Chicle - Wikipedia Chicle ( ˈ tʃ ɪ k əl ) is a natural gum traditionally used in making chewing gum and other products [1] It is collected from several species of Mesoamerican trees in the genus Manilkara, including M zapota, M chicle, M staminodella, and M bidentata [2] [3]
Chicle | Definition, Description, History | Britannica chicle, gum that consists of the coagulated milky latex of the sapodilla tree (Manilkara zapota), a tropical American fruit tree principally from Yucatán and regions of Central America Chicle is obtained as pinkish to reddish brown pieces and is said to contain both rubber and gutta-percha
Chicle - History of Chicle-based Gum - Chewing Gum Facts Chicle is the ingredient in the production of chewing gum It is a natural product of trees with gum characteristics traditionally used in making chewing gums Our prehistoric Neolithic ancestors used various resins or birch bar tars to chew for either pleasure or dental health
Chicle - from the Ancient Maya to William Wrigley - Loco Gringo Chicle is a history in four acts, all of them focused on the sticky white substance that seeps from the sapodilla tree when its bark is cut First, Jennifer Mathews recounts the story of chicle and its earliest — known adherents, the Maya and Aztecs
The History of Chewing Gum, From Chicle to Chiclets - Serious Eats The practice of chewing gum dates back thousands of years, its enduring popularity evident in the dried chicle (a natural gum derived from trees) found among Mayan ruins in southern Mexico and the thousands of grayscale ovals pressed into city sidewalks around the world
Chicle: A Chewy Story Of The Americas - NPR The book takes its title from chicle, a natural latex produced by the sapodilla tree for protection against insect attacks, animal bites or even the chiclero -- a person who extract chicle
Chicle, the ancient origins of Mexican chewing gum - El Universal is the mother of chewing gum since it was the first to explore the properties of the sapodilla tree, also known as chicle tree, which is the most common tree in the Great Petén area and grows in tropical forests of the Yucatán Peninsula , Belize , and the north of Guatemala