Khaini is a type of smokeless tobacco product consumed by placing a portion of the tobacco between the cheek and gum or upper lip teeth and chewing. Unlike dipping tobacco, it is not ground and must be manually crushed with the teeth to release flavour and nicotine.
Chewing tobacco is typically manufactured as several varieties of product – most often as loose leaf (or scrap), pellets (tobacco "bites" or "bits"), and "plug" (a form of loose leaf tobacco condensed with a binding sweetener).
Khaini is sometimes known as spitting tobacco. It is available in two forms, snuff and chewing tobacco. Snuff and chewing tobacco are commonly available in tins or pouches; popular brand names include Skoal and Copenhagen.
Chewing tobacco holds significant market share due to easy availability and lower cost as compared to cigarettes. Growing demand of chewing tobacco, majorly among the low-income community of consumers is also influencing the market growth. Popularity of consumption of smokeless tobacco among the daily wage workers, is projected to be high due to the low cost and high production capacity of tobacco in the developing country.