BBC Science Focus writes that historically, gum was made from the chewy sap of the Sapodilla tree. However nowadays, they say, most companies use a substance called polyisobutylene. That’s the ...

Dentists and gastroenterologists reveal how regular gum chewing damages your jaw, disrupts digestion, and exposes you to ...

Because it's gum. Duh. Gum has been around for much longer than you'd think. Ancient Mayans and Aztecs harvested resin from the Sapodilla tree. They would dry it into a 'cha', and chewed it to ...

Trees provide thousands of products we use every day and they are a great blessing to our society. Some tree products are ...

Originally, chewing gum was made of chicle, a latex sap from the sapodilla tree. Today's products rely on a gum base that may contain resins, fillers, emulsifiers, and waxes, among other things.