
Nakhla is around .15% or so

Purely estimates. Those numbers don't mean much on the packages.
[/quote]


why the hell do you have romman higher than the nak? never got a buzz from romman. i almost get a buzz sometimes. unless thats khan or zag. they ussually hook me up.

[Bulldog_916]

I'm one of the ones who barely if ever get a buzz from nakhla. I think the manufacturing process pretty much determines how much nicotine is going to really get into your bloodstream. Along with acclimation of course. Maybe I'm wrong though.

[blagage]

Tangiers gives me a ridiculous buzz fairly quickly. Nak takes a little bit but i do feel it. Tangiers Lucid recently gave me a bigger buzz than it usually does. But Tangiers OG always messes me up pretty good. not positive about the actual nicotine content but judging strictly on buzz it is no question about content

[Bulldog_916]

Maybe the manufacturing technique of Tangiers is different from Nakhla such that the nicotine content of the Nakhla is IN the leaf still and the nicotine content of the Tangiers is ON the leaf. On the leaf makes it more easily vaporized at a higher rate more quickly so you get the characteristic buzz. Nakhla is probably much more slowly released so you get a mild relaxed feeling over a longer period of time.

[LZ22]

[quote name='Sonthert' date='26 December 2009 - 04:35 AM' timestamp='1261823742' post='441820']
Layalina is ~0
Romman is around .25% or so
Nakhla is around .15% or so

Purely estimates. Those numbers don't mean much on the packages.
[/quote]


Wow, its amazing how much of a difference there is from what they claim on the packaging. I still don't believe Romman is anywhere near Nakhla though haha

[mattarios2]

[quote name='Jacob Shock' date='26 December 2009 - 09:44 AM' timestamp='1261835063' post='441829']
[quote name='Sonthert' date='26 December 2009 - 03:35 AM' timestamp='1261823742' post='441820']
Layalina is ~0
Romman is around .25% or so
Nakhla is around .15% or so

Purely estimates. Those numbers don't mean much on the packages.
[/quote]



why the hell do you have romman higher than the nak? never got a buzz from romman. i almost get a buzz sometimes. unless thats khan or zag. they ussually hook me up.
[/quote]

2nd

[quote name='Bulldog_916' date='26 December 2009 - 01:08 PM' timestamp='1261847284' post='441849']
Maybe the manufacturing technique of Tangiers is different from Nakhla such that the nicotine content of the Nakhla is IN the leaf still and the nicotine content of the Tangiers is ON the leaf. On the leaf makes it more easily vaporized at a higher rate more quickly so you get the characteristic buzz. Nakhla is probably much more slowly released so you get a mild relaxed feeling over a longer period of time.
[/quote]

I think you might be on to something here. I have always noticed when I smoke tang, I get a killer buzz at first, then it dies off. But nak I get a smooth mid level buzz for a long period of time. I have said this for quite some time and never really thought about what COULD contribute to it.

Also tang requires a low heat, and nak requires a high heat, I think that may have something to do with it as well.

[Rani]

If I were a manufacturer........ I'd print the box to reflect the maximum amount of nicotine my product could have utilizing whatever strain of tobacco I'm using as a base. So I don't have to reprint thousands of boxes every time I get a different batch of tobacco. It's a plant. Nicotine levels are going to change with growing conditions in every batch at least a little bit. Just as grapes change from field to field, season to season, etc. And reprinting boxes would be a bitch. So go with the maximum on the box and you're covered. Kind of a logical business decision.

'Rani

[LZ22]

[quote name='BohoWildChild' date='26 December 2009 - 05:32 PM' timestamp='1261870325' post='441910']
If I were a manufacturer........ I'd print the box to reflect the maximum amount of nicotine my product could have utilizing whatever strain of tobacco I'm using as a base. So I don't have to reprint thousands of boxes every time I get a different batch of tobacco. It's a plant. Nicotine levels are going to change with growing conditions in every batch at least a little bit. Just as grapes change from field to field, season to season, etc. And reprinting boxes would be a bitch. So go with the maximum on the box and you're covered. Kind of a logical business decision.

'Rani
[/quote]

I still can't accept the fact Romman has a higher maximum than Nakhla hahaha

[Crys]

yeah..I'm a little confused by Romman supposedly having a higher nic level than Nahkla

i can't smoke Nak because of the buzz it gives me but Romman gives me the perfect nic buzz

hmmmm [img]http://www.hookahforum.com/public/style_emoticons/default/unknown.gif[/img]

[Codename067]

Buzz is a bit overrated.

[tlmasonaea]

[quote name='Codename067' date='27 December 2009 - 04:45 PM' timestamp='1261950358' post='442052']
Buzz is a bit overrated.
[/quote]

/agree

[LZ22]

[quote name='tlmasonaea' date='28 December 2009 - 08:02 AM' timestamp='1262008965' post='442106']
[quote name='Codename067' date='27 December 2009 - 04:45 PM' timestamp='1261950358' post='442052']
Buzz is a bit overrated.
[/quote]

/agree
[/quote]

Disagree when you've spent the entire die isolated in the library memorizing formulas.