Where does the nic come from?

[ChaosTheory]

Where do they extract the nicotine from? or is it synthetically made in a lab?

 

[cozzicon]

Where do they extract the nicotine from? or is it synthetically made in a lab?

Synthesis of nicotine is too expensive for commercial use.

It is extracted from various tobacco variants. South American and Chinese varieties have the highest nicotine content. American blends are mediocre- the worst of which is the Burley variety.

Tomatoes also have nicotine. But not enough to make extraction economically viable.

 

[Mr.Mann]

If I am not mistaken, it comes from tobacco. I don't think it exists anywhere else, but maybe I am wrong...


edit***tomatoes...??? Cool!

 

[erictho]

trace amounts of nicotine are found in many plant foods, especially from the nightshade family. pretty sure that's not where they're getting it from, though.

 

[BHam]

trace amounts of nicotine are found in many plant foods, especially from the nightshade family. pretty sure that's not where they're getting it from, though.

I didn't know that. Whenever I heard nightshade I think of Skyrim

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[Butters78]

When a man and a woman love eachother very much,

Oops nevermind.

 

[cozzicon]

When a man and a woman love eachother very much,

Oops nevermind.

C'mon man- it's the stork.... Everyone knows that!