PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To provide chewing gum excellent in chewing feeling even for a person feeling discomfort with conventional chewing gum due to various factors such as having an artificial tooth and insufficient saliva secretion.SOLUTION: A chewing base material for chewing gum includes 30 to 60 mass% of a natural rubber and/or a synthetic rubber having an average molecular weight of 2000 or more and 30 to 60 mass% of a vinyl acetate resin, with a total amount of the natural rubber and/or the synthetic rubber having an average molecular weight of 2000 or more and the vinyl acetate resin of 85 to 100 mass%.COPYRIGHT: (C)2015,JPO&INPIT【課題】義歯を保有する、唾液の分泌が悪い等、様々な要因で通常のチューインガムに違和感を持っている人にも、噛み心地の良いチューインガムを提供する【解決手段】天然ゴム及び/又は平均分子量2000以上の合成ゴム30~60質量%と酢酸ビニル樹脂30~60質量%を含み、かつ、天然ゴム及び/又は平均分子量2000以上の合成ゴムと酢酸ビニル樹脂の合計量が85~100質量%である、チューインガム用咀嚼基材。【選択図】なし
