chewing gum
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Chewing gum is a soft, rubbery substance designed to be chewed in your mouth but not swallowed. People chew it for reasons like freshening their breath, enjoying a flavor, or simply as a habit or pastime.
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Research
3,972 papers- Chewing gum base: A comprehensive review of composition, production, and assessment methods: Advances and approaches in biodegradability.Journal of texture studies · 2023
- Gum chewing during pre-anesthetic fasting.Paediatric anaesthesia · 2012
- Effect of chewing gum on thirst: an integrative review.Revista brasileira de enfermagem · 2019
- Chewing Gum for Reducing Post-Cesarean Section Ileus.American family physician · 2018
- Chewing Gum After Radical Cystectomy With Urinary Diversion for Recovery of Intestinal Function: A Systematic Review and Meta-Analysis.Journal of perianesthesia nursing : official journal of the American Society of PeriAnesthesia Nurses · 2022
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Article
Chewing gum is a soft, cohesive substance designed to be chewed without being swallowed. Modern chewing gum is composed of gum base, sweeteners, softeners/plasticizers, flavors, colors, and, typically, a hard or powdered polyol coating. Its texture is reminiscent of rubber because of the physical-chemical properties of its polymer, plasticizer, and resin components, which contribute to its elastic-plastic, sticky, chewy characteristics.
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