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The package read "To prevent decay, To sweeten the breath, To keep teeth white." Mr. Canning called his new gum Dentyne which is a combination of the words "dental" and "hygiene" (and also sounds similar to the word dentine). In 1916 the brand was sold to the American Chicle Company. By the 1930s, Dentyne was produced by the Adams Gum Company ...
Trident gum contains the sugar alcohol xylitol, which is known as a "tooth-friendly" sugar. [3] Use of the chemical has been subject to controversy, as it is highly toxic to dogs. [4] [5] Trident has been sued for false labeling over its depiction of a blue mint leaf on its Trident original-flavor gum when the gum lacks any real mint. [6]
This is a list of chewing gum brands in the world. Chewing gum is a type of gum made for chewing, and dates back at least 5,000 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 Modern chewing gum was originally made of chicle, a natural latex.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 ...
2003: Concord Confections (Canada) acquires Philadelphia Chewing Gum (US) and moves production to suburban Toronto; 2003: Cadbury (UK) buys the global gum business of the Adams gum division from Pfizer for $4.2 billion; 2004: Wrigley Company (US) buys the Joyco gum and candy and Cafosa Gum Base business from Agrolimen (Spain) for $272 million
Beemans gum (originally Beeman's Gum) is a chewing gum formulated by Ohio physician Edward E. Beeman and first sold in February 1890. [1] It originally contained pepsin , but no longer does. Beemans became popular with early aviators as a good luck charm , and Chuck Yeager is purported to have chewed a stick of Beemans gum before every flight.
Clorets is a line of chewing gum and mints made by Cadbury Adams. It was introduced in 1951. It was introduced in 1951. Clorets gum and candy contain Actizol, a proprietary ingredient that contains chlorophyll , which purportedly acts as an active ingredient to eliminate mouth odors . [ 1 ]
Ingredient lists now show aspartame being used as a sweetener, while still showing sugar and glucose. On December 19, 2022, Mondelez announced that it was selling its gum business, including the Chiclets brands, to Perfetti Van Melle, the makers of Mentos. The deal closed on October 2, 2023. [11]
Freedent is a brand of chewing gum manufactured by Wrigley's. [1] Freedent was first introduced in the US and UK in 1975 [1] and is marketed as the gum that "won't stick to most dental work (or braces)." [2] Freedent comes in eight flavors: Winterfresh, Peppermint, Spearmint, Bubble Gum, Fruit, Strawberry, Eucalyptus, and Blueberry. [3]