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Anyone know of a no sweetener chewing gum?

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dulcitonia
dulcitonia Posts: 278 Member
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Ok so gum keeps me from wanting to snack.
I do no sweeteners. Does anyone know of something like gum with no sweeteners in them at all?

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  • TBeverly49
    TBeverly49 Posts: 322 Member
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    No I have not found any. I have extremely dry mouth that has affected my dental severely so chew gum to help it. I keep checking all the gums. They all have sweetener or artificial sweeteners and all have CARBS. Anyway, that's my finding, I will see if anyone has better news, because I am sure interested too!
  • KnitOrMiss
    KnitOrMiss Posts: 10,104 Member
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    There is gum online that you can get that has actual sugar in it rather than sweeteners, but I don't know if that is what you mean.

    A quick search of google found these:

    http://candyaddict.com/blog/2006/03/03/nihilist-gum-the-gum-with-no-flavor/

    http://www.gleegum.com/product/refill-kit-to-make-gum/

    http://www.mastihashopny.com/default.php?pname=ItemView&prod_id=134&cat_id=2&la=2

    And someone in a thread said this... "When I was a child we used to chew paraffin. The thing was to beg some when somebody was melting it to put on the tops of jars of the jelly she was making. When you first put it in your mouth it is crumbly but after a while it consolidates into a chewable mass. And it's neutral---has no flavor. Probably has other bad stuff we didn't know about in 1942."
  • Dragonwolf
    Dragonwolf Posts: 5,600 Member
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    You could also go native and use one of the many natural substances that have been used throughout the ages (TIL - people have been making chewing gums for thousands of years) -- https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Chewing_gum

    @KnitOrMiss -- apparently, paraffin was the base for original commercial chewing gum. :D
  • dulcitonia
    dulcitonia Posts: 278 Member
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    It's hard to find no sugar no sweetener.
    I have thought about paraffin as I used to chew it as a kid too.
    Can't quite find a non candle variety. But it's probably the same....
  • dulcitonia
    dulcitonia Posts: 278 Member
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    This ELMA gum looks promising... I think I may order it and report back. Thanks so much
  • KnitOrMiss
    KnitOrMiss Posts: 10,104 Member
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    dulcitonia wrote: »
    It's hard to find no sugar no sweetener.
    I have thought about paraffin as I used to chew it as a kid too.
    Can't quite find a non candle variety. But it's probably the same....

    The paraffin wax is always in my baking aisle... It's near jello and stuff. Comes in blocks.
  • DebraWilliams1
    DebraWilliams1 Posts: 61 Member
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    Here's directions for making your own spruce gum. I don't plan on doing it, but it's interesting. http://www.motherearthnews.com/real-food/spruce-gum-zmaz81jfzraw.aspx?PageId=1#ArticleContent
  • canadjineh
    canadjineh Posts: 5,396 Member
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    This - although it does contain dried cane juice (ie: sugar)
    https://www.simplygum.com/
    "Consumers are kept in the dark about what they are chewing because the FDA allows conventional gum brands to hide up to 80 synthetic ingredients in the catch-all term "gum base" on the label."
    You can probably email for carb info at info@simplygum.com
  • glossbones
    glossbones Posts: 1,064 Member
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    KnitOrMiss wrote: »
    dulcitonia wrote: »
    It's hard to find no sugar no sweetener.
    I have thought about paraffin as I used to chew it as a kid too.
    Can't quite find a non candle variety. But it's probably the same....

    The paraffin wax is always in my baking aisle... It's near jello and stuff. Comes in blocks.

    Is this the same wax that Babybel cheese comes in? I know some people chew on that after their snack.
  • TBeverly49
    TBeverly49 Posts: 322 Member
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    canadjineh wrote: »
    This - although it does contain dried cane juice (ie: sugar)
    https://www.simplygum.com/
    "Consumers are kept in the dark about what they are chewing because the FDA allows conventional gum brands to hide up to 80 synthetic ingredients in the catch-all term "gum base" on the label."
    You can probably email for carb info at info@simplygum.com

    I just read up on simply gum. There is sugar in it.
  • greenautumn17
    greenautumn17 Posts: 322 Member
    edited October 2015
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    what about bees wax?

    You’ll want to start with some natural beeswax.

    Place 6 oz of beeswax into a double boiler (or a bowl set on top of a pot filled with about an inch of water) and turn the stove to medium high.
    Melt the wax until it is soft and mostly liquid.
    Add your flavorings. Try peppermint, cinnamon, lemon, or licorice. 5 drops of extract should be enough. Alternatively, you can use fresh, finely chopped herbs (rosemary, mint).
    Pour the wax into small molds (candy molds or ice cube trays work well)
    Refrigerate until hardened, then remove and chew.
  • dulcitonia
    dulcitonia Posts: 278 Member
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    Oh my goodness. Such great natural ideas.. I see a weekend of gum making experiments coming!!

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