5 is a brand of

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that is manufactured by the

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, marketed toward teenagers. The name "5" hints at the five human senses (with the ad slogan "Stimulate Your Senses" and "How It Feels To Chew Five Gum") and that it has 5 calories. 5 gum was introduced to

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markets in March 2007, in

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in January 2008, in

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and Australia in 2009, in China,

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, and

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in 2010. When introduced to new markets, 5 Gum would be stylized and branded as "New 5 Gum". Wrigley's 5 Logo

Products

The brand features 24 flavors of chewing gum, all of which are available in the United States with the exception of Cirrus, Zephyr and Evolution. The first three flavors introduced were Peppermint, Spearmint, and Cinnamon; second came Tropical and Berry; and in 2009, Winter mint and Bubble. In March 2010, two new flavors, both named "React" were introduced in the United States along with the slogan: "Everyone Experiences It Differently." "React" comes in both mint and fruit flavors. It was released in Australia in March 2011. 5 also offers a watermelon flavor called "Prism", a Green apple flavor called "Vortex" and a sour tropical flavor called "Swerve". In Australia, "Pulse" and "React²" were introduced in 2009 and 2011 respectively. A limited edition flavor called "Mutant" was released in Australia as a promotion for '' X-Men: First Class'' in May 2011. It was discontinued and later re-released as Cirrus. In 2014 a flavor called "Strawberry" was released in Australia. A flavor called "Evolution" with a sour to sweet citrus pear taste was introduced in Germany and Italy at first and then available to a few other European countries such as Greece and Cyprus. Also, in June 2012, Wrigley released Cobalt and Rain micro-packs, bottle and mini bottle formats. The bottles contain pellet style gum instead of stick gum in the standard packs. The bottle format is available in Canada as well. Since 2013 there's also a small pouch which contains 15 pellets. It is available in both Focus-flavours. In 2015, a new fruit punch flavour called Tempo was introduced. Flood was introduced in 2015 to US and Canada. It is not to be confused with the Berry version in Europe. On September 8th, 2020, 5 Gum announced that it would be collaborating with

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's gaming beverage brand "Respawn By

" to Bring 3 new flavors of 5 Gum targeted towards gamers, claiming to enhance focus while gaming. The 3 flavors that were introduced were Cool Mint, Pomegranate Watermelon, and Tropical Pineapple. The gum is colored black.

Flavor Descriptions (United States)

Flavors that are available

* Ascent ... an escalating Wintermint * Cobalt ...a cooling peppermint * Cool Mint (Respawn by 5 Gum) * Pomegranate Watermelon (Respawn by 5 Gum) * Rain ...a tingling spearmint * RPM ...a relaxing mint flavor * React² ...a unique mint flavor experience * Tropical Pineapple (Respawn by 5 Gum) * Flood ... a wave of strawberry experience * Prism ... an appealing slice of watermelon flavor * Maze ... a soothing sweet mint * Blueberry … a wave of a blueberry rush

Flavors no longer available

* Atomic ...a strong mint & cinnamon * Glare ...a mystery of dark fruits * Focus ...an eye-opening spearmint * Beta ...a hyper sensorial berry * Photon ... a radiant pineapple blend * Lush/Pulse (rereleased as Swerve in July 2012)...a tangy to sweet tropical * Turbulence ...a mouth-shaking watermelon * Cirrus ...a bursting blueberry * Evolution ...a sour to sweet citrus pear * Elixir ...a mouthwatering berry * Tempo ... a rhythmic fruit punch * Focus ...an eye-opening peppermint * Vortex ...a whirlwind of green apple * Black Edition ...a dark mystery of fruits * Ultramarine ...a current of cool mint * Electro² ...a tingling spearmint * Zephyr ...a blast of strawberry * Tempest ...a mouthwatering watermelon * Solstice ...a warm to cool winter * Zing/Evolve ...a sour to sweet bubble * Flare ...a warming cinnamon * React² ...a unique fruit flavor experience

Nutrition

There are five calories in a piece of 5 gum. The gum contains

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(with

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), acesulfame-potassium, soy lecithin,

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and other sweeteners.

Packaging

A package of 5 gum contains 15 sticks of gum in the United States and Canada, and 12 in Europe and Australia. It is a slim packet with three rows of five in North America, or three rows of four in other countries. Ingredients,

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, and description of the flavor were once not on the outside of the box in the US, instead printed on the outer plastic wrap, to keep the box itself simple. However, the box itself now includes the nutrition facts when not purchased in a larger pack. The flavor description is now printed on the outside of the box. Many 5 gums now include various advertisements on the box, namely ones for

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Avengers movies. The foil that the gum is wrapped in is glossy and covered with subtle embossed 5 logos. The wrappers all match the color of the gum inside (except for the American Prism flavor, which has a lime green wrapper with red-orange gum). The original 5 gum variety pack contained three packs of Rain, Cobalt, Lush and Elixir. A new variety pack was introduced in fall 2009 containing the flavors Rain, Cobalt, Solstice and Zing, and another with three packs of Cobalt, Rain, Solstice, and Elixir. The pack has a Tidy Man logo, which is a human figure in the shape of the 5 logo. In Serbia and Montenegro, 5 gum is sold in packets of 5 sticks. These packs are the same size as 10-packs of Orbit and Airwaves gum. Image:5 gum package.jpg, Inside a package of 5 gum Cobalt. Image:5 gum packages.JPG, Packages of 5 gum. File:5 gum Vortex.jpg, A package of 5 Gum Vortex (Green Apple).

References

External links

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Wrigley.com - 5 Gum

5 Gum Nutritional Facts
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