Each gum has its own specific formula that makes it unique. The exact combinations of ingredients are carefully guarded company secrets.
Sugar substitutes replace powdered sugar and glucose syrup in sugarless gum.
The gum base ingredients are melted together and filtered. Machines called extruders are used to blend, smooth and form the gum. It's time for the gum to be shaped. Gum can be flattened and cut into sticks, or squeezed into a rope shape and cut into chunks, or molded into shapes and candy coated. After the gum is cut or molded into the appropriate shape, it is lightly sprinkled with powdered sweetener to keep it from sticking to machinery or packaging.