# Gum chewing

**URL:** <https://boards.straightdope.com/t/gum-chewing/221718>\
**Category:** Factual Questions\
**Created:** [December 30, 2003, 6:14am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/gum-chewing/221718 "2003-12-30T06:14:17Z")\
**Posts on this page:** 2\
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**Author:** ![Anal\_Scurvy](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/a/c57346/32.png) [@Anal\_Scurvy](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Anal_Scurvy)\
**Post date:** [December 30, 2003, 6:14am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/gum-chewing/221718/1 "2003-12-30T06:14:17Z")

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How long do you have to chew a piece of gum before you’ve consumed its caloric content?

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**Author:** ![Joe\_Random](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/j/e8c25b/32.png) [@Joe\_Random](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Joe_Random)\
**Post date:** [December 30, 2003, 6:26am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/gum-chewing/221718/2 "2003-12-30T06:26:27Z")

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My WAG is “until the flavor’s gone”.