We’ve written before at HuffPost UK about how everything from paprika to black pepper goes from the ground to our spice jars.

Do you chew gum to help keep your breath fresh? You might want to think again. Almost all gums have something called a“ gum base” that makes them chewy, and it turns out it’ s a mix of plasticizers, ...

By the time Wrigley began his business venture, Americans had grown accustomed to chewing gum sold as candy-coated balls or packaged sticks. The base of these chewing gums was made from natural ...

A researcher has identified a surprising source of plastic pollution: chewing gum. In an essay for The Conversation, microplastics expert David Jones of the UK's University of Portsmouth revealed ...

Annually, 2.436 million tons of gum are produced globally, with over 730,000 tons being synthetic gum base. Efforts to address this issue include recycling initiatives and promoting plant-based ...

Thousands of tonnes of plastic pollution could be escaping into the environment every year . . . from our mouths. Most chewing gum on sale is made from a variety of oil-based synthetic rubbers ...

Most, if not all, gum product labels and websites do not disclose what their gum base includes nor how they are processed. This lack of transparency also leaves researchers “no way to know where ...

Chewing gum's base ingredient is synthetic rubber, which is a type of plastic. A stick of gum is a relatively small source of microplastics, but a chewing habit could add up. Microplastics are ...

Related: Why do our stomachs growl? Gum is made out of an artificial product called gum base — which contains non-food ingredients such as resins, emulsifiers and softeners — that can't be ...

Do you chew gum to help keep your breath fresh? You might want to think again. Almost all gums have something called a “gum base” that makes ...

University of Portsmouth provides funding as a member of The Conversation UK. Thousands of tonnes of plastic pollution could be escaping into the environment every year … from our mouths.