Velo is the one major brand that doesn't lead with an mg number on the front of the tin — it leads with a numbered strength level instead. If you've only ever tracked "level 2" or "level 4," here's what that actually corresponds to and why it's worth converting to mg anyway.
How the strength system works
Velo groups its products into numbered strength levels (commonly ranging from around level 1 through level 4 or higher depending on market), rather than putting the mg figure front and center the way Zyn and Rogue do. Each level still corresponds to an actual mg-per-pouch figure — commonly spanning roughly 4mg at the low end up to around 10mg or more at the high end — but you generally have to check the side of the tin or the product page to find it, rather than reading it off the front.
Why converting to mg matters
"I use level 3" isn't a unit you can compare across brands, and it isn't even a fixed amount within Velo's own lineup if the level-to-mg mapping shifts between product lines. If you're tapering and want to know whether you're actually reducing your nicotine intake — not just switching labels — convert to the mg figure printed on the tin and track that number directly.
If you're stepping down in strength as part of quitting
Moving down one level at a time — rather than jumping from the highest to the lowest — tends to work better than a big single drop, the same principle that applies with any brand's tiers. Because Velo's levels are often more numerous than a simple two-tier system, this can actually make a level-based lineup easier to taper through, once you're tracking the underlying mg rather than just the level number.
Figuring out your own baseline
Before setting a quit or taper plan, get specific: how many pouches, at what strength (in mg, not just the level number), on a typical day — not a "usually" guess, an actual count from the last day or two. That number is what everything else (your taper schedule, your sense of progress, your estimated nicotine avoided) gets built on. Norvayo uses exactly this — your real strength and count — to calculate your nicotine avoided as you cut down, rather than a generic estimate.