The chewing gum has a history of 5 000 years. The prototype of the up-to-date chewing gum was spread in all parts of the world at the same time.
Ancient Greeks prepared beeswax for removing food remains from their teeth. Maya people used caoutchouc (India rubber), Indians - conifer resin. Over the time the ingredients of the chewing gum changed. It became one of the world's most widely traded commodities.
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