For some reason this happens to me, but only with Orbit. At least the watermelon ones (I prefer chewing gums that leave minimum taste), I don’t know about others. It just turns into a disgusting paste.

  • Toes♀@ani.social
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    6 months ago

    I’m not familiar with that precise brand. But I’ve had that happen with old stock.

    Also my understanding is most gum is designed to last roughly 20mins before you need another piece. (Doesn’t stop me from chewing it for potentially hours)

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      6 months ago

      Yep, doesn’t happen with any specific brand. If this happens then it means the gum is old.

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    6 months ago

    Yeah after a long, long time chewing, it turns into a paste. I learned this when I was forced to keep a piece in my mouth for hours beside my mom thought it was disrespectful to some event to go to a trash can.

    But yeah, I think all gums do this. Just due to the gum’s chemicals mixing with your saliva. All foods do this at some point.

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    6 months ago

    I’ve had gum from other brands just completely break down after chewing it too long.