How does a cigarette compare to a nicotine pouch? This is a really interesting and relevant question to ask when thinking about quitting smoking. To our understanding there’s no straightforward answer as it depends on a number of factors - most importantly how you actually smoke your cigarettes and what the resulting nicotine absorption rates are between cigarettes and nicotine pouches.. Here’s what we understand at this time: One nicotine pouch containing 6mg of nicotine may leave you with the same amount of nicotine in your bloodstream as one cigarette does. Over the 6-7 minutes it takes you to smoke a cigarette your body typically absorbs 2mg of nicotine. Research indicates that over the 45-60 minutes that you use a pouch, you absorb 31% of the nicotine available in the product, meaning that you would expect to absorb roughly 2mg of nicotine from a nicotine pouch that contains 6mg of nicotine. For those of you who'd like a bit more background and in-depth understanding