Simply Gum: A Plastic Free Choice

Today I am going to be reviewing Simply Gum. This company is a plastic free gum brand made in Brooklyn, New York. Their mission is to create a plastic-free, synthetic-free, vegan gum! Simply Gum also has a line of mints, but I have not tried those yet. You can buy them online here or through various retailers like Whole Foods.

I was quite shocked when about a year ago I learned that most popular gum brands contain plastic! Yuck! I did a little bit of research and learned that the plastic portion of most gums is found in the gum base, in ingredients like Polyvinyl Acetate. Here is a FDA list of what ingredients can be found in chewing gum base. I have been trying to reduce my plastic use and therefore reduce my plastic emissions (microplastics etc) so I decided to give Simply Gum a try. If you want to learn more about plastic in gum, check out My Plastic Free Life: Chewing on Plastic? Yum! So, let’s get to the review!

Overall, I really love the gum! There are a few things that you need to get used to when you start chewing Simply Gum. The first thing is the color. The gum is shaped into small, light brown pellets. That is a huge difference from the long, flat strips of blue, green, and white in commercial gum. Additionally, the flavor of Simply Gum does not last as long as most commercial gums.

Now onto the cool stuff about the gum! The packaging is all plastic free. It is a little cardboard box with the gum pellets sitting inside, package-free. I love the design, its minimalist and looks beautiful, and the box doesn’t get crushed! Most commercial gums come in flat, flimsy cardboard boxes, which I inevitably crush at the bottom of my purse/backpack. This always leave a nasty mess and makes the gum inedible. I haven’t crushed a box of Simply Gum yet, so I think they are pretty sturdy! The box also comes with small paper post-chew wraps. This is nice so I don’t have to lean over into a trash can and spit my gum out (which always looks a bit gross). Instead, I can discreetly spit the gum into the wrapper and just throw the wrapper away. Now, let’s get to the flavors.

They have about 11 flavors, of the 11 I have tried 6 flavors. My favorite flavors are 1. Ginger, 2. Boost, and 3. Cleanse. Boost and Cleanse are just tasty flavors to enjoy if you want to chew a piece of gum. However, I chew Ginger gum if I’m feeling nervous, have a stomachache, or if I’ve eaten too much to settle my stomach. It works wonders and I have bought the Ginger flavor a few times now because I love it so much. I also tried the Spearmint flavor. You can use mint flavors to settle upset stomachs too, I just usually use mint as an after-meal breath freshener. Out of the flavors I have not tried, I am most curious to try the Maple Flavor. Let me know in the comments if you have tried any of these flavors, if you love Simply Gum, or if you’re going to give them a try!