Chios Mastic Gum 1.76oz 50g Medium Tears, Mastic Chewing-gum 100% Authentic Natural Mastiha, Chios Gum Mastic Growers Association

Love the piney taste and have saved money in the long run because I've been chewing the same piece(s) for a week.

Mastic gum came across my radar a couple years ago. I was always interested in it but never could justify the price of it. I really have no use for it other than extended chewing to keep my teeth clean and help with fidgeting while at work. as of a week into chewing this, I can honestly say I am very impressed with the product.Pros:-You can pretty much chew this indefinitely. You can take it out to eat or to take a break and throw the piece back in after and it was like you never left.-Really works the mastication muscles. I get that's why many buy this, and trust me it works. My jaw was sore (in a good way) after trying this for the first few hours.-The flavor has yet to go away while chewing.-It is a great alternative to other forms of chewing gum with questionable ingredients.Cons:-The gum is coated with an odd powdery substance that some say is not supposed to be there. I personally don't have any experience with this and cannot confirm it, but I guess it is a sign of older, not as fresh, mastic gum.- I drink a lot of water. ice water coming in contact with this gum in your mouth will turn it into a rock, and it will break like candy in your mouth. It will eventually return to the nice chewing form, but it can be annoying. I know this is not anything out of the ordinary for this gum, but I am new to it, and it was a less than delightful surprise.-Flavor: I personally enjoy it. It is a very natural, almost pine like flavor. It is not overpowering, but it is different. Some people will find the flavor utterly disgusting. If you are worried about not liking the flavor, I would suggest trying a naturally flavored option.-Price: It is nowhere near as cheap as the gum you would purchase at a gas station. It does last exponentially longer, but you will have to decide whether the price is worth it for you.Overall, I would say if you are looking to try Mastic gum for the first time, this is a great option. I will definitely be buying more.

To anyone seeing the “not real mastic” review, ignore. Having recently tried a twice as expensive brand, the only thing keeping this from 5 stars is that the flavor of the aforementioned was noticeably more fresh. The taste of mastic resin is incredibly delicate to begin with so there’s little margin. This was more faint. Some pieces will be too soft and sticky some will explode into dust particles first bite. Same with the $40 for less nuggets brand. It’s just more work than a piece of chewing plastic, but you don’t want that in your mouth. Will probably get again at some point even if I prefer the more expensive one.

I was very disappointed to read the Useful Information section on the top of the box.It states "The small percentage of foreign material contain in the product may vary according to the commercial type of matisha."I have attached a photo of this statement.I'm uncomfortable with finding out there could be foreign material in this gum.

If you don’t like the taste of natural things you probably won’t like it. If you need sweet gum save your money. I enjoy the natural “sappy” taste. It’s tough gum which is why I get it. Don’t let it sit out in the heat. It will get very sticky where you can’t get it off your teeth easily. There’s definitely a technique when you first start chewing to avoid it sticking. Out of the three mastic gums I have tried this is my favorite and the most quantity.

It's supposed to be 10x harder than regular chewing gum, but that's not been my experience. It's similar to regular gum that you've been chewing on for a while that's lost it's flavor and gotten a bit hard.The taste is a bit earthy, tastes a bit like dirt, but it's subtle and not that bad.It's comes out of the package pretty hard. Let it sit in your mouth for a while to warm it up, then you can chew it pretty easily. It starts out really sticky and it will get stuck in your teeth, but after a while it's not so sticky and you can chew it like regular gum.I probably won't buy this again because it's expensive and I can get the same results from a pack of Bazooka for way cheaper.

Tastes very mild, considering I've eaten real pine sap before, Tastes slightly like pine sap, at first you must let it warm a bit up in your mouth, pop a few peices in, then slowly chew it with your front teeth till it gets more and more chewed up, eventually you'll be able to chew it like normal gum and won't stick, smells good I'd say, expensive but, let's see if it helps medicinially

This was my first time trying Mastic gum. I followed another reviewer’s advice on how to take 3 pieces and keep them in the front teeth for a while to work them and eventually after it softens you can chew it normally using back/side teeth. This was great advice and worked. But the taste was just terrible. No flavor, maybe slightly bitter. I just never want to eat this again. I tried to return it but couldn’t so I guess I just wasted $24. 😞