Black Black Explained

Black Black
Type:Chewing gum
Currentowner:Lotte Confectionery
Origin: Japan
Introduced:1983
Website:http://www.lotte.co.jp/

is a brand of caffeinated chewing gum produced in Japan by Lotte. It has been sold since 1983.[1] It is popular in Japan, partially due to its television commercials that star Jean-Claude Van Damme. After being mentioned by Wired in 2003, which described its effect as "Sambuca spiked with Vicks VapoRub",[2] Lotte Black Black became popular in the United States. The gum's name is derived from its charcoal-like color.

Ingredients include sugar, starch syrup, grape sugar, erythritol, oolong tea extract, ginkgo extract, chrysanthemum flower extract, gum base, flavorings, coloring agents (cacao, gardenia), caffeine, and nicotinamide. A persistent urban legend holds that the gum contains nicotine, the misconception stemming from confusion with nicotinamide, a different substance related to the B vitamins.

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Notes and References

  1. Web site: ロッテ 商品カタログ ガム, Lotte(Japan) products information of chewing gum. 2008-01-25. Lotte (Japan). Japanese. 昭和58年6月に「眠気スッキリ!ブラックブラックガム」を発売 In June, Shōwa 58 (1983), the sales of black black gum started..
  2. Web site: What Wired staffers bought this month. February 2003. Wired magazine. 1. 2016-10-02.