Yum! Eventually most of the sweetener and flavoring slide down your throat with your saliva and the great taste becomes a memory. Gum base does not dissolve in saliva. This is why you lose the flavor, ...

Researching the chemistry of chewing gum, she discovered that its main ingredient, the gum base, is commonly a synthetic ... a polymer [so it] can be used to make new products.

An curved arrow pointing right. Bubble gum starts out with gum base, then flavorings and sweeteners are added. When it's all mixed up, it looks like a giant pink monster. The way it's streamlined ...

This article seems funny, though, but I am tempted to do this write-up due to the many female students I have seen who are glued to their gum.