photography/IPN Mexico-students from the Institute Politécnico Nacional (IPN), created a chewing gum for combat stress, this chewing gum that have been called “Cofee Gin” contains ginseng, an antioxidant natural fighting radical formation causing Cellular Aging, in addition to helping overcome the fatigue-free.
Lesly Figueroa Santos, Brenda Hernández Velasco and Mario López Luis, students of biochemical engineering at the National School of biological sciences (ENCB), are the creators of this product that raises the energy level, it said in a statement the IPN.
Young explained that chewing gum is designed to provide the population with a substitute product of energizers that are currently marketed, specifically drinks with high sugar content added with compounds that produce effects secondary health.
“Cofee Gin” is suitable for people over 18 years old with high energy demand to perform their duties, without producing addiction risks or adverse reactions.
Chewing gum includes in its formulation caffeine and ginseng in smaller amounts recommended by the official norm, because a person would have to consume per day 20 tablets of the candy to match the amount of caffeine containing a cup of coffee.
In addition to the caffeine energy drinks contain compounds that alter the nervous system, such as taurine, while chewing gum developed by students is free of that substance, in addition to caffeine contains ginseng, which helps to overcome fatigue and the physical and mental fatigue.
In comparison with other goodies, like the jelly beans or chocolates, chewing gum is a product of confectionery with high level of consumption and their production process is very economical. Why youngsters of the IPN do not rule out the possibility of commercializing this development later.
