Black Jack Chewing Gum. For everyone who loves this unique and now rare gum.
This is a list of chewing gum brands in the world. Chewing gum is a type of gum made for chewing, and dates back at least 5,000 years. Modern chewing gum was originally made of chicle, a natural latex. By the 1960s, chicle was replaced by butadiene-based synthetic rubber which is cheaper to manufacture. Most chewing gums are considered polymers.
Name | Parent company | Year founded | Country of origin |
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5 | Wrigley | 2007 | USA |
Airwaves | Wrigley | USA | |
Apollo Energy Gum® | Apollo Brands, LLC | 2009 | USA |
Babble Joe | Rebisco | 2007 | Philippines[1] |
Bazooka | Topps | 1947 | USA |
Beechies | Beech-Nut | USA | |
Big League Chew | Ford Gum | 1980 | USA |
Big Red | Wrigley | 1976 | United Kingdom |
Big Tattoo | 2002 | ||
BigBabol [2] | Perfetti Van Melle[3] | 1978[4] | India |
Black Jack (gum) | Cadbury Adams | 1884 | USA |
Brooklyn [5] | Perfetti Van Melle[6] | 1956 | Italy |
Boomer | Wrigley | India | |
Biodent | Masterfoodeh | 2015 | Iran |
Bubbaloo | Canderaria | 1980s | Mexico |
Bubble Yum | Hershey | 1975 | USA |
Bubblicious | Cadbury | 1977 | United Kingdom |
Carmen | Seham Food Stuff Co. | 1950 | Syria |
Canel's | Canel's | 1925 | Mexico |
Chic-kles | Chic-kles Gum S.L.U. | 2009 | Spain |
Chiclets | Cadbury | 1906 | United Kingdom |
Chicza | Consorcio Chiclero | 2008 | México |
Cinnaburst | Cadbury | 1992 | United Kingdom |
Clorets | Cadbury | 1951 | United Kingdom |
Tiny Size Chiclets Fruit Flavor | Mondelez International (Adams) | 1990 | USA |
Dentyne | Mondelez International | 1899 | USA |
Dirol | Dandy | 1968 | Denmark |
Donald Bubble Gum | Maple Leaf | Netherlands | |
Doublemint | Wrigley | 1914 | USA |
Dubble Bubble | Concord Confections | 1928 | USA |
Dunkin Bubble Gum | Spanish | ||
Eat it | Eat it, LLC | USA | |
Eclipse | Wrigley | 1999 | USA |
Ello Gum | Ello Gum International | 2011 | USA |
Europe Chewing Gum | Ayul Trading Incorporated | Canada | |
Excel | Wrigley | 1991 | USA |
Exit | Unigum | 2011 | Turkey |
Extra | Wrigley | 1984 | USA |
First Energy Gum | FIRST Energy International Holding B.V. | 2017 | Netherlands |
FLY Gum® | Apollo Brands, LLC | 2018 | USA |
Freedent | Wrigley | 1975 | USA |
Freshen Up | USA | ||
Frooty Bubble Pop | Columbia | 2000 | Philippines |
Fruit Stripe gum | Hershey | early 1960s | USA |
Fusen gum | Marukawa | Japan | |
Gator Gum | Fleer Corporation | USA | |
Glee Gum [7] | Verve, Inc. | 1995 | USA |
Golf Gum® | Apollo Brands, LLC | 2017 | USA |
Gorila | Lusiteca | Portugal[8] | |
Hoodia Gum | USA | ||
Hubba Bubba | Wrigley | 1979 | USA [9] |
Ice Breakers | Hershey | 1996 | USA |
iCool | Columbia | 2002 | Philippines[10] |
Jenkki | Leaf | 1951 | Finland |
Judge | Rebisco | 1991 | Philippines[1] |
Juicy Fruit | Wrigley | 1893 | Canada/USA |
Kallas | Khayri Kallas | 1955 | Syria |
Lazer | Ülker | Turkey | |
Lotte | Japan | ||
Love is... | Turkey | ||
Maple Leaf Chewing gum | Maple Leaf | 1948 | Netherlands [11] |
Master | Lebanon | ||
Mentos | Perfetti Van Melle | 1948 | Netherlands |
Mintad | Syria | ||
Mr. DJ | Dandy Chewing Gum A/S | 1990s | Denmark |
NeuroGum | NeuroGum Inc. | 2015 | USA [12] |
Nicorette | McNeil AB | late 1960s | Sweden |
Orbit | Wrigley | 1944 | USA |
Pedro | Velim | 1968 | Czechoslovakia [13] |
Peppersmith | Peppersmith | 2009 | United Kingdom |
Pintoora | Columbia | 1997 | Philippines |
P.K. | Wrigley | 1929 | Australia [14] |
Mini Chicletes | Adams | 1990 | Brazil |
Proaroma | Candy Company | 1970 | Brazil |
PÜR Gum | Action Candy Company | 2010 | Canada |
QUICK! ENERGY Gum | Quick Energy | 2019 | Czech Republic [15] |
Rasha | Syria | ||
Razzles | Wrigley | 1966 | USA |
Safari Bubble Gum | Hitschler | Germany [16] | |
Scottie Chew Crazy Long | USA | ||
Seham | Seham Food Stuff Co. | 1950 | Syria |
Simply Gum | 2013 | USA [17] | |
Sour Patch Kids Gum | Cadbury Adams | 2006 | USA |
Splot | Colombina | 2000 | Colombia |
Sportlife | Cloetta | 1981 | Netherlands & Belgium [18] |
Spry | Xlear Inc. | USA | |
Stimorol | Dandy | 1956 | Denmark |
Stride | Cadbury | 2006 | United Kingdom |
Super Bubble | Ferrara[19] | USA | |
Synapse® Gum | Synapse, LLC | 2017 | USA |
TATTOO Bubble Gum | Hitschler | Germany [20] | |
Think Gum | Think Gum, LLC | 2007 | USA [21] |
Tidal Wave | Amurol Confections | USA | |
Trident | Mondelez International | 1964 | USA |
Turbo | Kent | Turkey | |
Two Wise Chimps | The Natural Gum Company Ltd | 2019 | United Kingdom |
V Fresh | Columbia | 2006 | Philippines |
Vibe Energy Gum | Super Mouth Ltd | United Kingdom | |
Winterfresh | Wrigley | 1994 | USA |
Wrigley's Spearmint | Wrigley | 1893 | USA |
WUG | WUGUM Functional Gums SL | 2015 | Spain |
X-Time | Colombina [22] | 2000 | Colombia |
XyloBurst | Focus Nutrition | USA | |
Yakee | Columbia | 1997 | Philippines[10] |
Yosan | Mustika Manis Utama | 1986 | Indonesia |
Zapp Gum | Zapp Xylitol Gum Brands | USA [23] | |
ZOFT Gum | ZOFT Gum Company | 2006 | USA [24] |
In 1884, Thomas Adams added licorice flavor to his then-flavorless chewing gum, creating Black Jack–the first flavored gum to be sold in the United States. Not satisfied with just one innovation, Adams also decided to form this “Black Jack” gum into uniform sticks, as opposed to the crudely-shaped pellets that were common for the day, encouraging almost every subsequent gum brand to follow suit.
Needless to say, Black Jack is a pioneer and has no problem being first. Keep scrolling for two more fascinating stories behind this daring original!
The chicle plants that produced the first batches of Black Jack gum were actually brought over to the United States by the then-exiled Mexican President Santa Anna. Following his defeat at the end of the Texas Revolution, Santa Anna sought shelter away from Central America–first in Jamaica, then in New England.
While in New Jersey, Santa Anna met Thomas Adams, a spirited businessman and inventor. Adams was fascinated by the chicle plants Santa Anna had brought over from Mexico. He experimented with a few different uses for their stretchy substance and eventually landed on chewing gum!
When you’ve been around as long as Black Jack, you become naturally tied to pop culture–mentioned in books and featured in movies simply because you’re a part of both the past and the present. Black Jack’s original Norman Rockwellian adverts appeared on city streets throughout the early 1900s. From there, Black Jack has popped up everywhere from episodes of Seinfeld and Sanford and Son to Stephen King novels and movies starring Christian Slater.
It’s a wild and various list of credits. But, when you’re an original, it comes with the territory!
Thanks to persistent customer demand, Black Jack has a new home at vintagegums.com! Interested in learning more about three of America’s most beloved vintage chewing gums? Browse our flavors here!