Process for producing chewing gum in the form of composite fibers

A process for producing a chewing gum in the form of composite fibers, which comprises feeding (A) a sweetener selected from the group consisting of sugar, a sugar mixture, candy and mixtures thereof, wherein said candy is formed from a combination of sugars which is boiled to a candy, after optionally adding water thereto, and (B) a chewing gum base or a chewing gum composition into a fiberizing section of a candy floss making machine which is heated to a temperature sufficient to permit said materials to melt or to be maintained in a molten state, thereby to form composite fibers of said materials, wherein the proportion of the chewing gum base or the chewing gum base portion of the chewing gum composition is 0.2 to 1.5 parts by weight per part by weight of at least one of sugar and candy.