ZYN vs Rogue
Factual specs, side by side — 1.5/3/6/8/9/11mg vs 3/6/9/12/15mg, 21 vs 16 flavors. PouchPicks does not represent either brand as safer or healthier than the other.
Flavor lineup
- Ultra Signature Smooth
- Ultra Chill Mist
- Ultra Citrus ZestCitrus
- Ultra Menthol IceWintergreen
- Ultra Fresh SpearmintMint
- Ultra Peppermint FrostWintergreen
- Ultra Arctic MintMint
- Ultra Wintergreen BlastWintergreen
- DragonberryFruit & Berry
- PeachFruit & Berry
- Black CherryFruit & Berry
- Chill
- Smooth
- MentholWintergreen
- PeppermintWintergreen
- CinnamonCinnamon
- CoffeeCoffee
- CitrusCitrus
- WintergreenWintergreen
- SpearmintMint
- Cool MintMint
- Max Blue RaspberryFruit & Berry
- Bold
- Smooth
- Original
- CinnamonCinnamon
- Honey LemonCitrus
- CitrusCitrus
- AppleFruit & Berry
- BerryFruit & Berry
- MangoFruit & Berry
- PeppermintWintergreen
- Max WintergreenWintergreen
- Max SpearmintMint
- Max CitrusCitrus
- SpearmintMint
- WintergreenWintergreen
Notable differences
- Strength ceiling: ZYN's core line runs 1.5mg to 8mg depending on flavor (most flavors carry all four steps, but Coffee and Cinnamon stop at 6mg, and Black Cherry, Peach, and Dragonberry only come in 3mg/6mg); a separate Ultra line adds a moist 9mg/11mg tier. Rogue's standard line is flat 3mg/6mg across all 12 flavors, while its Max line (4 flavors) reaches 9mg/12mg/15mg — the highest strength either brand offers.
- Flavor count: ZYN carries 21 flavors total (13 in its core line, 8 in the separate Ultra line) to Rogue's 16 (12 standard, 4 Max) — both lineups have grown well beyond a short flavor list.
- Naming as a strength signal: both brands use a sub-line name as shorthand for strength — Rogue's "Max" and ZYN's "Ultra" each flag the higher-strength, moist tier, which is a simpler shortcut than checking a milligram number on every can.
- Format is identical between the two brands (both slim) — moisture isn't. ZYN's core line and Rogue's standard line are both dry; ZYN Ultra and Rogue Max are both moist, so the two brands' higher-strength lines actually share texture.
FAQ
Rogue's Max line goes higher — up to 15mg across its four Max flavors (Max Citrus, Max Spearmint, Max Wintergreen, Max Blue Raspberry) — while ZYN's highest strength is 11mg, on its separate Ultra line. Closer to the middle, ZYN's core line tops out at 8mg on most flavors and Rogue's standard line at 6mg.
Rogue's standard line (12 flavors, including Wintergreen, Spearmint, Mango, and Apple) runs 3mg/6mg and is Dry. The Max line (Max Citrus, Max Spearmint, Max Wintergreen, Max Blue Raspberry) is a separate, higher-strength tier reaching 9mg/12mg/15mg, and it's Moist.
Not in format — both brands are slim throughout. Moisture splits by line instead: ZYN's core line and Rogue's standard line are both dry, while ZYN Ultra and Rogue Max are both moist.