Talk:Juicy Fruit

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These taste great! Nice photo!
 * I agree, they do taste great.Taida 17:51, 30 August 2006 (UTC)

Taste
Doesn't plain Juicy Fruit have Tutti-Frutti aroma? --Abdull 23:16, 22 August 2005 (UTC)

The Chief
Isn't Juicy Fruit his first line?

Funny
someone has yet to mention the infamous taste of Juicy Fruit only lasts a millisecond!!!!

== They already did http://theoatmeal.com/comics/juicy_fruit 77.206.216.35 (talk) 18:10, 22 September 2010 (UTC)


 * Back in my chewing days, I was constantly disappointed at how quickly Juicy Fruit lost its flavor. Then I read somewhere that what's lost so quickly is not actually the ester/terpene/?? flavoring (cf. "The Exact Flavor of Juicy Fruit" below), but the flavor-potentiating sugar. Tried wrapping some well-chewed gum around a pinch of sugar, and Bob's your uncle - the flavor returned at nearly original intensity. Have since encourage numerous people to try this; they are uniformyly amazed and delighted. Cteno (talk) 22:24, 7 May 2022 (UTC)

The Exact Flavor of Juicy Fruit
Hey, in the Philippines during the year 2004, a TV commercial was shown and it says that cherries, bananas and pineapples are the three main flavors of Juicy Fruit. Obin 3391 15:36, 11 November 2006 (UTC)

Ok Ive said it before and I will say it again why doesnt any body note that the flavor last 2.5 seconds I think any body can atest to that.

I believe that the exact flavor of Juicy Fruit is not actually a fruit, but actually comes from Isopentenyl acetate, a carboxylic ester. Currently, no wiki page exists describe this chemical. NatePhysics (talk) 01:15, 28 November 2007 (UTC)

The flavor is exactly like that of one variety of the Indian holy herb called Holy Basil, Ocimum tenuiflorum. The herb is used to block unusual perspiration odor associated with illness. It works. It is easy to grow. You may experience it for yourself. I do not know if Juicy Fruit uses the exact same chemical having the same properties. My Flatley (talk) 01:46, 14 April 2016 (UTC)


 * Many years ago (long before the WWW made such research more facile), I happened across a note in some American Chemical Society chapter publication suggesting that rather than a blend of a dozen or so fruit flavors, as company information then suggested, it was actually just one fairly simple synthetic: 3-methylbut-2-enyl acetate, common name as above.
 * Since I worked in a chemical research facility with a well-stocked storeroom, I was able to find a small bottle of isopentenyl alcohol, did a quick-and-dirty esterification, and carried the flask around all the nearby labs. The odor was strong enough to precede me, and everywhere I went, people immediately burst out laughing at the unmistakable Juicy Fruit aroma. So while there may indeed be some blend of real fruit flavors in there, that single chemical has an aroma that was - to at least thirty people - indistinguishable from the official article. Cteno (talk) 22:17, 7 May 2022 (UTC)

whats that song...
I remember vaguely a juicy fruit commercial where a bunch of campers are attacked by a bear,with this weird,fast music playing,does anyone remember it?was it the juicy fruit jingle sped up to sound differently?i know this sounds stupid,but i liked the beat and would love to hear some identification since i remember the commercial vividly.

top brands
According to american food distributors Coremark and MTC, the traditional wrigley gums are not in the top 10 products anymore. Juicy fruit, spearment, big red, doublemint. Stride, #5 and trident currently seem to occupy the top brands right now. Dentyne and Orbit have also fallen in ranking. —Preceding unsigned comment added by 71.121.14.132 (talk) 03:58, 9 December 2008 (UTC)

Important question
I have never tried Juicy Fruit. Is is true that its gustatory sensation can bring about a kinetic relocation of oneself once inserted in one's oral cavity? Also, I came here to find info a the jingle such as the creators, idea behind it and its age. I see it goes back to at least 1981. If anyone has ever written a doctoral thesis about this subject, any illumination would be greatly appreciated.--72.1.222.80 (talk) 14:02, 15 May 2009 (UTC)

Energy
The article says each stick contains 10 calories. Are those thermal calories, or nutritional calories (kilocalories)? If they are kilocalories, then each stick has 10*1000*4.2=42000 J. --Shanedidona (talk) 05:01, 2 June 2009 (UTC)

Color of Actual Gum (Orignal sticks)
Now the stick gum is bright yellow. Who remembers in the 90s when it was beige in color? Should this be noted? —Preceding unsigned comment added by 174.152.253.219 (talk) 19:22, 18 June 2009 (UTC)

I remember that. I was disappointed to see it yellow. The coloring can't be very healthy. 12.10.124.189 (talk) 07:22, 9 July 2010 (UTC)

One Flew Over the Cuckoo's Nest
Why is the citation in the film One Flew Over the Cuckoo's Nest (film) by Chief Bromden not mentioned in the article? see or  -- 87.144.93.249 (talk) 19:11, 17 October 2009 (UTC)


 * I think it's because of the spoiler warning, but i think i may put it in.

Megatonman (talk) 09:29, 24 October 2009 (UTC)


 * It's actually because it's completely trivial. It's had no impact on popular perception of the subject. Chris Cunningham (not at work) - talk 10:05, 24 October 2009 (UTC)
 * That may be true, but I have come up with a couple of counterpoints;
 * •It does put Juicy fruit in somewhat of a historical context (even if it is just in the US). since the film was made in '75.
 * •The 'juicy fruit' scene, in my view, is a fairly pivotal one within the film, and may need to be represented here as well.

Megatonman (talk) 14:32, 26 October 2009 (UTC)

Television commercial
I got your reference right here. (Well, I'll leave it to someone else to google all the FCC stuff) —Wiki Wikardo 02:13, 19 April 2011 (UTC)

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First Edit on Wikipedia
I'm working on editing this page for a class I'm in right now, I added a paragraph of information to the history section of the article. I'm a tour guide at Wrigley Field and often talk about the early history of the Wrigley Company, the soap and baking powder, the bonus of the chewing gum and how it was far more popular than the old products, etc. So I found the information on the Wrigley Company website (a solid/trustworthy source?) and cited it.

I always tell people in my tour that the gum was banana flavored, and that bananas were a lot like apples at one point, having different types (like red delicious, honey crisp, gala, etc.) so the flavor must have been what a certain banana tasted like in the early 1900's and cross breeding must have killed that flavor off. But I did not include that because I don't have a source to verify that, just word of mouth between tour guides. Either way, just wanted to start a dialogue here and hopefully my first real edit on Wikipedia isn't too bad! — Preceding unsigned comment added by Tliddle16 (talk • contribs) 19:31, 7 November 2017 (UTC)