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Ask Science@lemmy.worldEnglish · 2 days ago

Is it true that chewing gum is basically just plastic with aspartame?

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Is it true that chewing gum is basically just plastic with aspartame?

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Ask Science@lemmy.worldEnglish · 2 days ago

And that by chewing it you are ingesting a bunch of microplastics? Please confirm if this is true. I don’t want to believe.

Side question: what alternative means is there for sustained, minty fresh breath that does not involve ingesting microplastics? (Mints don’t work that great imo, the freshness wears off too fast. Gum was my go-to. Now what is left?)

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https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Gum_base

I was today years old when I learned that talc is used as a filler in in acidic gums, so like every fruit flavor.

Hope they are paying for the asbestos free talc.
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  Why would you want asbestos-free talc? That’s like getting ribs without the sauce!
  
  I also suggest inhaling your talc for best results.

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