What is chewing gum made out off? is it true it made out of horse hoffes?!


Question: What is chewing gum made out off!? is it true it made out of horse hoffes!?
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my sis in law used to work for forensics and had to test this product,
she says NEVER to buy/use (you cant really eat it) it as its REALLY bad for you!.

base product is rubber mixed with tar and bunches of other bad stuff, also can be linked with giving stomach cancer!.

she never lets her daughter have it even though her gal is a very persistant 6 yr old!.

i know its good for bad breath!!!!!!!!!!!Www@FoodAQ@Com

Nope LOL!. When i was young i was told that it was made from the lining of a pigs stomach!.
I have made some myself to!.
http://www!.leeners!.com/gumrecipe!.htmlWww@FoodAQ@Com

Chewing gum is a type of confectionery designed for fun and chewing!. It is traditionally made of chicle, a natural latex product, or rubber!.Www@FoodAQ@Com

Up until WWII, chewing gum was made of a substance called chicle mixed with flavorings!. Chicle is a latex sap that comes from the sapodilla tree (native to Central America)!. In other words, chicle is a form of rubber!. Just like rubber bands don't dissolve when you chew them, neither does chicle!. Chicle is a good bit softer than rubber bands and happens to soften more when it gets warm in your mouth!. If you freeze chicle with ice, it gets very stiff -- chicle hardens and softens over a pretty narrow temperature range!.

After WWII, chemists learned how to make artificial gum bases to replace chicle!. These gum bases are essentially synthetic rubbers that have the same temperature profile as chicle!.

Gum bases (either natural or artificial) are mixed with sugar and other flavorings to make chewing gum!. When you chew it, the rubber releases these flavorings into your mouth!. -Www@FoodAQ@Com

Its from rubber!. Or at least some extract from the rubber tree mixed with different kinds of chemicals and flavors!. :DWww@FoodAQ@Com





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