Do Wrigley chewing gum brands contain gelatine?
None of our products contain gelatine. Is it OK to swallow Wrigley’s ORBIT sugarfree chewing gum? Although not meant to be swallowed, if it is, gum base simply passes through one’s system as other roughage does. Chewing gum is made of five basic ingredients -sweeteners, corn syrup, softeners, flavours and gum base (the insoluble part that puts the “chew” in chewing gum). The first four ingredients are soluble and are extracted from the gum as you chew. Gum base, however, is not. Does chewing gum produce Temporomandibular Disorders? TMD is not just one disorder, but a group of conditions, often painful, affecting the jaw joint (TMJ) and the muscles that control chewing. TMD usually involves more than a single symptom and rarely has a single cause. According to the US National Institute of Dental Research, researchers are still looking for answers as to what causes TMD. It is believed to result from several factors acting together, including jaw injuries (trauma) and joint disease (arthr
