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
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 |
