Orbit (gum)

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Orbit is a brand of sugarless chewing gum from the Wrigley Company. In the United States (where it was re-launched in 2001^[1]), it is sold in brightly-colored cardboard boxes with the slogan "just brushed clean feeling," with 14 individually-wrapped pieces of gum per package. In the UK (where it was launched in 1977^[2]), it is sold as a traditional long-stick gum.

In order to compete with Cadbury Adams's Trident White gum, Orbit White was released in 2001. Orbit White is a sugar-free candy-shell coated gum (known in the industry as "pellet gum") that contains baking soda to help remove tooth stains. Each piece is covered with green (spearmint), pink (bubblemint), or blue (peppermint) specks, and is packaged in blister packs of 12 pieces.^[3]

In North America, Orbit television ads feature English actress Vanessa Branch with a catchphrase of "Fabulous!"

1 History
2 Flavors
- 2.1 Orbit White
3 References
4 See also
5 External links

[edit] History

Orbit has been a U.S. brand since 1944. After World War II it was discontinued in 1946 but reappeared in the US in the 1977 as the first sugarfree bubble gum from the Wrigley Company before launching Extra gum. It was again relaunched in 2001 and is one of the fastest growing brands for Wrigley.

Americans during the Iran hostage crisis preferred Orbit's distinct foil-and-paper wrappers to write and pass notes to one another.^{[citation needed]}

[edit] Flavors

Orbit is available in the following flavors:

Flavor	Market	Ingredients
Original	U.S.A.	sorbitol, gum base, glycerol, mannitol, natural and artificial flavors, less than 2% of: hydrogenated starch hydrolysate, xylitol, acesulfame k, aspartame, soy lecithin, BHT (to maintain freshness)
Spearmint	U.S.A.	sorbitol, gum base, glycerol, mannitol, natural and artificial flavors, xylitol, aspartame, acesulfame K, soy lecithin, blue 1 lake, BHT (to maintain freshness), color added.
Wintermint	U.S.A.	sorbitol, gum base, glycerol, maltitol, natural and artificial flavors, xylitol, mannitol, aspartame, acesulfame k, soy lecithin, BHT (to maintain freshness)
Bubblemint	U.S.A.	sorbitol, gum base, glycerol, natural and artificial flavors, mannitol, xylitol, soy lecithin, aspartame, acesulfame K, sucralose, BHT (to maintain freshness), red 40 lake, yellow 6.
Cinnamint	U.S.A.	sorbitol, gum base, glycerol, natural and artificial flavors, mannitol, xylitol, aspartame, acesulfame K, sucralose, soy lecithin, red 40 lake, BHT (to maintain freshness), yellow 6.
Sweet Mint	U.S.A.	sorbitol, gum base, glycerol, mannitol, natural and artificial flavors, less than 2% of: aspartame, acesulfame K, sucralose, soy lecithin, BHT (to maintain freshness), colors (blue 1 lake, beta carotene)
Citrusmint	U.S.A.	sorbitol, gum base, glycerol, natural and artificial flavors, xylitol, mannitol, malic acid, aspartame, citric acid, acesulfame k, sucralose, fumaric acid, BHT (to maintain freshness), color added, red 40 lake.
Lemon-Lime	U.S.A.	sorbitol, gum base, xylitol, glycerol, natural and artificial flavors, less than 2% of: mannitol, citric acid, hydrogenated starch hydrolysate, soy lecithin, aspartame, acesulfame k, fumaric acid, malic acid, BHT (to maintain freshness), color (turmeric)
Crystal Mint	U.S.A.	sorbitol, glycerol, natural and artificial flavors; less than 2% of: xylitol, mannitol, aspartame, soy lecithin, gelatin, acesulfame K, BHT (to maintain freshness) color (blue 1 lake)
Raspberry Mint	U.S.A.	sorbitol, glycerol, natural and artificial flavors; less than 2% of: mannitol, xylitol, hydrogenated starch hydrolysate, citric acid, soy lecithin, malic acid, aspartame, acesulfame K, fumaric acid, BHT (to maintain freshness), color (red 40 lake)
Mint Mojito	U.S.A.	sorbitol, glycerol, natural and artificial flavors, less than 2% of: mannitol, xylitol, hydrogenated starch hydrolysate, soy lecithin, malic acid, citric acid, fumaric acide, aspartame, acesulfame K, BHT (to maintain freshness), colors (beta-carotene, blue 1 lake)

[edit] Orbit White

Spearmint
Peppermint
Bubblemint
Wintermint

[edit] References

^ "Orbit - For A Good Clean Feeling, No Matter What" - PR article, wrigley.com. Retrieved 2006-06-15.
^ "Knock tooth decay into Orbit" - PR article, wrigley.co.uk. Article retrieved 2006-06-15.
^ Wrigley Returns to Orbit In Whitening Showdown, By: Beirne, Mike, Brandweek, 5/17/2004, Vol. 45 Issue 20, p11.

[edit] See also

Wrigley Company
Vanessa Branch (Orbit spokesperson)

[edit] External links

Wrigley Dental Care tips and advice
Orbit gum (Wrigley US)
Orbit Complete (Wrigley UK)
Vanessa BranchFansite of the Orbit spokeswoman.
June 2006 Orbit ad.

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