Chewing Gum

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Introduction

The words chewing gum can be defined as “a type of soft candy that you chew but do not swallow”(Merriam Webster 2013). Humans have chewed gum for thousands of years (American Dental Association, 2013). The Greeks, Mayans, and American Indians all chewed a type of gum-like substance (Noren Laura 2013). The Native Americans who met the European colonists passed chewing gum to them (Wrigley Jr. Company 2012). This early form of gum was the sap of the spruce tree from when it is cut (Wrigley Jr. Company 2012). A similar form of this early gum was first sold in the early 1800s (Wrigley Jr. Company 2012). This was America’s first commercially available chewing gum (Wrigley Jr. Company 2012). The first patent on gum belonged to William F. Semple (ICGA 2013). “Then in 1906 the first chewing gum was released, this gum still exists today and is today known as Double Bubble” (ICGA 2013). It wasn’t until the 1950 that sugar free gum was introduced to the market (ICGA 2013).

Sugar free gum is made with five basic parts. The gum base gives gum a smooth texture and holds all the substances into one solid mass (Wrigley Jr. Company, 2012). The gum base is melted and purified before it is made into the gum (Wrigley Jr. Company, 2012). In Extra’s classic bubble flavored gum the sweetening agent is sorbitol (Wrigley Jr. Company, 2012). This is an artificial sweetener used in sugar free gums (Wrigley Jr. Company, 2012). Glycerol is added to maintain softness and retain some moisture (Wrigley Jr. Company, 2012). Small amounts of BHT are added to preserve the gum (Wrigley Jr. Company, 2012).

1.8 pounds of gum are chewed by the average American per year (Noren, Laura, 2006). This is equivalent to one hundred sixty to one hundred ...

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...nce makes a Mess”. New York University. 2006 Web 7 Nov. 2013 http://www.nyu.edu/classes/bkg/objectsblog/archives/Gum.pdf

“Substantiation of health benefits” ICGA International Chewing Gum Association. International Chewing Gum Association. 2013 Web 11 Nov. 2013 http://www.gumassociation.org/index.cfm/science-technology/substantiation-of-health-benefits/

“The story of Gum” ICGA International Chewing Gum Association. International Chewing Gum Association. 2013 Web 11 Nov. 2013 http://www.gumassociation.org/index.cfm/facts-figures/the-story-of-gum/

“UK chewing gum facts and figures.” The Telegraph.The Telegraph 2013 Web 11 Nov. 2013 http://www.telegraph.co.uk/finance/2949845/UK-chewing-gum-facts-and-figures.html

“What Gum is made of.” How Gum is Made. Wrigley Jr. Company. 2012 Web 5 Nov. 2013 http://www.wrigley.com/global/about-us/ingredients.aspx

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