I cannot decide if I like these or not!
I always like to have a pack or 2 of gum in the car and I normally opt for fruity flavours but I normally find that the sugar-free options lose their flavour very quickly, I was hoping that these would be a perfect option, whilst also being healthy and good value. When the Chewsy Lemon Natural & Plastic-Free Chewing Gum arrived I was a little surprised that they came in a plain cardboard box, based on the images on the product page I was expecting more of a display pack, this isn’t a big deal but my first impression was a little disappointing, but on the plus side, the box fits very nicely in the glove box in my car so I don’t need to keep the car stocked as they live there now.
When I first went to try them it meant opening one of the packets and I was pleasantly surprised with the opening mechanism, there is a push tab on the rear and it pops quite satisfyingly, I have included a video of this, but I will say that it worked perfectly on the first packet I tried but then the next 5 boxes I tried would not open, so this is clearly not very consistent.
Once I actually had a piece of gum out I was surprised on how thick the gum was, I have included photos of the gum compared to a one-pound coin so you can see just how thick the pieces are. This is fine and they are still nicely sized to pop one in your mouth. I did notice though when inspecting the packet that there is a warning about excess consumption giving a laxative effect, I was not expecting this, but I was curious enough to do some research. Apparently, this is common in a lot of artificial sugar replacements, and it takes at least 40g consumed to cause an issue and as each pack is 15g it would mean that if each piece was made entirely from the particular ingredient which caused this then you would need to eat 3 packs in a day before having an issue, but if this does concern you then please do your own research.
So finally, on to the tasting and chewing of the gum, I think I have been putting off talking about this for so long in this review because it is so hard for me to point my finger exactly on how I feel about them. I am glad I went for the lemon flavour as it was the only fruity option available and it was not sharp or sour like I was concerned about, it was sweet and the lemon flavour was very nice. It really is not very long-lasting, on a 45-minute car journey, I can comfortably have 3 or 4 pieces to maintain a reasonable level of flavour. But I think the big issue is with whatever makes it plastic-free, this sounds great and is good to know, but in reality, chewing the gum starts fine and I would not suspect anything, but the longer I chew the weirder the texture gets and after a while it can release some strange flavours. I have felt the need to urgently spit them out as they have made my mouth very uncomfortable or they have become an unpleasant taste or texture.
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Chewsy Lemon Natural & Plastic-Free Chewing Gum
£14.99
Pros
- Great value
- Neat packets
- Sweet flavour
Cons
- Strange textures
- Stange tastes
