Showing Food Chewing gum
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Name | Chewing gum | ||||||||||
Scientific Name | Not Available | ||||||||||
Description | Chewing gum is a soft, cohesive substance intended for chewing but not swallowing. Humans have used chewing gum for at least 3,000 years. Modern chewing gum was originally made of chicle, a natural latex. By the 1960s, chicle was replaced by butadiene-based synthetic rubber which is cheaper to manufacture. Most chewing gums are considered polymers. | ||||||||||
Primary ID | FOOD00643 | ||||||||||
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Group | Confectioneries | ||||||||||
Sub-Group | Candies | ||||||||||
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ITIS ID | Not Available | ||||||||||
Wikipedia ID | Chewing_gum | ||||||||||
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Content Reference | — Saxholt, E., et al. 'Danish food composition databank, revision 7.' Department of Nutrition, National Food Institute, Technical University of Denmark (2008). — U.S. Department of Agriculture, Agricultural Research Service. 2008. USDA National Nutrient Database for Standard Reference, Release 21. Nutrient Data Laboratory Home Page. |