POKE Nicotine Pouches Pack Of 10 Fresh Mint

Overview

The POKE Nicotine Pouches Pack Of 10 Fresh Mint by Poke in Fresh Mint at 0mg. Free UK delivery over £20, same-day dispatch on weekday orders before 4pm.

POKE Nicotine Pouches Pack Of 10 Citrus: overview and what you are buying

POKE Nicotine Pouches Pack Of 10 Citrus is a multipack of oral nicotine pouches from the Poke brand in a citrus flavour, listed at £34.99 on this page. You tuck one small pouch between your upper lip and gum, leave it in place, and the flavour and nicotine are released gradually through the lining of your mouth. Nothing is lit, heated or inhaled, so there is no smoke, no vapour and nothing to plug in.

The pack holds ten units, which puts the page price at roughly £3.50 a unit. The number of pouches inside each unit and the nicotine strength are printed on the maker's packaging, and those printed figures are the ones to trust. The strength field on our listing reads 0mg, but that is a catalogue default and not a claim that these pouches are nicotine-free. We would rather say that plainly than invent a figure that Poke has not published to us.

A word on how this product is filed. Our catalogue places it under accessories, which is a filing quirk and not a description. It is a consumable nicotine product, not a part for a device. Terms you may see on a vape page, such as puff count, battery capacity, coil resistance and e-liquid volume, do not describe this product, and this page uses them only to explain what the pouch format does without. If you are comparing a pouch with a vape, that contrast is the useful part.

Citrus is one of six flavours in the Poke range on our site, alongside mint, raspberry, mixed berries, tropical fruit and watermelon. The range is small, with just two listings: this Pack Of 10 and a Pack Of 5 at £18.99. That keeps the decision simple. Pick a flavour, then pick a pack size.

Nicotine pouches are for adults aged 18 and over who already use nicotine. They are not for anyone who does not currently use nicotine, and nicotine is addictive. If you are pregnant, breastfeeding or have a heart condition, speak to a healthcare professional before using them. Here is the short version of the listing:

• Brand: Poke
• Flavour: Citrus
• Format: oral nicotine pouch, used under the upper lip
• Pack: multipack of ten units
• Price on this page: £34.99, about £3.50 a unit
• Needs: nothing at all. No device, no battery, no charger
• Age: 18+ only

Performance: how a pouch delivers nicotine without a puff count

Vape listings lean on puff counts because a vape is a device that gets used up in a countable way. A pouch has no equivalent figure. Its performance is better described by three questions: how quickly the effect arrives, how long one pouch keeps going, and how steady the experience is while it does. This section answers those for a citrus pouch using category-level behaviour, not numbers that Poke has not given us.

Absorption happens through the thin tissue inside the lip and gum. Compared with inhaling vapour, that is a slower route. Most users notice the effect building over several minutes and not within seconds, then levelling out and tapering gently. There is no throat hit and no spike tied to each draw, because you are not drawing at all. People coming from vaping often describe it as a flatter, quieter kind of nicotine, and that is worth knowing before you judge a pouch by its first two minutes.

A rough timeline for a typical pouch session looks like this:

• First minute or two: the pouch is damp and the citrus flavour is at its sharpest. You may feel a light tingle where it sits.
• Two to ten minutes: saliva builds, the tingle settles and the nicotine effect starts to register.
• Ten to thirty minutes: the steadiest stretch. Flavour begins to soften while the effect carries on.
• Thirty minutes onward: the flavour is mostly spent. Most pouch makers advise removing a pouch after about an hour at the longest, so follow the guidance printed on your unit.

Several things change how a pouch performs. Placement matters: sit it against the upper gum and alternate sides between pouches to give the tissue a rest. Moving it around constantly, pressing it hard with your tongue or chewing it makes the flavour hit harder and fade sooner. Drinks matter too. Acidic drinks such as coffee, cola and fruit juice are generally thought to reduce absorption while a pouch is in, so many users stick to water. A dry mouth slows release, so a glass of water beforehand helps if you tend to run dry.

How many pouches you get through in a day depends on strength and habit, and it varies a great deal between people. A sensible plan with a new product is to track your own use for a few days before deciding whether the pack size suits you. If you notice your count creeping up quickly, a different strength is usually a more useful lever than simply using more pouches. Used sensibly, the format delivers a steady, discreet, hands-free experience, which is its real selling point.

Citrus flavour profile: from the first minute to the last

Poke does not publish a tasting breakdown on our listing, so the description below reflects how citrus pouches generally behave and not a claim about a particular recipe. In this category, citrus usually means a blend leaning on lemon, orange, lime or grapefruit notes, delivered with a tart edge from food-grade acids and rounded off with sweetener. Expect something closer to a citrus sweet or a fizzy citrus drink than to fresh-squeezed juice, because the flavour has to sit in a dry powder and be released by saliva.

What you would typically notice, in order:

• Opening: a bright, slightly sour hit as the pouch wets. This is the sharpest point of the whole session.
• Middle: the sourness eases and the sweetness comes forward, with the citrus becoming rounder and more candy-like.
• Finish: flavour thins out and becomes more of a light sweetness. The nicotine effect carries on after the taste has faded.
• Aftertaste: usually mild. Rinsing with water after you remove the pouch clears most of it.

Tart flavours can feel sharper on the gums than mint or berry. If you have mouth ulcers, sore gums or a recent dental procedure, citrus and other acidic profiles are likely to sting, so give the area time to settle or choose a milder flavour. A little gum tenderness where you sit the pouch is common with any nicotine pouch, and rotating sides helps.

As a general pattern, here is where citrus sits against the other five Poke flavours on our site. Mint tends to feel cooler and longer-lasting on the palate. Raspberry and mixed berries lean sweeter and rounder. Tropical fruit is typically juicier and sweeter again, and watermelon is usually the lightest and most sugary of the group. Citrus lands in the middle for freshness: bright and clean, but without the cold feel of mint. These are general tendencies and not a promise about each Poke flavour, so treat them as a guide to what to expect.

Flavour also depends on how you store the unit. Heat and sunlight dull the aroma over time, so a unit that has spent weeks in a warm pocket or a car glovebox will usually taste flatter than one kept somewhere cool and dry. Open a unit when you need it and keep the rest sealed. If you want to confirm you like citrus before committing to ten units, the Pack Of 5 is the lower-risk way to sample the flavour, though the price per unit is higher.

Design and build quality: what you actually handle

Pouch packaging is simple, and for this listing we describe only what is generally true of the category. Each unit arrives in the maker's own sealed packaging, usually a small round or rectangular tin or tub with a lid, printed with the brand name, flavour, strength, pouch count and the required age and health warnings. We have not been given dimensions or tin material for the Poke units, so check the printed details when your order arrives rather than relying on our description of the container.

These are the build points worth checking on a pack of this kind:

• Seal: the unit should arrive sealed, with an intact film or tamper-evident label. A broken seal on arrival is a reason to contact us before you use anything.
• Lid closure: the lid should close firmly. A loose lid lets pouches dry out and lose flavour, and it is a nuisance in a pocket or bag.
• Size: units in this category are built to be carried discreetly. One open unit in a pocket and the rest of the multipack at home is a practical setup.
• Printed information: strength, pouch count, batch code and date mark should all be legible. This is where the real specification lives, not on a web listing.

The pouch itself is a small porous pad, usually made from a nonwoven plant-based fibre, filled with a flavoured powder that contains the nicotine. Build quality shows in simple ways. Pouches should be a consistent size within a unit, the seams should hold together without loose powder escaping, and the dampness should be even. If you pull out a pouch that is cracked, leaking powder or noticeably drier than the others, set it aside and use the next one.

Handling is hygienic as long as you use clean, dry fingers to take a pouch from the unit. Ten units is a sizeable stock, so store the unsealed spares in a cool, dry place out of direct sunlight. Keep every unit out of reach of children and pets. Nicotine products are poisonous if swallowed, and a tin left on a table or in a coat pocket on the floor is a genuine risk to a toddler or a curious dog. If anyone swallows a pouch, seek medical help immediately.

When your parcel arrives, check that the units match your order and that none are crushed. Our stock is sourced genuine, and if anything arrives damaged or not as described, tell us with your order number and a photo and we will sort it out.

No battery, no charging: what the pouch format removes

The biggest practical difference between this product and a vape is everything it leaves out. A pouch has no battery, no charging port, no mAh rating, no firing button and no airflow sensor. There is nothing to charge overnight, nothing to forget on a desk, and no moment when the product dies halfway through a train journey. Rechargeable disposable-style vapes commonly carry a small lithium battery in the region of several hundred mAh, and when that fades, the device is done whatever liquid is left. A pouch simply works until you throw it away.

That has a few knock-on effects you may care about:

• Travel: no charger, cable or power bank to pack. A unit in your pocket is the whole kit.
• Consistency: there is no battery fade, so the last pouch in a unit behaves the same as the first, provided it has been stored properly.
• Safety around heat: no lithium cell means none of the battery concerns that come with leaving a vape in a hot car or charging it unattended.
• Discretion: no vapour cloud, no light, no sound, and no smell beyond a faint citrus scent when you open a unit.

It is worth being clear about what you still have to manage. A unit has a finite number of pouches, so the stock runs down just as a vape does. You also need to dispose of used pouches properly. Put them in a general waste bin, not down the toilet and not on the pavement, because the pad does not break down quickly and used pouches are litter like any other. The empty tin or tub should be recycled if your local council accepts that material, so check the symbols on the pack and your council's guidance.

If you use vapes alongside pouches, remember that spent vapes should never go in the household bin. Batteries are a fire risk in bin lorries and recycling plants. Take vapes to a vape-recycling drop-off point, which in the UK means most shops that sell vapes, many supermarkets with small electricals bins, and your council household waste recycling centre. Pouches skip that whole problem, which is one reason some adults keep a tin as a battery-free backup for days when their vape is flat.

Pouch pad technology: what stands in for a coil or mesh

When we write about a vape, the coil is the heart of the product. A mesh or ceramic coil heats e-liquid, the cotton wicks fresh liquid in, and the resistance of the coil, often somewhere around 0.6 to 1.0 ohm in disposable-style devices, shapes how warm and how dense the vapour feels. None of that exists in a pouch. There is no heating element, no liquid and no wick. The thing that does the equivalent job is the pad and its filling.

The technology in a pouch comes down to a handful of components:

• The pad: a thin, porous nonwoven material that lets saliva in and lets dissolved flavour and nicotine out while keeping the powder contained. Its weave and thickness affect how fast the pouch wets and how it feels against the gum.
• The filling: a dry powder carrying the nicotine, flavouring and sweetener. Fine, even powder gives a consistent release. Coarse or clumped powder can feel gritty.
• The moisture level: pouches are made slightly damp so they feel comfortable straight away. Too wet and the flavour dumps quickly. Too dry and the pouch feels stiff and takes a while to come alive.
• The buffering agents: many pouches include pH adjusters, which help nicotine pass through the lining of the mouth more efficiently. This is part of why two products with the same stated strength can feel different.

The practical upshot is that where a vape reviewer would test coil life, flavour decay and dry hits, a pouch buyer should judge the pad and the filling. Does the pouch hold together for its full session? Is the powder fine? Is the moisture consistent from the first pouch to the last? Does the flavour hold up? Those are the pouch equivalents of coil quality, and they are visible in use rather than listed as specifications.

We have not been given Poke's pad material, particle size or buffering details, and we will not guess at them. What we can say is that this is a conventional pouch format with the same moving parts as others in our nicotine pouches collection. If you notice a problem with pad integrity in your first unit, such as tearing, leaking or an unusually dry feel, contact us rather than carrying on through the whole multipack.

Nicotine strength guidance: read the tin, not the listing

This is the section to read carefully. Pouch strength is expressed in milligrams of nicotine per pouch, and sometimes also per gram of filling. Vape strength is expressed in milligrams per millilitre of liquid. The numbers use similar labels but measure different things, and a pouch labelled with a high figure is not comparable to a vape labelled 20mg. Do not transfer your vape strength onto a pouch by matching numbers.

On our listing the strength field reads 0mg. That is a catalogue default, because the data feed behind the page does not carry a pouch strength for this product. The strength that matters to you is the one printed on the unit you receive, and you should read it before your first pouch. If it is higher than you expected, you can stop and decide what to do, which is far better than finding out partway through a session.

As a loose guide only, and not an official scale, pouch users often group products into broad bands:

• Lower strength: roughly a few milligrams per pouch. A sensible place for newcomers to pouches who already use nicotine at a low level.
• Medium strength: roughly the upper single digits to low double digits per pouch. Where many regular users settle.
• Higher strength: well above that. Intended for heavy daily nicotine users and easy to overdo for anyone else.

Match the band to your own nicotine habit and start towards the low end. If you are a light social vaper on a low strength, a high-strength pouch is likely to be too much. If you are a heavy smoker, a very low-strength pouch may feel underwhelming, and you may be tempted to use many of them in a row, which is worse than choosing a stronger product and using it sensibly.

Signs that you have had too much nicotine include dizziness, nausea, headache, sweating, hiccups, a racing heart and a general feeling of being unwell. If that happens, remove the pouch, rinse your mouth, sit down and drink water. Do not carry on until you feel normal again. If symptoms are severe or do not pass, get medical help. Avoid using several pouches at once, and be careful about combining pouches with heavy vaping or smoking in the same session, because the total nicotine adds up. Nicotine is addictive whatever form it takes.

Who the Citrus pouches suit, and who should skip them

A nicotine pouch is a narrow-purpose product, so it helps to be direct about who it is and is not for. Poke Citrus in a ten-unit pack is aimed at adults who already use nicotine and want a different delivery format, not at anyone curious about nicotine for the first time.

It tends to suit:

• Adults switching from smoking: pouches are popular with adults moving away from cigarettes who want to keep a nicotine routine without smoke or vapour.
• Vapers who want a second format: a unit in your pocket covers the times a vape is flat, forbidden or inconvenient, such as a long flight or a meeting.
• People who value discretion: no cloud, no sound and no light. Always check your workplace, transport operator or venue policy, because some places restrict nicotine products of any kind.
• Citrus lovers: if mint is too cold for you and berry flavours too sweet, citrus is a sensible middle ground.
• Regular users who prefer to buy in bulk: ten units at about £3.50 each undercuts buying single units at the usual shelf price.

It is not for:

• Anyone under 18: the sale and supply of nicotine products to under-18s is not allowed, and we do not sell to them.
• People who do not currently use nicotine: there is no reason to start, and nicotine is addictive.
• Pregnant or breastfeeding women: speak to a healthcare professional rather than using nicotine products.
• People with heart conditions or other medical concerns: get advice from a doctor or pharmacist first.
• People who enjoy the hand-to-mouth ritual and the visible vapour: a pouch has neither. If the act of inhaling is what you like most, a pouch may leave you feeling something is missing.

There is also a practical case for caution about the size of this pack. Ten units is a long commitment to a single flavour. If you have never tried Poke before, or never tried citrus in a pouch, the Pack Of 5 costs less up front and gives you a proper test. If you already know the flavour suits you, the larger pack reduces the cost per unit and is the more economical choice.

How to use a Poke pouch, step by step

Using a pouch takes seconds, but small habits make a difference to comfort and to how well the product works. Read the instructions printed on your unit first, as they take priority over general guidance.

• Step 1, check your hands and mouth: use clean, dry fingers. If your mouth is very dry, take a sip of water first so the pouch wets evenly.
• Step 2, open the unit: peel back the seal on a new unit and keep the lid closed afterwards so the remaining pouches stay fresh.
• Step 3, take one pouch: remove a single pouch. Never use more than one at a time.
• Step 4, position it: place the pouch between your upper lip and gum, to one side. Do not put it under the tongue or on the lower lip, and do not chew or swallow it.
• Step 5, leave it alone: you may feel a tingle and a burst of citrus. Try not to press or move it around, which makes the flavour spike and fade sooner.
• Step 6, watch the time: most makers suggest no more than about an hour. Many users remove a pouch sooner, once the flavour and the effect have faded.
• Step 7, remove and dispose: take out the pouch and put it in a general waste bin. Do not flush it or drop it on the ground.
• Step 8, rest the spot: next time, use the other side of your upper lip to reduce irritation.

A few extra habits help. Avoid eating or drinking anything other than water while a pouch is in, since food gets trapped around the pad and acidic drinks can interfere with absorption. If you want to talk or speak publicly, a pouch sits comfortably and is not visible from the outside, though a small bulge is possible with a bigger pad. Do not use a pouch while sleeping, and do not use one while doing anything where a swallowed pouch could cause a problem.

Do not mix and match with other nicotine products in the same sitting if you are unsure of your total intake. A beginner mistake is to treat a pouch like a vape and take another one every few minutes when the first does not hit quickly. Wait the full ten minutes before judging, and decide on the next pouch after a clear gap. That patience is what prevents the unpleasant over-nicotined feeling.

Troubleshooting: when a pouch does not behave

Pouches are simple, so there are not many faults, but a handful of issues come up often. This list covers them with the likely cause and a straightforward fix.

• It feels too strong: you may have chosen a strength above your usual intake, or you have used pouches too close together. Remove the pouch, rinse your mouth, drink water and wait. For next time, pick a lower strength and leave a longer gap between pouches.
• It feels too weak: a pouch can take a few minutes to build, and the first minutes are mostly flavour. Give it ten minutes before deciding. If it still feels thin, check the strength on the tin, since you may have a lower-strength product than you assumed.
• Gums feel sore or irritated: rotate sides, shorten the session and avoid putting the pouch in the same spot repeatedly. Citrus is acidic and can aggravate tender gums. If the soreness continues, stop using pouches and speak to a dentist or pharmacist.
• Flavour fades very quickly: moving the pouch around, pressing it with your tongue or drinking acidic drinks all speed up fade. Storing units in the warm can also dull flavour before you open them.
• The pouch is dry or stiff: the lid may not have been shut properly, or the unit has been stored in a warm or dry spot. Close the lid firmly after every use and keep units cool.
• The pad has torn or powder has leaked: discard it and take another. If more than one pouch in a unit is damaged, contact us with your order number and a photo.
• Hiccups, nausea or dizziness: classic signs of too much nicotine. Remove the pouch, sit down, sip water and give yourself time to recover.
• Dry mouth: common with pouches. Sip water, and consider shorter sessions.
• Damaged or leaking unit on arrival: do not use it. Photograph the packaging and contact us.

None of these issues involve a device, which is part of the format's appeal. There is no coil to prime, no pod to refit and no charging fault to diagnose. The fix is almost always a change of strength, timing or storage. If you try the changes above and still cannot get on with the product, it may simply not suit you, and that is a fair outcome. Pouches are not for everyone, and a different flavour, a different brand or a different format entirely may fit better.

Value for money: the pack-of-10 maths

Price is the clearest reason to consider the Pack Of 10 over the smaller option, so here is the arithmetic using our listed prices.

• Pack Of 10: £34.99 across ten units, which is about £3.50 a unit.
• Pack Of 5: £18.99 across five units, which is about £3.80 a unit.
• Two Pack Of 5 purchases: £37.98 for ten units, compared with £34.99 for one Pack Of 10. The larger pack saves £2.99.

That saving is modest, about 30p a unit, but it is real, and there is a second effect on delivery. We offer free UK delivery on orders over £20. The Pack Of 10 clears that threshold by itself. The Pack Of 5 at £18.99 falls £1.01 short, so it needs another item in the basket to qualify. For a single-item order, the larger pack can therefore work out cheaper than the smaller one once delivery is counted.

The more useful measure for a pouch is cost per pouch, not cost per unit, because units contain different numbers of pouches across brands. The calculation is simple: divide the unit price by the number of pouches printed on the tin. As an illustration only, since we do not have Poke's pouch count, a unit holding 20 pouches at £3.50 would work out at about 17.5p per pouch. Check your own tin and run the sum, particularly if you are comparing against another brand.

For wider context, single-unit listings in our nicotine pouches collection range from £1.20 to £4.99, and several sit at £3.99. Ten units at £3.99 would cost £39.90, so the Poke multipack comes in below that. Cheaper units exist, but they may hold fewer pouches or carry a different strength, so the headline price alone does not settle the question. Some listings also carry multibuy deals such as three for £10 or three for £12, worth checking if you are happy to mix brands.

Is it good value? It is fair value as a multipack with a modest discount against the smaller pack, and the economics improve if you use pouches daily and know that you like the citrus flavour. It is poor value if you buy ten units and then find the flavour or strength is not for you. That is the argument for sampling with the Pack Of 5 first when you are unsure. Be wary of treating the multipack as a licence to use more pouches, since saving money on each unit is no benefit if your total nicotine intake goes up.

Comparisons and UK rules: pouches, vapes and other pouch packs

Fair comparison means admitting where a pouch falls short as well as where it works. Against a vape, a pouch gives you no inhaled hit, no hand-to-mouth ritual and a slower onset, but it needs no battery, makes no vapour and is more discreet. Against a pod kit, it has no ongoing running cost in pods or liquid, but you do not get any of the flavour variety that a refillable device offers across hundreds of e-liquids. Against nicotine gum, lozenges and other licensed nicotine replacement products, a pouch is a consumer product and is not sold as a medicine, so it comes with no licensed claims.

Against other pouch packs on our site, the honest differences come down to price, strength and flavour range. Cuba Nicopods Pack Of 10 is listed at £32.99, so it undercuts the Poke Pack Of 10 by £2.00 on the page price, although each brand's pouch count and strength per unit differ and the sums above apply to both. The Poke range is small, with six flavours and two pack sizes, while larger pouch brands offer many more flavours and strengths. If you want a wide choice of strengths, you are likely to find it elsewhere in our nicotine pouches collection. If you want a simple choice of flavours with no confusion, Poke is easy to navigate.

A few UK rules are worth knowing, because they are often mixed up:

• The 20mg cap is about vapes, not pouches: in the UK, nicotine e-liquid and disposable-style vapes are limited to 20mg per millilitre, with tanks and pods limited to 2ml. That limit does not describe a pouch, which is measured per pouch and follows different rules. This is exactly why you should not compare a vape strength with a pouch strength.
• Age limit: nicotine products are for adults aged 18 and over. We ask for age confirmation and will not supply anyone younger.
• Rules are changing: UK legislation on vapes and nicotine products has been moving, including on how products can be sold and marketed. We keep our listings up to date, but you should check current rules if you intend to resell or carry large quantities.
• Recycling: pouch tins go in household recycling if your council accepts the material. Spent vapes go to a vape-recycling drop-off point, which includes most vape shops and council recycling centres, and never in a general waste bin.

Taken together, the recommendation is practical. Choose this pack if you already use nicotine, you know you like citrus, you want a battery-free option and the price per unit suits you. Choose the smaller pack if you are testing. Choose something else if you want an inhaled hit, a wider strength range or a larger flavour menu.