Chicle gum, and gum made from similar latexes, had a smoother and softer texture and held flavor better.
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Chicle, the main ingredient in chewing gum, is obtained from trunks of the chicle tree.
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Modern gum products evolved from a chicle-based gum which was imported from Mexico to the US in the early 1860s, originally as an alternative for rubber.
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Exports of chicle, a gum taken from the sapodilla tree and used to make chewing gum, propped up the economy from the 1880s.
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The ancient Aztecs used chicle as a base for making a gum-like substance.
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The Chiclets brand of chewing gum is named after chicle.
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During his time in New York City, he is credited with bringing in the first shipments of chicle, the base of chewing gum.
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Chewing gum is a type of gum traditionally made of chicle, a natural latex product, or synthetic rubber known as polyisobutylene.
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While the Wrigley Company was a prominent user of this material in the production of chewing gum, today only a few companies still make chewing gum from natural chicle.