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CHICLE [3 records]

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Record 1 2016-12-16

English

Subject field(s)
  • Food Industries
  • Dietetics
DEF

Any substance, whether processed, semi-processed or raw, which is intended for human consumption ...

OBS

[Food] includes drink, chewing gum and any substance which has been used in the manufacture, preparation or treatment of "food" but does not include cosmetics or tobacco or substances used only as drugs.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Industrie de l'alimentation
  • Diététique
DEF

Substance traitée, partiellement traitée ou brute, destinée à l'alimentation humaine [...]

OBS

[Les denrées alimentaires englobent] les boissons, le chewing-gum et toutes les substances utilisées dans la fabrication, la préparation et le traitement des aliments, à l'exclusion des substances employées uniquement sous forme de médicaments, de cosmétiques ou de tabac.

Spanish

Campo(s) temático(s)
  • Industria alimentaria
  • Dietética
DEF

Toda sustancia, elaborada, semielaborada o bruta, que se destina al consumo humano, incluidas las bebidas, el chicle y cualesquiera otras sustancias que se utilicen en la fabricación, preparación o tratamiento de "los alimentos", pero no incluye los cosméticos ni el tabaco ni las sustancias utilizadas solamente como medicamentos.

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Record 2 2011-06-08

English

Subject field(s)
  • Chocolate and Confectionery
DEF

A sweetened flavored preparation for chewing, usually made of chicle.

CONT

Today, synthetic materials replace natural gum ingredients to create a chewing gum with better quality, texture and taste. There are more than 1,000 varieties of gum manufactured and sold in the United States. You can find gum filled with liquid or speckled with crystals; gum that won't stick or is made without sugar; gum with wild flavor combinations like mango and watermelon or gum in crazy shapes like long rolls of tape.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Confiserie et chocolaterie
Key term(s)
  • gomme

Spanish

Campo(s) temático(s)
  • Productos de confitería y chocolatería
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Record 3 2011-03-28

English

Subject field(s)
  • Raw Materials (Rubber)
  • Botany
  • Chemistry
DEF

A latex tapped from the stem of Achras zapota (Sapodilla tree) ... [in] Central America ..., used in the manufacture of chewing gum.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Matières premières (Caoutchouc)
  • Botanique
  • Chimie
DEF

Latex extrait du sapotillier (Achras zapota) que l'on emploie dans la fabrication du chewing-gum.

OBS

Le sapotillier est originaire des forêts du Mexique et de l'Amérique centrale.

Spanish

Campo(s) temático(s)
  • Materias primas (Caucho)
  • Botánica
  • Química
DEF

Sustancia similar a la goma obtenida a partir del látex del árbol zapotillo, nativo de América Central. Reblandece a 32ºC. Insoluble en agua; soluble en la mayoría de disolventes orgánicos. No tóxico, aunque debe rechazarse su ingestión.

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