Chicza

What is Chicza?

Chicza is the only 100% certified Organic, biodegradable, and sustainable chewing gum.

How is Chicza different?

Conventional gum brands mask a long list of synthetic ingredients in the catch-all term "Gum Base", but their main ingredients include polyisobutylene (a petroleum based rubber used to make the inner tubes of tires) and polyvinyl acetate - more commonly known as “white glue”. To this inorganic plastic goo they add artificial flavors, colors, preservatives, and a cocktail of sweeteners - often including the infamous Aspartame. Even if you don’t swallow gum, these potential toxins still make their way into your bloodstream through the mucous membranes of your mouth.

To get back to our natural roots, we rediscovered ancient Mayan traditions and chose to produce Chicza using %100 chicle.

By the hands of a native community know as the Consorcio Chiclero, our chicle is made of sap sustainably harvested from living Chicozapote trees that produce gum for over 300 years.