Black Black
Template:Short description Template:About Template:Infobox Brand Template:Nihongo is a brand of caffeinated chewing gum produced in Japan by Lotte that has been sold since 1983.<ref>{{#invoke:citation/CS1|citation |CitationClass=web }}</ref> It is popular in Japan, partially due to its television commercials that star Jean-Claude Van Damme. After being mentioned by Wired in 2003, which described its effect as "Sambuca spiked with Vicks VapoRub",<ref name="wired">{{#invoke:citation/CS1|citation |CitationClass=web }}</ref> Lotte Black Black became popular in the United StatesTemplate:Citation needed. The gum's name is derived from its charcoal-like color.Template:Clarify
Ingredients include sugar, starch syrup, grape sugar, erythritol, oolong tea extract, ginkgo extract, chrysanthemum flower extract, gum base, flavorings, coloring agents (cacao, gardenia), caffeine, and nicotinamide. A persistent urban legend holds that the gum contains nicotine, the misconception stemming from confusion with nicotinamide, a different substance related to the B vitamins.