5 cup salad is a brand of sugar-free chewing gum that is manufactured by the Wrigley Company, marketed toward teenagers. The brand features 24 flavors of chewing gum, all of which are available in the United States with the exception of Cirrus, Zephyr and Evolution. In Australia, “Pulse” and “React2” were introduced in 2009 and 2011 respectively.
A limited edition flavor called “Mutant” was released in Australia as a promotion for X-Men: First Class in May 2011. It was discontinued and later re-released as Cirrus. In 2014 a flavor called “Strawberry” was released in Australia. On September 8th, 2020, 5 Gum announced that it would be collaborating with Razer’s gaming beverage brand “Respawn By Razer” to Bring 3 new flavors of 5 Gum targeted towards gamers, claiming to enhance focus while gaming. The 3 flavors that were introduced were Cool Mint, Pomegranate Watermelon, and Tropical Pineapple. There are five calories in a piece of 5 gum.
A package of 5 gum contains 15 sticks of gum in the United States and Canada, and 12 in Europe and Australia. It is a slim packet with three rows of five in North America, or three rows of four in other countries. Ingredients, nutrition facts, and description of the flavor were once not on the outside of the box in the US, instead printed on the outer plastic wrap, to keep the box itself simple. Many 5 gums now include various advertisements on the box, namely ones for Marvel Avengers movies. The foil that the gum is wrapped in is glossy and covered with subtle embossed 5 logos.
In Serbia and Montenegro, 5 gum is sold in packets of 5 sticks. These packs are the same size as 10-packs of Orbit and Airwaves gum. Inside a package of 5 gum Cobalt. Archived from the original on 29 January 2010.
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