Effect of spring oilseed rape crop density on plant root biomass and ... by Cepuliene, Rita; Marcinkeviciene, Ausra; Velicka, Rimantas; Kosteckas, Robertas; Pupaliene, Rita / Estonian Journal of Ecology.
A study in Washington State gathered 154 first to fifth graders from two elementary schools. The students were given four gummy bears made with either xylitol or maltitol (types of sugars used in many types of sugarless chewing gum) three times a day during school hours. All were checked for plaque and bacteria in their mouths at the start of the study and six weeks later.
Chewing gum is a sweetened, flavored confection composed primarily of latex, both natural and artificial. Organic latex, a milky white fluid produced by a variety of seed plants, is best known as the principle component of rubber.