How does chewing gum get its flavor?

After a qualitiy check of all ingredients, the production of chewing gum starts with melting the gum base, until it has the viscosity of thick maple syrup. Then it is filtered through a fine mesh screen. It is further refined by separating dissolved particles in a centrifuge, and further filtered. Clear base, still hot and melted, is put into mixing vats. Other ingredients that may be added include: powdered sugar, corn syrup and/or glucose, or different flavourings.

The homogenized mixture is then poured onto cooling belts and cooled with cold air. Extrusion, optional rolling and cutting, and other mechanical shaping operations follow. Coated chewing gums then undergo other operations. The chunks are wrapped with optional undercoating for better binding with outer layers then are immersed into liquid sugar. The pellets are then coloured and coated with a suitable glazing agent, usually a wax.

Packaging machine for chewing gum strips comprises means for cutting and supplying, wrapping and grouping of the individual articles. After the chewing gum has its final inspection it is offered for sale.

The packages and labels garantee the quality of the chewing gum and communicate how to use, transport, recycle, or dispose of the package or product. Furthermore, retailers and customers are informed of ingredients, 'display until' date, and price.