The Most Important Ingredient in Chewing Gum
His argument—baseless at the time—was that chewing gum had miraculous abilities to quench thirst, stave off hunger, and ...
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6 hidden dangers of chewing gum nobody talks about
Nelson recommends limiting gum use to no more than 15 minutes per ... several companies now produce natural alternatives using chicle base (derived from sapodilla trees) instead of synthetic ...
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Chewing gum is shedding harmful microplastics into your saliva, study finds
Natural gum products use a plant-based polymer, such as chicle or other tree sap, to achieve the right chewiness, while other products use synthetic rubber bases from petroleum-based polymers.
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Chew with caution: Scientists find microplastics in gum
A study found that the popular product can release hundreds to thousands of microplastics per piece into saliva and ...
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People left baffled after discovering what chewing gum is REALLY made of
Chewing gum was previously made from the chewy sap of the Sapodilla tree, also known as chicle, which comes from native to Latin America. These days, the recipe has changed considerably ...