Different foods impact your teeth in different ways, with certain types of dietary habits having a greater impact on decay and disease. Be sure to brush if you are consuming these foods!
Acid Foods Can Damage Your Teeth Kourosh Maddahi, DDS, Smile Transformation Specialist
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Acid Producing Foods
Dr. Kourosh Maddahi, DDS
436 North Roxbury Dr Suite 202
Beverly Hills, CA 90210 USA
For general health: 60-70%
For therapeutic care: 90-100%
Average American diet consumes approx. 10-15% alkaline foods
agar sugar | alfalfa sprouts | almonds |
apples | apples, sour | apricots |
arrowroot flour | artichoke, globe | artichoke, Jerusalem |
asparagus | avocados | bamboo shoots |
bananas, ripe | barley malt sweetener - bronners | beans, dried |
beets | bell pepper | berries |
blackberries | broccoli | brown rice syrup |
brussel sprouts | cabbage | cantaloupe |
carrots | cauliflower | cayenne |
celery | chard leaves | cherries |
cherries, sour | chestnuts, dry roasted | coconut, fresh |
corn, sweet, fresh | cucumbers | currants |
daikon | dates, dried (avoid sulphured ones) | dates, fresh |
egg yolks, soft cooked | eggplant | endive |
Essene bread | figs, dried (avoid sulphured ones) | figs, fresh |
fruit juices - no sugar added | garlic | ginger, fresh |
gooseberry | grapefruit | grapes, less sweet |
grapes, sour | green beans, fresh | green peas |
guavas | herbs, leafy green | honey, raw |
horseradish | kale | kelp, karengo |
kiwi | kohlrabi | kudzu root |
leeks | lemons | lettuce, leafy green |
lettuce, pale green | Lima beans, dried | Lima beans, green |
limes | mango | mayonnaise, homemade |
melons | milk, raw goat | millet |
miso | mushrooms | muskmelons |
nectarines | okra | olives, ripe |
onions | oranges | papaya |
parsley | parsnips | passion fruit |
peaches, less sweet | peaches, sweet | pears |
pears, less sweet | pears, sweet | peas, fresh, sweet |
peas, less sweet | persimmon | pickles, homemade |
pineapple | pumpkin, less sweet | pumpkin, sweet |
quinoa | radish | raisins |
raspberry | rhubarb | rutabaga |
sapote | sauerkraut | sea salt, vegetable |
seaweeds | sesame seeds, whole | soy beans dry |
soy cheese | soy milk | spices |
spinach, raw | sprouted grains | squash |
strawberry | tamari | tangerine |
taro | tempeh | tofu |
tomato, less sweet | tomato, sweet | turnip |
umeboshi plum | vegetable juices - check content | vinegar, apple cider |
vinegar, sweet brown rice | water chestnuts | watercress |
watermelon | yeast, nutritional flakes |