Bubble gum

Bubble gum is chewing gum made with a pliable base that stretches into bubbles when air is blown through it.

Chewing gum: A flavored, chewable confection designed to be chewed rather than swallowed. Bubble gum is a specialized kind of chewing gum.
Chicle: A natural latex obtained from sapodilla trees and traditionally used as a chewing-gum base. Early chewing gums and the first commercial bubble gum used this elastic material.
Sugar: A class of sweet-tasting soluble carbohydrates, including sucrose and glucose. Traditional bubble gum uses sugar to sweeten the chew.
Bubble blowing: The act of inflating a flexible film of chewing gum with air. It is the defining activity that bubble gum is formulated to support.
Chewing gum litter: Discarded chewing gum that adheres to streets, furniture, or other surfaces. Its sticky residue makes used bubble gum difficult to remove from public spaces.
Gum base: The nonnutritive, chewable material that gives gum its structure and elasticity. Its flexibility lets bubble gum stretch into thin, durable membranes.
Thomas Adams: An American inventor and businessman who helped establish the chewing-gum industry. His company introduced the bubble gum Dubble Bubble in 1928.
Sugar alcohol: A carbohydrate-derived sweetener that is incompletely absorbed by the body. Sugar-free bubble gums often use these sweeteners instead of sugar.
Bubble gum blowing contest: A competition in which participants blow gum bubbles, often measured by diameter. The product's stretch makes bubble size a measurable contest.
Sugar-free gum: Chewing gum sweetened without sugar, usually with non-sugar sweeteners. It offers a lower-sugar alternative to traditional sweetened bubble gum.

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