Anything else?
2006-09-02 04:26:42 · 7 answers · asked by Skeeter 5 in Food & Drink ➔ Beer, Wine & Spirits
Yes, why?
To begin with mouthwashes and some breathmints contain alcohol to give it a cool "fresh" taste. Big Red gum does not contain any alcohol straight out. However it does contain something called mannitol.
Big Red ingrediants:
Sugar, gum base, corn syrup, natural and artificial flavors, softeners, acesulfame K, mannitol, Red 40 Lake, BHT (to maintain freshness), Blue 1 Lake
Chemically, mannitol is an alcohol and a sugar and has a negative heat of solution, thus it is used as a sweetener in "breath-freshening" candies, the cooling effect adds to the fresh feel.
Although it would realistically only trigger the breathalizer for the first for seconds the gum was being chewed.
2006-09-02 06:14:08 · answer #1 · answered by crimsonpoem 1 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Sorry I live in England and have never heard of Big Red chewing gum.
2006-09-02 04:28:00 · answer #2 · answered by frankmilano610 6 · 0⤊ 1⤋
yeh some toothpastes, mints, and mouthwashs will set it off
2006-09-02 07:02:48 · answer #3 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
true. Mouthwash, toothpaste, mints.
2006-09-02 04:29:56 · answer #4 · answered by windandwater 6 · 0⤊ 0⤋
false
2006-09-02 06:02:13 · answer #5 · answered by vicky l 6 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Submit it to MythBusters. I'm sure they could tell you.
2006-09-02 04:31:55 · answer #6 · answered by Eileen 5 · 0⤊ 0⤋
true
2006-09-02 04:28:09 · answer #7 · answered by ♥ 5 · 0⤊ 0⤋