What are the polymer used in making chewing gum
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Polymers in Chewing Gum. Believe it or not, the same type of material used to make plastics, rubbers, and an almost infinite number of other things is also in chewing gum. ... The base ofchewing gum is made up of polymers, which give the characteristic chewiness and ability to be deformed and not break down.
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About.com, chewing gum was originally made from tree sap called chicle, a natural rubber, and sometimes various waxes. But… After World War II, chemists learned to make synthetic rubber, which came to replace most natural rubber in chewing gum (e.g., polyethylene and polyvinyl acetate).
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