Why is gum chewy?

Answer 1

the gum base and the amount of it . Bubble gum is made of a masticating substance along with sugars, flavors, water and some other minor ingredients. The masticating substance has a property called visco-elasticity which means it can be str...

Answer 2

Chewing gum - is a type of gum traditionally made of chicle.

Manilkara chicle - is a tropical evergreen tree native to Mexico and Central America. The tree ranges from Veracruz in Mexico south to Atlántico in Colombia. It yields a natural gum known as chicle, traditionally used in making Chewing Gum and other products.

The truth about Chewing gum:

1. Most chewing gum is sweetened with Aspartame. Long term use of aspartame has been linked with cancer, diabetes, neurological disorders, and birth defects.

2. Chewing gum causes unnecessary wear and tear of the cartilage that acts as a shock absorber in your jaw joints. Once damaged, this area can produce pain and discomfort for a lifetime.

3. You use eight different facial muscles to chew. Unnecessary chewing can create chronic tightness in two of these muscles, located close to your temples. This can put pressure on the nerves that supply this area of your head, which can lead to chronic, intermittent headaches.

4. If your gum isn't sweetened with aspartame, it is probably sweetened with sugar. Regular intake of refined sugar is most likely the single greatest dietary cause of chronic health challenges like cancer, atherosclerosis, and diabetes mellitus type 2.

Granted, this isn't a significant cause of disease and dysfunction for most, but a physiological fact that deserves acknowledgment, in my opinion.

5. For economical and quality reasons, many modern chewing gums use rubber instead of chicle. Chicle is nonetheless still the base of choice for some regional markets, such as Japan.

6. You have six salivary glands located throughout your mouth that are stimulated to produce and release saliva whenever you chew. Producing a steady stream of saliva for chewing gum is a waste of energy and resources that could otherwise be used for essential metabolic activities.

Chewing gum once in a while shouldn't be problematic for most people who don't have existing health challenges in the jaw and neck regions. But our bodies definitely pay a price for chronic gum chewing. Just something to be aware of.

Answer 3

There are two things that make bubble gum stretch. The first is one of the ingredients - the gum base compound which is made from a mixture of either a paraffin or wax resin together with an emulsifier such as glycerol or lecithin, and a form of rubber or natural latex. On its own, this compound is not stretchy. It requires the action of the constant chewing, together with saliva, to make it stretchier.

Answer 4

Chewing gum is often found with latex ,bees wax or other types of waxes which cause it to be sticky.

Peanut butter can help get gum out of any sticky situations

Answer 5

the properties and ingredients that make it up are elastic and chewable

Answer 6

Because the gum on trees is sticky

Answer 7

Gelatin