The Brand: Wrigley’s is home to quite a few gums that dominate the market, but Doublemint is one of their most popular chewing gums. It was introduced in 1914 and happened to be their third flavor of gum.
So, those are your two options: mastic gum or Falim gum. Either of these chewing gums works for your jawline. You’ll never have to worry about the gum falling apart in your mouth. They’re resilient and you’ll be surprised how long they last.
3. Dentyne Ice – 5:35 minutes Dentyne Ice is the first member of the five-minute club, but while the other two finalist have steady-wins-the-race flavors, this gum is a full sprint from the moment it hits the tongue. The mint flavor tasted the most mature of anything on this list, and it lasted twice as long as most other gums.
The first thing to know about Bubble Yum is that it is massive. It’s the biggest gum on the list, by far. The second thing to know is that talking while chewing is next to impossible because saliva glands react to it like a sprinkler system to a five-alarm fire. Last point, its flavor lasts way longer than it reasonably should, which is laudable.
What is the ingredient in bubble gum?
Cornstarch and BHT round out an ingredient list that begins with (you guessed it!) sugar, corn syrup, and high fructose corn syrup in this childhood favorite bubble gum.
Two shades of artificial red color are added to lend the salmon hue to this sugar- and syrup-sweetened gum. Titanium dioxide and BHT are also in the original flavor recipe, which are all total no-gos.
According to Michelle Hyman, MS, RD, CDN, a registered dietitian at Simple Solutions Weight Loss, there are three key components to watch out for when you find yourself in the candy aisle looking for gum to buy: Butylated hydroxytoluene, or BHT, a food additive that is banned in some other countries.
Bubble Yum Bubble Gum. Per 1 piece: 25 calories, 0 g fat, 0 mg sodium, 6 g carbs (0 g fiber, 5 g sugar), 0 g protein. Sugar, corn syrup, and high fructose corn syrup make up the majority of this gum our experts say is closer to Bubble Yuck. BHT, artificial colors, and flavors round out the ingredient list.
“I’d like my clients who chew a lot of gum to be aware of how much sugar or sugar alcohols they’re consuming. I do not recommend chewing gum on an empty stomach, since that’s a recipe for giving yourself a stomachache,” Hyman says.
But it’s not all doom and gloom! Gum can also help you steer clear of the mindless munchies, adds Bonnie Taub-Dix, MA, RDN, CDN, creator of BetterThanDieting.com and author of Read It Before You Eat It: Taking You from Label to Table.
Sorry to burst your bubble, but even though you don’t swallow it, there are some scary-sounding ingredients in chewing gum —along with unneeded sugars—that can still impact your health. If you’re looking for something to gnaw on though, there are certain ingredients to look out for that are major red flags.
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