10 INTERESTING FACTS ABOUT CHEWING GUM

Liana Vahanyan

Half Billion Dollars Every Year

North American kids spend about a half-billion

dollars on bubble gum every year, which

translates to 40 million pieces every day, 1.6

million every hour, 26,000 every minute or 444 pieces per second.

First CandiesChewing gum is one of the oldest

candies in the world. For

thousands of years, people of all cultures have

enjoyed the many benefits of chewing various

gums, resins, and latex

secretions of plants.

The Largest Bubble Ever

The largest bubble ever blown was 23 inches in diameter. The record was set July 19, 1994 by Susan Montgomery Williams of Fresno,

California. (Guinness Book of World Records 1998).

The natural gum resin called

chicle, obtained from the

sapodilla tree, had a unique

ability to retain flavor and helped

to popularize chewing gum.

Chicle

Mood GumJapanese

chemists have invented 'Mood Gum'. Like the

Mood Rings popular from

America, Mood Gum changes

color when you're happy, sad, angry, etc.

Natural Color

The color of the first successful bubble

gum was pink, because it was the

only color the inventor had left, and that remains the predominant

color today.

Sixty to 70 percent of

bubble gum is sugar.

Scientists found a 9,000-year-old wad of chewing gum in Sweden.

Sugar

Foundation

The Largest Number Of Chewing Gum ManufacturersThe country

with the largest

number of chewing gum manufacturer

s is Turkey, with more than 60

producers.

Bubble Gum Keeps From Crying

Bubble gum can keep you from crying. That’s what the promoters

say anyway! By reducing stress and increasing concentration, bubble gum also holds back the tears.

Many cooks swear by chewing gum while they chop onions.