Speaker A
Gum globally, we spent 12 billion on the stuff last year. We chew it, we pop it, and we try not to stand on it. But what's the difference between chewing gum? Have you ever got? I'm keen to do this over some.
Explore the differences between bubble gum and chewing gum, their ingredients, production, and environmental impact.
Key Takeaways
- Bubble gum contains more elastomers than chewing gum, making it stretchier and able to form bubbles.
- Both types of gum use synthetic rubber bases derived from natural tree sap originally.
- Gum production involves high-temperature processing for safety.
- Significant resources are spent on gum cleanup, indicating environmental impact.
- Gum materials can be recycled and reused in other products.
What the video covers
- Global spending on gum reached 12 billion last year, highlighting its popularity.
- The video visits a Spanish gum factory to explore how chewing gum is made.
- Chewing gum base originates from natural tree sap but is now mostly synthetic.
- The main difference between bubble gum and chewing gum lies in the amount of elastomer in the gum base.
- Elastomers are synthetic rubbers that add flexibility; bubble gum contains more elastomers than chewing gum.
- Chewing gum is less stretchy and less flexible compared to bubble gum, which allows bubble formation.
- Gum is processed at high temperatures to ensure safety and hygiene.
- In the UK, 60 million pounds are spent annually on cleaning up discarded gum.
- Gum can be recycled and repurposed into other products after collection and processing.
- The video emphasizes the clever use of synthetic rubber in gum production and its environmental considerations.
Chapters
- 00:00Introduction to Gum and Its Popularity
- 00:36Visiting the Spanish Gum Factory
- 01:14Raw Materials and Chewing Gum Base
- 01:44Differences Between Bubble Gum and Chewing Gum
- 02:32Environmental Impact and Gum Cleanup Costs
- 02:48Bubble Gum Production and Recycling
- 03:48Comparing Gum Bases and Final Thoughts
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Speaker A
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Speaker A
More, so I've come to Spain. There's no one who does gum like a sponge. Welcome to our King race. Now, today the factory are getting stuck in and doing a run on chewy. In this matching, we introduce all the raw.
Speaker A
the factory in these sheets this just looks like a big piece of chewing you could you eat this now you can try but you have no taste it's really hot it's not sweet it's not labours oh that's like chewing gum hear
Speaker A
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Speaker A
difference between both products is the cam base cam base for Sheng Gong has less amount of elastomer Ellis term is used in a synthetic rubber that add flexibility to the base so if bubble gum has more of them than chewing gum and
Speaker A
The factory in these sheets. This just looks like a big piece of chewing. You could, you eat this now? You can try, but you have no taste. It's really hot, it's not sweet, it's not labours. Oh, that's like chewing gum here.
Speaker A
bubbles which is simple right in Britain we're stuck on the stuff and it seems we've bitten off more than we could chew across the country we spend 60 million pounds a year just on cleaning up gum which is madness
Speaker A
Out of your mouth for a couple of hours. So I've learned all about chewing gum, but where's the bubble gum and what's the difference? So the production line we saw was cheering gasps. So how does bubble gum differ? Well, the main.
Speaker A
Matt nice me and that's and you're doing think very clever with gum gum is essentially a synthetic rubber that we can actually utilize and we can recycle and we can make into all sorts of different products one of the things
Speaker A
Difference between both products is the cam base. Cam base for Sheng Gong has less amount of elastomer. Elastomer is used in a synthetic rubber that add flexibility to the base. So if bubble gum has more of them than chewing gum and.
Speaker A
once the bin is returned they smash it all up and remove any litter that gets mixed in with our secret ingredients and that like this well the pellets that we actually use the pellets are then heated up and made into a paste which can be
Speaker A
That I want to compare them first up chewing you. Okay, so this is can you see the difference? He said last peak. So that's quite different. This game based a contain a bit amount of elastomers, meaning it can stretch to make big.
Speaker A
products yeah that we may I mean it's a weird thought that is showing you it is processed at really high temperatures so anything that sees is killed on you've also got these little kiddies wellington boots they're cheering you made to
Speaker A
Bubbles, which is simple, right? In Britain, we're stuck on the stuff and it seems we've bitten off more than we could chew. Across the country, we spend 60 million pounds a year just on cleaning up gum, which is madness.
Speaker A
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