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Chewing gum is made in a direct one-step process by mixing together at about 50°to 100°C. in weight %, about 5 to 25% of certain vinyl polymers, about 4 to 18% of plasticizer for each such vinyl polymers, about 2 to 11% of filler, about 30 to 60% of solid bulk sweetener, about 1 to 25% of liquid bul

Chewing gum is made in a direct one-step process by mixing together at about 50°to 100°C. in weight %, about 5 to 25% of certain vinyl polymers, about 4 to 18% of plasticizer for each such vinyl polymers, about 2 to 11% of filler, about 30 to 60% of solid bulk sweetener, about 1 to 25% of liquid bulk sweetener, about 0 to 0.75% of intense sweetener, about 0.5 to 2.0% of flavorant, about 0 to 0.25% of colorant and about 0.5 to 5% of emulsifier.

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A chewing gum composition that is devoid of preformed gum base, elastomer, oleaginous material, ester gum and polyterpene resins and comprising in weight %, (a) about 5 to 25% of a vinyl polymer selected from a group consisting of those having the following structural formulae: [Figure] I wherein [a

A chewing gum composition that is devoid of preformed gum base, elastomer, oleaginous material, ester gum and polyterpene resins and comprising in weight %, (a) about 5 to 25% of a vinyl polymer selected from a group consisting of those having the following structural formulae: [Figure] I wherein [a]is a whole number of 1 to 8, [x]is a whole number signifying the total number of vinyl ester units which are present in such I homopolymers, and [x]is such that I homopolymers have a Mn value of about 25,000 to about 55,000 MWU and an Mw value of about 80,000 to about 150,000 MWU; [Figure] II wherein [a′]is 0 or 1, [b′]is a whole number of 1 to 16, with the proviso that [a′]and [b′]cannot both be 1, and [x′]and ]y′]are whole numbers signifying the number of lower and higher vinyl ester units, respectively, which are present in the II copolymer and are such that said II copolymers have an Mn value of about 2,000 to 60,000 MWU and an Mw value of about 4,000 to 200,000 MWU; [Figure] III wherein [a″]is 0 or a whole number of 1 to 16, and [x″]and [y″]are whole numbers signifying the numbers of ethylene and vinyl ester units, respectively, which are present in the III copolymers and are such that said III copolymers have a Mn value of about 15,000 to about 75,000 MWU and an Mw value of about 100,000 to about 450,000 MWU; [Figure] IVa wherein [g]is a whole number of 0 to 16, [d], [e]and [f]are whole numbers signifying the number of ethylene, vinyl alcohol and vinyl ester units, respectively, which are present in copolymer IVa and are such that said IVa copolymers have an Mn value of about 8,000 to about 73,000 MWU and an Mw value of about 95,000 to about 440,000 MWU; and [Figure] IVb wherein [k]is a whole number of 0 or 1 [m]is a whole number of 1 to 16 with the proviso that [k]and [m]are not both 1, and [h], [i]and [j]are whole numbers signifying the number of vinyl alcohol and lower and higher vinyl ester units, respectively, which are present in copolymer IVb and are such that said IVb copolymers have an Mn value of about 1,000 to about 55,000 MWU and an Mw value of about 2,000 to about 180,000 MWU, and mixtures of such polymers, (b) about 4 to 18% of a plasticizer for said vinyl polymer, (c) about 2 to 11% filler, (d) about 30 to 60% of solid bulk sweetener, (e) about 1 to 25% of liquid bulk sweetener, (f) about 0 to 0.75% of intense sweetener, (g) about 0.5 to 2.0% of flavorant, (h) about 0 to 0.25% of colorant, and (j) about 0.5 to 5% of emulsifier.