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Chewing gum is a soft, cohesive substance designed to be chewed without being swallowed. Modern chewing gum is composed of gum base, sweeteners, softeners/plasticizers, flavors, colors, and, typically, a hard or powdered polyol coating. [1]
18 Οκτ 2024 · Chewing gum, sweetened product made from chicle and similar resilient substances and chewed for its flavor. Peoples of the Mediterranean have since antiquity chewed the sweet resin of the mastic tree as a tooth cleanser and breath freshener. Learn about the history and manufacturing of chewing gum.
5 Φεβ 2019 · Learn about the ingredients in chewing gum and how they have changed over time with this breakdown of the chemical composition of gum.
28 Νοε 2023 · Chewing gum is a candy that’s designed to be chewed but not swallowed. It’s made by mixing a gum base with sweeteners and flavorings. Are the ingredients in chewing gum safe?
Chewing gum is basically plastic doped with flavours and colourings. It is non-digestible and water insoluble, which means you can carry on gnashing away at the stuff and it never seems to break down. This indestructible property comes from the gum base, the exact ingredients of which are usually a trade secret. However they generally contain:
Chewing gum has been with us since the Stone Age - chicle gum was made from the sap of the Sapodilla tree. Most modern gums are based on a synthetic equivalent, a rubbery material called polyisobutylene that's also used in the manufacture of inner tubes.
13 Φεβ 2015 · In the Americas, the ancient Mayan people chewed a substance called chicle, derived from the sapodilla tree, as a way to quench thirst or fight hunger, according to anthropologist Jennifer P....
