Candy pH

Here is a complete list compiled by Dr.’s Lowen, Marlot and Ruby in their study as well as a list of ingredients that you can look for on the wrapper.

For those interested the full article can be found at: www.mndental.org

pH Values for Sour Candy

  • pH at which teeth decalcify 4.0
  • Spree 3.0
  • Sweetarts 3.0
  • Big Stuff Pacifier sucker 3.0
  • Sour Gummi Bears 3.0
  • X-treme Airheads 3.0
  • Sour Punch Straws 2.5
  • Shockers 2.5
  • Skittles 2.5
  • Baby Bottle Pop powder 2.5
  • Brach’s Gummi Bears 2.5
  • Sqwigglies Gummi Worms 2.5
  • Wonka Laffy Taffy 2.5
  • Starburst 2.4
  • Sweet Tarts Shock 2.4
  • Lemon Heads 2.4
  • Mentos fruit chew 2.4
  • WarHeads Sour Rips Roll 2.3
  • Lollipop Paint Shop 2.2
  • Zours 2.2
  • Sour Skittles 2.2
  • Airheads cherry chew 2.0
  • Wonka Nerds grape 2.0
  • Now and Later cherry chew 1.9
  • Too Tart Extra Sour Goo 1.9
  • Wonka Pixy Stix powder 1.9
  • Altoids Mango Sours 1.9
  • Wonka Fun Dip powder 1.8
  • WarHeads Sour Spray 1.6
  • Battery Acid 1.0

For those of you who like to read the ingredients.

Dietary acids with potential to cause dental erosion

  • Acetic acid
  • Ascorbic acid
  • Benzoic acid (used as preservative)
  • Citric acid
  • Lactic acid
  • Maleic acid
  • Malic acid
  • Phosphoric acid
  • Proprionic acid (used as preservative)
  • Succinic acid
  • Tartaric acid
  • Carbonic acid

Just some photo's to show the actual harm that can happen.