With the advancement of science and technology, new materials have been continuously developed and applied successfully. So the gum base formulation is the core technology of the gum base company. The main ingredients in gum bases officially recognized by the world are as follows.
A1 Rubber (Can be natural rubber and synthetic rubber):
Natural rubber：
Massaranduba balata
Jelutong
Leche Caspi
Chiquibul
Chicle
Natural rubber(latex solids)
Synthetic rubber:
Butadiene styrene rubber
Polybutene polybutylene
Polyethylene
Polyisobutylene
Butyl rubber
A2 Resin
Glycerol ester of partially dimerized rosin (including rosin, wood rosin, and tall rosin)
Glycerol ester of partially hydrogenated rosin (including rosin, wood rosin, and tall rosin)
Pentaerythritol ester of partially hydrogenated rosin (including rosin, wood rosin, and tall rosin)
Methyl ester of partially hydrogenated rosin (including rosin, wood rosin, and tall rosin)
Vinyl acetate-vinyl laurate copolymer
Synthetic resin(synthetic terpene resin)
Polyvinyl acetate(PVA)
Glycerol ester of polymerized rosin(including wood rosin and tall rosin)
Glycerol ester of wood rosin
Pentaerythritol ester of rosin(including rosin, wood rosin, and tall rosin)
Glycerol ester of rosin
Glycerol ester of tall rosin
A3 Wax
Carnauba wax
Beeswax
Polyethylene wax homopolymer
Paraffin
Paraffin wax, synthetic(Fischer-Tropsch)
Microcrystalline wax
Candelilla wax
A4 Emulsifier&softener
Propylene glycol
Mono-and diglycerides of fatty acids
Glycerine(glycerol)
Pectins
Alginic acid, sodium alginate, ammonium alginate
Phospholipid
Gelatin
Triacetin
Acetylated mono-and diglyceride (acetic and fatty acid esters of glycerol)
Stearic acid and its calcium, magnesium, sodium & potassium salts
Sucrose esters of fatty acid
Hydrogen vegetable oils
Cocoa powder
A5 Antioxidant, preservative
Benzoic acid, sodium benzoate
Butylated hydroxyanisole (BHA)
Butylated hydroxytoluene
Propyl gallate (PG)
Sorbicacid, potassium sorbate
Vitamine E(dl-α-tocopherol, d-α-tocopherol, mixed tocopherol concentrate)
Antioxidants of bamboo leaves
A6 Filler
Filler of talcum powder: Processed into white to gray powder using high-purity talc as raw material. The main component is hydrous magnesium silicate which can increase chewy.
Filler of calcium carbonate
These ingredients usually play the following roles:
Ester : enhance the viscosity and concentration, traditionally composed of glycerol ester of rosin, rosin, etc.
Wax : It plays a softening role in the gum base, mainly composed of paraffin wax or microcrystalline wax.
Fat : play a plastic role, mainly composed of hydrogenated vegetable oils.
Emulsifier : The main ingredient is lecithin (usually soybean lecithin).
Filler : composition structure, mainly composed of calcium carbonate and talc.
Antioxidant : Protect products from oxidation and improve product shelf life, usually BHT and BHA.
Our company is researching new types of raw materials for gum base and strives to develop a gum base that can cause rapid degradation naturally as soon as possible.