What is the white stuff on baseball card bubble gum and why is it there?
Question #116541. Asked by star_gazer.
Last updated Apr 10 2023.
looney_tunes
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It's not just baseball cards - the gum with my Beatle cards back in the 1960s was the same! It's a mixture of powdered sugar and cornstarch which is designed to reduce the surface stickiness.