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.
What is gellan gum? Gellan gum is a viscous soluble fiber, artificially produced by non-pathogenic bacteria Sphingomonas elodea from lactose (cheese whey) or glucose (corn starch) [1]. It is an indigestible carbohydrate, a mixture of polysaccharides composed of glucose, rhamnose and glucuronic acid [4].