is gum made out of wood material?

Question

i heard something bout that

Answer 1

haha, no.

Answer 2

Eucalyptus

Any of various trees of the genera Eucalyptus or Liquidambar or Nyssa that are sources of gum

Any tree of a group belonging to the myrtle family, native to Australia, where they are commonly known as gumtrees. About 90% of Australian timber belongs to the eucalyptus genus, which contains about 500 species. The trees have dark hardwood timber which is used for heavy construction work such as railway and bridge building. They are mostly tall, aromatic, evergreen trees with pendant leaves and white, pink, or red flowers. (Genus Eucalyptus, family Myrtaceae.)

Compounds isolated from eucalyptus leaves were found in 1996 to be highly effective in killing Streptococcus mutans, the bacteria found in the mouth that cause dental decay.

So to answer your question, yes, some modern chewing gums are made from trees. But, most of the chewing gums today are made from synthetic sources.

Answer 3

gums used to be extracted from natural resins - which often came from a number of woody-plant species. But the resins/saps weren't the actual wood itself...wood being the core of dead plant cells in the center of a thick branch or trunk.

Most gums now are obtained from synthetic sources.

Answer 4

yes trees.