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.
Xanthan gum is a chemically produced product derived either from corn or sugarcane. It is milled into a fine powder that resembles baking soda or powder and is used in gluten-free and whole wheat baking to replace the glutinous binding agent.