As I’ve been researching and replacing products in my pantry and fridge with additive free alternatives as best I can, I’ve come across products that I never knew existed. Chicza is one of them.
Chicza is the world’s first organic, 100% natural chewing gum which is free from toxic petrochemicals and is also biodegradable. According to Organic Imports, commonly available chewing gums typically carry 5-7% gum (if any) – the rest of the product is artificial, made from petrol based polymers (plastic that is).
The original chewing gum was natural, made from the sap of the Chicozapote trees that grew in the rain forests of Grand Peten, the second largest rainforest in America after Amazonia. Over time, this was replaced by petroleum based polymers which put at risk the century old sustainable farming practices used by the chicleros (chewing gum farmers). A consortium has now been made up of 46 co-operatives and 2000 chicleros to farm and save 1.3 million hectares of the Mexican portion of the Grand Petan rainforest and bring you to today, Chicza, Organic, Biodegradable, Mayan Rainforest Chewing Gum.
You can hear more about the fascinating Story of Chicza here.
The Chicza range of chewing gum comes in Cinnamon, Lime, Mint and Spearmint flavours. The gum itself has great flavour and I love that this company is providing consumers with choice to make informed decisions about what gum they consume.
Our friends at Organic Imports are giving away 2 mixed boxes (20 packets across 4 flavours) of Chicza Chewing Gum valued at a total of $90. If you’d like to win one of these two boxes, just comment below telling us why you’d like to try out Chicza.
Sonja February 4, 2013 at 2:07 pm
I would love to try Chicza because I have a little boy with sensory issues who needs to chew gum to help him meet some of his sensory needs and Chicza sounds like a good fit for him.
Katrina - Head Angel February 4, 2013 at 10:08 pm
Wow! I can’t believe how little gum there is in chewing gum! That image of the car tyres makes me feel sick.
The Chicza chewing gum looks like how I remember chewing gum to look like when I was a kid.
While I don’t usually chew gum, my husband does, so I’d like to win some for him so that he could chew something a bit healthier.
Marianne Rigogiannis February 6, 2013 at 8:00 am
I’d like to win some chicza gum because I have 4 kids who ask all the time if they can buy chewing gum. I say no 99% of the time for reasons you guys have listed in this post, but occasionally I succumb and let them have it. I’d love to be able to give them a healthier alternative. I’ve tried with most things in their diets to explain why something is a healthier option, and I’m sure if they experienced this gum they would (hopefully) never ask for the other stuff!!
melanie w February 7, 2013 at 3:09 pm
I would love to try some Chicza gum i chew gum almost everyday so this may be a better alternative.