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Chewing gum: Encyclopedia - Chewing gum

Chewing gum is a type of confectionery which is designed to be chewed, not swallowed. Traditionally, it was made of chicle, a natural latex product, although for reasons of economy many modern chewing gums use petroleum-based plastic instead of chicle. Chicle is nonetheless still the base of choice for some "upscale" gum brands, as well as some regional markets, such as in Japan. Chewing gum - History of gum. Chewing gum, in various forms, has existed since at least Ancient Greece. The Greeks chewed mastic ...

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Chewing gum: Encyclopedia II - Chewing gum - History of gum Chewing gum, in various forms, has existed since at least Ancient Greece. The Greeks chewed mastic gum, made from the resin of the mastic tree. Betel, a mild narcotic, has enjoyed popularity in India for millennia. Many other cultures have chewed gum-like substances made from plants, grasses, and resins. The American Indians chewed resin made from the sap of spruce trees. The New England settlers picked up this practice, and in the early 1880s attempts were made to commercially market spruce gum. Around 1850 a gum made from paraffin wax was developed a ...

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Chewing gum: Encyclopedia - Castoreum

Castoreum is the glandular secretion of the beaver. It is used in trapping, some perfumes, and as a flavoring in chewing gum. Castoreum is believed by some to have medicinal properties. Other related archivesbeaver, chewing gum, perfumes, trapping

Chewing gum: Encyclopedia - Chicle

Chicle is the gum from Manilkara chicle, a species of sapodilla tree. It is a tropical evergreen tree, native to southern North America and South America. It is the traditional material used in chewing gum. Today there are only a few companies that still make chewing gum from natural chicle (e.g. Glee Gum). The name "chicle" comes from the Nahuatl word for the gum, tziktli ['tsiktłi], ...

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Chewing gum: Encyclopedia - Bubblegum

Bubblegum is a type of chewing gum that is especially designed for blowing bubbles. It is usually pink in color and has a particular flavor. Bubble gum tends to be less viscous than standard chewing gum in order to facilitate bubble blowing. Some brands are especially non-sticky, such as Bubble Tape, Big League Chew, and Bubblicious. In the United States, bubble gum is often dispensed by gumball machines. Large gumballs usually cost 25 cents each, although prices vary depending on size and ...

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Bubblegum - History

Chewing gum: Encyclopedia - Wm. Wrigley Jr. Company

The Wm. Wrigley Jr. Company NYSE: WWY was founded on April 1, 1891 originally selling products such as soap and baking powder. In 1892, William Wrigley, Jr., the company's founder, began offering chewing gum with each can of baking powder. The chewing gum eventually became more popular than the baking powder itself and Wrigley's reoriented the company to produce the popular chewing gum. The corporate headquarters W ...

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Chewing gum: Encyclopedia - Chiclets

Chiclets are a brand of candy coated chewing gum made by Cadbury Adams. The product's name is derived from chicle (Nahuatl tziktli), the substance from which chewing gum was traditionally made. The original flavor was peppermint, but new flavors "Strawberry Breeze" and "Citrus Samba" are now available. Assorted fruit flavor and spearmint Chiclets are also sold. The plain white coloring and rectangular shape of Chiclets has led to the use of the word as slang for teeth. To give someone a "mouthful of chiclets" is to punch ...

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Chewing gum: Encyclopedia - Violet Beauregarde

Violet Beauregarde is a fictional character from the Roald Dahl novel Charlie and the Chocolate Factory and its film adaptations, Willy Wonka and the Chocolate Factory and Charlie and the Chocolate Factory. She is a chewing gum fanatic, having broken a world record by chewing the same piece and type of gum for three months solid. In the original novel and 1971 film, Violet has a best friend named Cornelia Prinzmetel, whose record she broke. In all three versions of the story, Violet tries an experimental piece of ...

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Chewing gum: Encyclopedia - Copenhagen tobacco

Copenhagen tobacco is the oldest dipping tobacco (a tobacco snuff product), dating to 1822. It is a fine ground tobacco which comes primarily in 3 textures: Fine Cut, Mid-Cut, and Long Cut. Copenhagen is generally available in 1.2 oz tins. Another variety is available, in the form of pouches. Dipping tobacco such as Copenhagen is often confused with chewing tobacco, but they are not the same. Chewing tobacco is used more similarly to bubble gum, whe ...

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Chewing gum: Encyclopedia - Excel

Excel. Microsoft Excel, a spreadsheet application by Microsoft Corporation Excel, Alabama Hyundai Excel, a car also called Hyundai Pony in some markets (Europe), the name of the X3 version of Hyundai Accent in some markets (Australia), a car made by Hyundai Motor Company. Optare Excel, a single deck bus. A brand of chewing gum, produced by Wrigley's The name of the protagonist in the manga and anime series Excel Saga ExCeL Exhibition

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Chewing gum: Encyclopedia - Wintergreen

Wintergreen was originally a term referring to a plant that continues photosynthesis (i.e., remains green) throughout the winter. The term evergreen is now more commonly used for this characteristic. Wintergreen is also the name given to a range of evergreen plants throughout the world that share the common characteristic of producing oil of wintergreen, the chemical methyl salicylate, which gives plants a distinctive "medicinal" smell when bruised. This oil is used in some kinds of chewing gum and candy, as an alternative ...

Chewing gum: Encyclopedia - Peppermint

Peppermint (Mentha x piperita) is a (usually) sterile hybrid mint, a cross between watermint and spearmint, with a high menthol content, often used in tea and confectionery. The oil also contains menthone and menthyl esters. Peppermint is the oldest and most popular flavor of mint flavored confectionery (including chewing gum). It has been found sometimes wild in Central and Southern Europe, but the first intentional crossbreed of watermint and spearmint was done in England. Peppermint, like many spices and herbs, ...

Chewing gum: Encyclopedia - Universal Product Code

The UPC (Universal Product Code) was the original barcode widely used in the United States and Canada for items in stores. The first item to be placed under a UPC scanner in a retail store was a 10-pack of Wrigley's Juicy Fruit chewing gum at a Marsh supermarket in Troy, Ohio, on June 26, 1974. Universal Product Code - Representation. In the barcode, each number is represented by two bar and space configurations. One configuration is used in the "L" digits, while another is used in the "R" digits. Th ...

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Chewing gum: Encyclopedia - Tooth

Teeth—singular tooth—are hard structures found in the jaws of many vertebrates. They have various structures to allow them to fulfill their many different purposes. The primary function of teeth is to tear and chew food and in some animals, particularly carnivores, as a weapon. The roots of the teeth are covered by gums. Teeth are covered by a protective structure, called the enamel, that helps to prevent cavities on the teeth. Adult teeth naturally darken as the person matures, the pulp within the tooth shrinks and dentin ...

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Chewing gum: Encyclopedia - Confectionery

The term confectionery refers to food items that are (at least perceptibly) rich in sugar. Different dialects of English also use regional terms for confections: In British, Irish English and sometimes American English, "sweets" In Australian English and New Zealand English, "lollies" In American English, "candy" (although this term can also refer to a specific range of confectionery and does not include some items called confectionery, ...

Chewing gum: Encyclopedia - Betel nut

Betel nut, also known as Pinang or Areca nut, is the seed of the Betel Palm (Areca catechu), a species of palm which grows in much of the tropical Pacific, Asia, and parts of east Africa. It is a medium-sized tree growing to 20 m tall, with a trunk 20-30 cm diameter. The leaves are 1.5-2 m long, pinnate, with numerous, crowded leaflets. Penang Island, off the west coast of Peninsular Malaysia, is named after pinang, a local name for betel nut. Betel nut ...

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Chewing gum: Encyclopedia - Altoids

Altoids are a popular brand of breath mints that have existed since the turn of the 19th century. Altoids are produced in Britain by Callard & Bowser-Suchard at Bridgend, Wales, although Wrigley announced in mid 2005 they planned to move Altoids production to an existing plant in Chattanooga, Tennessee in order to manufacture its products closer to where they are sold. The move is expected to be complete by mid-2006. The history of Altoids actually dates back to the reign of King George III. The brand was created by a London-based ...

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Chewing gum: Encyclopedia - Spittoon

A spittoon (or spitoon) is an article of furniture made for spitting into, especially by users of chewing tobacco. It is also known as a cuspidor, although that term is also used for a type of spitting sink used in dentistry. Cuspidors are still manufactured today, and commonly seen in fitness centers and gyms adjacent to a drinking fountain. "Spittoon" can also be slang American English for any receptacle (such as a tin can) used to hold sp ...