Extra is a brand of sugarfree chewing gum produced by the Wrigley Company in several markets in the world with different variations.[1]
An American piece of Extra gum is approximately 2.5 gram in weight and has 2 grams of sugar alcohol. This compares to a 1.9 gram in weight and 1 gram sugar alcohol value in an American piece of Orbit gum.[2][3]
History
Extra was launched in 1984 to U.S. markets and became one of the most popular brands of chewing gum within five years.[4] It was also the first sugarfree gum not to use saccharin, instead using the NutraSweet