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Do Orbit chewing gums fall apart in your mouth when you stop chewing them? (lemmy.sdf.org)

submitted 5 months ago by [email protected] to c/[email protected]

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For some reason this happens to me, but only with Orbit. At least the watermelon ones (I prefer chewing gums that leave minimum taste), I don't know about others. It just turns into a disgusting paste.

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[–] [email protected] 10 points 5 months ago* (last edited 5 months ago) (1 children)

I'm not familiar with that precise brand. But I've had that happen with old stock.

Also my understanding is most gum is designed to last roughly 20mins before you need another piece. (Doesn't stop me from chewing it for potentially hours)

[–] [email protected] 7 points 5 months ago

Yep, doesn't happen with any specific brand. If this happens then it means the gum is old.

[–] [email protected] 6 points 5 months ago

Yeah after a long, long time chewing, it turns into a paste. I learned this when I was forced to keep a piece in my mouth for hours beside my mom thought it was disrespectful to some event to go to a trash can.

But yeah, I think all gums do this. Just due to the gum's chemicals mixing with your saliva. All foods do this at some point.

[–] [email protected] 4 points 5 months ago

I've had gum from other brands just completely break down after chewing it too long.