Trident splash contains gelatin, and I found out that the gum base of many other chewing gums can contain animal byproducts. Vegetarians out there, do you chew gum?
2007-12-16 14:14:13 · 13 answers · asked by Anonymous in Food & Drink ➔ Vegetarian & Vegan
But the package only says "gum base". How can I know what it's made of?
2007-12-16 14:23:04 · update #1
lookon the pack..it should have that sign thing..xx
congrats on veggie-ism.
xx
2007-12-16 14:18:21 · answer #1 · answered by davesbigpants 2 · 1⤊ 2⤋
Gelatin is essentially a product extracted from animal bones. This substance is called collagen and when cooked for long enough, breaks down into a jelly-like substance. Technically, the gelatin is an animal by product, but I am sure that there are organic gums out there that do not contain any animal byproducts.
2007-12-16 14:25:45 · answer #2 · answered by DMAHN83 2 · 4⤊ 1⤋
i used to, but then i found out about the ingredients, so i've quit chewing gum. i havent chewed gum in 3-4 months!! yay! haha but yea, its kinda hard at first, but u get used to it. there are some gums that dont use animal products, so u can try those.
2007-12-16 14:18:32 · answer #3 · answered by fsh 3 · 2⤊ 1⤋
B-Fresh is a brand of vegan sugarless chewing gum; it's sweetened wtih Xylitol and has no aspartame or acesulfame potassium. They have five flavors (Bubble Gum, Lemon, Mixed Fruit, Cinnamon, and Spearmint). You can get them at Amazon.com, at www.veganessentials.com, or at www.veganstore.com. A friend of mine who loves gum said she used to get it at a nearby vitamin store, but Pangea (www.veganstore.com) has it cheaper.
So that's the gum I chew.
2007-12-17 08:23:05 · answer #4 · answered by VeggieTart -- Let's Go Caps! 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Its not made out of calves hooves....maximum gum is fantastic, even inspite of the undeniable fact that some gum does conatain gelatin,even inspite of the undeniable fact that it is going to say interior the climate record... frequently in simple terms the "splash" gums yet in simple terms verify the returned of the equipment to make confident
2016-10-01 23:32:55 · answer #5 · answered by ? 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Yep.
Just like I eat cookies and cake and bread.
Read. Ingredients.
P.S. VRG says:
" Most chewing gums innocuously list "gum base" as one of their ingredients, masking the fact that petroleum, lanolin, glycerin, polyethylene, polyvinyl acetate, petroleum wax, stearic acid, and latex (a possible allergen) may be among the components.
Because of standards of identity for items such as gum base and flavoring, manufacturers are not required to list everything in their product.
According to Dertoline, a French chemical manufacturer, their adhesive "dercolytes" are used as a label and tape adhesive, as well as a chewing gum base.
Many brands also list glycerin and glycerol as ingredients on the label.
Both of them can be animal derived."
2007-12-16 14:25:35 · answer #6 · answered by Anonymous · 1⤊ 3⤋
yeah a lot of gum does contain gelatin but a lot don't
some the don't are 5, Stride, and Orbit
so i know for a fact that you can still chew those
2007-12-17 02:02:26 · answer #7 · answered by Lauren S 2 · 0⤊ 3⤋
I believe most Wrigley's gum is vegetarian friendly. When in doubt you can always e-mail or call the company.
2007-12-16 15:57:17 · answer #8 · answered by iAm notArabbit 4 · 1⤊ 0⤋
I don't chew gum, and even before I became a Vegetarian I almost threw up from the taste. I haven't tried these but here are some cruelty free gums:
http://www.veganstore.com/index.html?stocknumber=847%20%20%20%20%20%20%20BUBBLEGUM
Accoring to this it's made of of vegetable oil:http://www.answers.com/topic/gum-base
2007-12-16 14:22:12 · answer #9 · answered by ... 5 · 1⤊ 4⤋
I chew gum a lot.
2007-12-18 09:48:20 · answer #10 · answered by Danielle and Matt forever! 2 · 0⤊ 1⤋
no animal is in gum. Your good to go.
2007-12-17 05:09:01 · answer #11 · answered by Respect Is What It Is 6 · 0⤊ 0⤋