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The basic ingredients in Chewing Gum are: gum base, softeners, sweeteners and flavorings.
The primary elastic ingredient, Chicle, a rubber-like substance produced from the chicle tree of South America.
The base, which contains ingredients such as polymers, wax and softeners, ensures the ideal structure and chewing properties. It is gum base that gives chewing gum its character.
Answer:
Originally, chewing gum was made from the latex sap (chicle) of the sapodilla tree of Central America. This sap was called . During World War II chemists learned to make synthetic rubber which came to replace most natural rubber in chewing gum. The last USA. manufacturer to use chicle is Glee Gum. This synthetic rubber base is similar to the rubber in car tires.
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gum base and flavor lol
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Sorry but you can't.
