Extra (gum)
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Extra is a brand of sugarfree chewing gum produced by the Wrigley Company in several markets in the world with different variations.<ref>{{#invoke:citation/CS1|citation
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An American piece of Extra gum is approximately 2.5 gram in weight and has 2 grams of sugar alcohol. This compares to a 1.9 gram in weight and 1 gram sugar alcohol value in an American piece of Orbit gum.<ref>{{#invoke:citation/CS1|citation |CitationClass=web }}</ref><ref>{{#invoke:citation/CS1|citation |CitationClass=web }}</ref> Unlike Orbit, Extra does not contain xylitol.<ref>Template:Cite journal</ref>
History
Extra was launched in 1984 in the US and became one of the most popular brands of chewing gum there within a few years.<ref name="wrigley1">{{#invoke:citation/CS1|citation |CitationClass=web }}</ref> It was also the first sugarfree gum not to use saccharin, instead using the NutraSweet brand (aspartame), a sweetener developed by G.D. Searle & Co. that had less bitterness and was believed to be safer in humans and laboratory animals.Template:Citation needed
As of 2001, Extra was being marketed in the US, Canada, Germany, China, Hong Kong, Taiwan, Australia and New Zealand.<ref>{{#invoke:citation/CS1|citation |CitationClass=web }}</ref> However it was also marketed at the time in Great Britain since 1990.<ref>{{#invoke:citation/CS1|citation |CitationClass=web }}</ref><ref>{{#invoke:citation/CS1|citation |CitationClass=web }}</ref>
Extra became the sponsor of the Mexico national football team in 2011.<ref>{{#invoke:citation/CS1|citation |CitationClass=web }}</ref>