Tag: Chewing gum history

According to one study, 85% of people were unaware that their chewing gum contains plastic. The shocking answer to whether Wrigley's gum is made from plastic lies within the proprietary 'gum base' and the synthetic polymers it contains, raising questions about what you're actually chewing.

While the ancient Mayans chewed chicle from the sapodilla tree, a practice dating back centuries, there is no single scientific name for modern chewing gum because it is a complex, synthetic food product rather than a natural organism. Its specific chemical composition varies by manufacturer and brand, making a universal scientific classification impossible.