I don’t know if I put this in my prior gum reviews or not, but I should not be chewing gum! I have a slight TMJ (temporamandibular joint disorder). My jaw cracks and I have pain in my jaw occasionally. I do get headaches due to this as well. So, gum chewing is not my friend! But, I cannot resist it!
But, that’s beside the point. As you can tell, I like to chew gum and when I buy gum, I purchase the “cases” at the warehouse stores that have the 12 packs of the large packs of gum in them. (I think another version of the gum producers call them “Plen-T-Packs” or something like that.)
The Product
This gum has a wonderful spearmint flavor! And, one of the most enjoyable things for me is the flavor. The next fun thing is the color. The gum is a cool, light neon green/yellow color that stays this color no matter how long you chew it!
The gum is normally pretty soft and not hard or dried out. This is likely most due to the level of shoppers in the warehouses. They are buying for businesses, usually, and the turnover for the product is pretty good. I like the gum when it’s softer and not hard as nails.
The flavor lasts a very long time. I find that I am chewing a piece of gum for roughly 45 – 60 minutes and the flavor, albeit not nearly as strong as when I first started, is still present. I love the freshness the gum gives me when I am chewing it. I know that I will not have killer dragon breath in meetings, which is nice, especially if you don’t have time to slip to the bathroom after lunch to brush your teeth!
If you don’t like a strong flavored gum, or if you are not 100% sold on spearmint, this likely would not be a gum for you. The strength of the flavor is what I enjoy the most and it has a strong flavor. I think it is so strong because of the way it makes my tongue tingle when I am chewing it, which lets me know that it’s strong enough to kill off some bad breath!
The Ingredients
Sorbitol, gum base, glycerol, mannitol, natural and artificial flavors, hydrogenated starch hydrolysate: less than 2% of: aspartame, acesulfame K, BHT (to maintain freshness), colors (turmeric, blue 1 lake), soy lecithin.
Phenyketonurics: Contains phenylalanine
Nutritional Value
This is based upon 1 serving (which is 1 stick of gum) and based upon a standard 2,000 calorie diet:
Calories 5
Total Fat 0g or 0%
Sodium 0mg or 0%
Total Carbohydrate 2g or 1%
Sugars 0g
Sugar Alcohol 2g
Protein 0g
Overall Impressions
I love the fresh minty flavor that really makes your mouth feel clean even after having spit the gum out. I have noticed the minty flavor for upwards of 10 – 15 minutes after having finished chewing the gum and spitting it out. Now that says fresh to me.
Chewing gum (if sugarless) also helps keep your teeth cleaner and helps you after eating if you cannot get to the bathroom to brush after eating (or even nibbling at your desk at work). This helps rid your teeth of food or sugar that might be sticking to your teeth and it is almost like brushing! That helps you fight cavities and helps keep your dentist happy.
My dentist is happy but sad. He doesn’t like that it can help worsen my TMJ symptoms and possibly push me down the road of having to have my jaw essentially broken and reset (I think is what was said would have to be done to fix it), but he’s happy because it helps my teeth between brushings. Since the chewing gum and other things is not giving me a horrendous pain all of the time and the headaches don’t happen every time I eat or chew something, then I will ride it out!
This gum has to be my top favorite for the flavor and the length of time the flavor lasts. I enjoy the peppermint too, but this one really makes me happy! If you don’t mind a strong flavor and you enjoy a refreshing chewing gum and you haven’t tried this one, then you ought to try it. It’s delicious! Don’t buy a big “case” of it in case you hate it, but try one of the 5 stick packs you can get at virtually any grocery or convenience or gas store. You just might enjoy it! If you don’t like strong spearmint flavor, I cannot suggest this gum to you!
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