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Gum Chewy Research Paper

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Gum is made out of five main ingredients. They all have a role in making the gum chewy, sweet, colourful and flavourful. These five ingredients are gum base, softeners, sweeteners, flavourings, and colouring. First, gum base. Gum base is what makes gum chewy. Before World War II, gum’s rubber texture was made out of something called chicle. “It is collected from several species of Mesoamerican trees.” (Chicle, Wikipedia) It is made out of butadiene rubber, which improve the texture and blend with other ingredients compared to chicle. Also, chicle comes in smaller quantities compared to butadiene rubber, which makes butadiene rubber easier to access. Secondly, softeners. “Softeners are made with refined vegetable oil products.” (How Gum Is Made,

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