Chewing gum

Chewing gum
	An unwrapped stick of chewing gum
Type	Confectionery
Main ingredients	Gum base, sweeteners, plasticizers, flavors, colors, polyols
	Media: Chewing gum;

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] Its texture is reminiscent of rubber because of the physical-chemical properties of its polymer, plasticizer, and resin components, which contribute to its elastic-plastic, sticky, chewy characteristics.^[2]

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^ Estruch, RA (2008). "Gum base". In Fritz, D (ed.). Formulation and Production of Chewing and Bubble Gum (2 ed.). Essex: Kennedy's Publications Ltd. pp. 93–118.

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[:2-2] Estruch, RA (2008). "Gum base". In Fritz, D (ed.). Formulation and Production of Chewing and Bubble Gum (2 ed.). Essex: Kennedy's Publications Ltd. pp. 93–118.

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