Chicle
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Chicle is a latex traditionally used in making chewing gum and other products. It is collected from several species of Mesoamerican trees in the genus Manilkara, including M. zapota, M. chicle, M. sta
Chicle (white substance) oozing from the pod of a Manilkara zapota (sapodilla) tree in Panama
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A chiclero bleeding a tree for chicle, Belize 1917
Chiclets
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Chiclets is an American brand of candy-coated chewing gum owned by Perfetti Van Melle. The brand was introduced in 1900 by the American Chicle Company, a company founded by Thomas Adams.
Chicle
…Chicle Company, incorporated in June 1899, was the first prominent commercial user of this ingredient in the production of chewing gum. Its brand name, Chiclets, is derived from the word chicle. In response to a land reform law passed in Guatemala in 1952 which ended feudal work relations and expropriated unused…
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1912 advertisement
Chiclets