About us

The about us page is a page dealing with our company, its history, our motivation, basic pillars and reasons why we founded our company. We love chewing gum and highly appreciate the enormous potential that such a small thing as gum can give us. Our ancestors knew this, which is why we have been chewing for 9,000 years and will continue to do so. Chewing gum is evolving, and so are we. Therefore, we are introducing a globally new concept (new trend) that has not yet been on the market – healthy chewing gum .

About us | Why are we here?

We bring you gums that meet the minimum quality values ​​we set. With us, you will always chew gum without plastic, without unnecessary harmful chemicals, without sugar, without gluten, without aspartame, without other low-quality synthetic substances that, in our opinion, have no place in gums.

We do not repackage our products. We value manufacturers who bring their know-how. We are not fans of repackaging. You will always see our products in their original packaging on our e-shop. These are our basic pillars – original product, original packaging, and recognition for the manufacturer (their visibility).

We would like to start by introducing you to the history of how the idea of ​​healthy chewing gum came about. We will present what healthy chewing gums we can currently offer you and what manufacturers we have in our portfolio.

Our core values | Our manufacturers | History of healthy gum | Our product offerings

Our core values (About Us)

Composition | Original manufacturer | We do not repackage | Original packaging

Our Manufacturers (Suppliers)

History of Healthy Chewing Gum | About Us

2016 – Present

It started with an idea in 2015-2016. At that time, I found out that my daughter was diagnosed with celiac disease. Since then, my wife and I had to start reading the labels of all food products. I was literally shocked by what commonly available foods contained, including chewing gum. This did not leave me calm. I had to do something. I wrote the first article about healthy chewing without additives (without aspartame). With this article, I wanted to draw attention to this topic for other parents or consumers. In the article, I also mentioned existing healthier alternatives – chewing gums that are on the market and are without aspartame.

The first article was not the end. In 2017, I wrote the second article about healthy chewing without aspartame and sorbitol. I believe this also influenced the articles that started appearing in the Czech environment at that time. I agree with some of them, and some are just provocative without balanced arguments. Especially, I cannot agree with articles that only criticize chewing gum. Yes, chewing gum can be labeled as “toxic,” but not all, and it’s important to say that there are healthy alternatives.

I became increasingly active in this topic and searched for other options. Even the healthy alternatives were not healthy enough from my perspective. The chewing gums did not contain aspartame, but instead, they contained other artificial sweeteners like sorbitol, maltitol, mannitol, and other harmful substances, which, for example, according to the objectively evaluating website ferpotravina.cz, also have their limitations. I imagined chewing gum without harmful chemicals. I found mastic gum or resin gum – but honestly, they were not good at all 🙁 Currently, they taste better, and their health ratings are very interesting.

Misleading Marketing on the Czech Market

1) Xylitol Chewing Gum

Some chewing gums on our market are called xylitol chewing gums, but they forget to inform customers that they also contain other synthetic sweeteners (sorbitol, maltitol, mannitol), which is misleading. What’s wrong with that?

We believe that chewing gum should contain only xylitol or a combination of other natural sweeteners without undesirable effects, such as stevia or erythritol. However, if the chewing gum contains a mix of “cheap and lower-quality sweeteners” such as sorbitol, maltitol, mannitol, we consider the chewing gum to be of lower quality and less healthy.

2) Natural Chewing Gum or Chewing Gum with a Natural Gum Base

We want to point out chewing gums whose composition is falsely claimed on the Czech market to be natural. Specifically, on all online stores, it is stated that 2 manufacturers of chewing gums have a “natural gum base.” This is more than misleading; in this case, it is deceitful. What’s wrong with that?

For these 2 types of chewing gums, it is not possible to claim that they are natural chewing gums or that they have a natural gum base when, in fact, the manufacturers (on their original websites) state that they only have a gum base. This is always stated when the composition is “plastic” or “synthetic.” Because if it were natural, the manufacturer would always state that their products have a “natural gum base” or that they are “natural.”

And why are we writing this here? We do not like the approach of this misleading (deceitful) marketing. It deceives sellers and customers. We recommend always verifying the composition of chewing gum with the manufacturers on their websites. If it states “gum base,” be alert – it is usually chewing gum with a synthetic gum base, i.e., with plastics.

2018-21

I had a clear idea, I wanted to ensure that healthy chewing gum would be available on the Czech market. But not the chewing gum that only pretends to be healthy! Real chewing gum without harmful chemicals, without plastic, or the purest version of natural chewing gum without harmful chemicals (e.g., where the natural gum base is chicle from the sapodilla tree).

Chewing gum that could bring us all the full potential. That is, we could utilize all its health benefits – both physical and mental, even so that its composition would be free of harmful substances. Essentially, a return to the original recipes before World War II. I conducted analyses and monitored what the possibilities were.

To this day, there are chewing gums on the market that are labeled by Czech sellers as 100% natural, but they are not. The term “gum base” or “chewing gum” can hide many things – including a lot of chemicals and plastic! I would like to point that out.

2022 – 2024

In 2022, I bought CZ domains and started collaborating with Jarda. I decided to start building an e-shop for the Czech Republic. I was lucky with the people I connected with. They helped shape my ideas and visions, and perhaps that’s why, in the same year, I also bought an international domain and, together with Jarda, began redesigning the websites to make them more accessible to the European market and our neighbors.

I had no idea how much work it would be. I still feel like I’m at the beginning. And I am. The website and e-shop are operational (products listed), but there is always room for improvement. Now we face building business relationships, long-term cooperation, and we are excited and enjoying it. We will be happy for any suggestions from you. And what can we offer you? What products? What healthy chewing gum that meets our strict health parameters?

What Products We Offer

Chewing Gum and Natural Chewing Gum

At the beginning, I mentioned that we love chewing gum. Yes, it’s true. That’s also why we offer it in perhaps its purest form – without aspartame, without harmful chemicals, without all the possible controversial additives that don’t need to be in chewing gum. Instead of aspartame, in our chewing gum, you will find the most suitable natural sweeteners such as xylitol or stevia. Xylitol is considered by experts to be the best we know at this time. After all, it reduces the incidence of tooth decay by 40% without side effects. Therefore, it is used in toothpaste and children’s toothpaste. Chewing gums without plastic and without sugar! But that is not all.

Choose between 2 categories – Plastic-Free Chewing Gums Without Harmful Chemicals and Natural Chewing Gums with Natural Chicle Gum Base.

Dry Mouth Lozenges

But healthy chewing gums are not the end of it. We also offer incredibly beneficial dry mouth and dry cough lozenges. Imagine having dry mouth/dry cough or both and finally needing to find something that relieves you without side effects and with a healthy composition.

Our lozenges have an incredible effect at night. When you or your children start coughing, place a lozenge under your tongue and you can continue sleeping peacefully. The cough gradually subsides, the lozenge slowly dissolves under the tongue, releasing juice with xylitol and the chosen flavor that doesn’t activate the digestive system. You can sleep peacefully; there’s no need to brush your teeth since the lozenges are sugar-free. Instead, they protect you. They contain xylitol, which even takes care of the health of your teeth and gums.

Once you experience the effect of the lozenge, you won’t want to solve this problem any other way.

Spray

In our offer, you can also find an oral spray. Use the spray wherever you can’t chew. It freshens breath, improves oral condition, and enhances your pH. It’s great after coffee, before a meeting, before kissing, before sex, or during long meetings/trainings. Just like chewing gums, you can carry it with you in your purse or backpack. The spray lasts a very long time before you finish it. Just 2 sprays and you’re set.

We are 100% transparent. You can check our value on the Czech independent website ferpotravina.cz, which checks the composition of all our products!