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Xanthan Gum: Harmless Food Additive or Digestion Nightmare?
Xanthan gum is a common additive that helps in thickening and stabilizing various products. Let's find out more about its ...
Futurism on MSN4d
Chewing Gum Is Flooding Your Mouth With Microplastics
Researchers found that chomping on a single stick of chewing gum can release up to thousands of shards of microplastics.
Chewing gum can shed hundreds of microplastics into your mouth
“Our initial hypothesis was that the synthetic gums would have a lot more microplastics because the base is a type of plastic ...
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Xanthan Gum — Is This Food Additive Healthy or Harmful?
Xanthan gum is a food additive used as a thickener or stabilizer. While it has health benefits, consuming too much may cause digestive issues. Surprisingly, wallpaper glue and salad dressing have ...
Healthline9d
Chewing Gum Could Release Thousands of Microplastics Into Saliva, Study Finds
A new study found that chewing gum releases hundreds to thousands of microplastics into saliva. Both synthetic and natural ...
Everyday Health on MSN9d
Gum Can Release Thousands of Tiny Plastic Particles Into Your Mouth
A new study showed that chewing gum releases microplastics, which can then be swallowed and absorbed by the body.
ZME Science on MSN8d
Your Gum Is Shedding Microplastics into Your Saliva
Stop munching on that plastic. The U.S. National Institute of Health estimates that over 350 billion pieces of chewing gum ...
A step toward plant-based gelatin: Gum tragacanth shows promise for reducing animal use
With increased awareness about food sources and their environmental impacts, replacing animal-derived products in food and ...