Acid Foods Can Damage Your Teeth Kourosh Maddahi, DDS, Smile Transformation Specialist

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!

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Acid Producing Foods

Dr. Kourosh Maddahi, DDS
436 North Roxbury Dr Suite 202
Beverly Hills, CA 90210 USA

Food	GI Value
Fruit
Cherries	22
Grapefruit	25
Prunes	29
Apricots, dried	30
Apple	38
Peach, canned in juice	38
Pear, fresh	38
Plum	39
Strawberries	40
Orange, Navel	42
Peach, fresh	42
Pear, Canned	43
Grapes	46
Papaya	56
Banana	52
Kiwi	58
Fruit Cocktail	55
Mango	51
Apricots, fresh	57
Figs, dried	61
Apricots, canned	64
Raisins	56
Cantaloupe	65
Pineapple, fresh	66
Watermelon	72
Dates	103
Crackers
Ryvita Crispbread	69
Stoned Wheat thins	67
Melba Toast	70
Kavli Crispbread	71
Soda Crackers	74
Graham Crackers	74
Water crackers	78
Rice Cakes	82
Rice Crackers	91
Cereals
Pancakes	67
Waffles	76
All Bran with Fiber	38
Bran Buds	47
Oatmeal	49
Muesli	43
Oat Bran	55
Bran Chex	58
Raisin Bran	61
Cream of Wheat	66
Quick (One Minute) Oats	66
Puffed Wheat	67
Special K	69
Bran Flakes	74
Cheerios	74
Cream of Wheat Instant	74
Shredded Wheat	75
Grapenuts	71
Rice Krispies	82
Corn Chex	83
Corn Flakes	92
Vegetables
Broccoli	10
Cabbage	10
Lettuce	10
Mushrooms	10
Onions	10
Red Peppers	10
Carrots	49
Green Peas	48
Corn, fresh	60
Beets	64
Pumpkin	75
Parsnips	97
Sweeteners
Fructose	19
Marmalade	48
Honey	55
James	65
Sucrose	68
Pancake Syrup	76
Rice & Grains
Barley, pearled	25
Converted white rice	38
Long grain white	44
buckwheat	54
Brown Rice	55
Basmati	58
Couscous	65
Cornmeal	68
Aborio	69
Short grain white rice	72
wild rice	87
Instant white rice	87
Glutinous sticky rice	98
Dairy
Yogurt, artificially sweetened	14
skim milk	32
yogurt, sweetened	33
Whole milk	31
Ice cream, low fat	31
ice cream, premium	38
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Humus	15
Peanuts	15
Walnuts	15
Cashews	22
M&M Peanut Candies	33
Milk Chocolate	43
Kudos Bar	62
Corn Chips	63
Popcorn	72
Jelly Beans	78
Pretzels	83
Potato Chips	57
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Tomato	38
Apple	40
Pineapple	46
Grapefruit	48
Orange	53
Cranberry Juice Cocktail	6
Breads
Pumpernickel	41
Sourdough	53
Stone Ground Whole wheat	53
Pita, whole wheat	57
Whole Meal Rye	58
Hamburger bun	61
Whole Wheat (100%)	77
Croissant	67
Taco Shell	68
Bagel	72
White	70
Kaiser Roll	73
Bread stuffing	74
French Baguette	95
Potatoes
Yam	37
Sweet	44
New	57
Canned	65
White skinned mashed	70
French Fries	75
Instant Mashed	86
Red Skinned, boiled	88
Baked	85
Bakery
Sponge Cake	46
Pound Cake	54
Blueberry Muffin	59
Pastry Pie Crust	59
Bran Muffin	60
Carrot Muffin	62
Angel Food Cake	67
Doughnut	76
Scones	92
Cookies
Chocolate Chip	44
Butter	47
Vanilla Creme Filled Wonders	50
Oatmeal	55
Fudge	57
Soups
Tomato	38
Minestrone	39
Lentil	44
Black Bean	64
Pea	66
Beans & Peas
Chana Dal	8
Soybeans	18
Chick Peas, dried	28
Kidney Beans, dried	28
Lentils	29
Lima Beans, frozen	32
Yellow Split Peas	32
Chickpeas, canned	42
Black eyed peas, canned	42
Baked Beans	48
Kidney Beans, canned	52
Pasta
Spaghetti, whole wheat	37
Star Pastina	38
Fettuccini (egg)	32
Spaghetti, white	38
Spiral Pasta	43
Capellini	45
Linguine	46
Macaroni	47

Acid Foods Can Damage Your Teeth Kourosh Maddahi, DDS, Smile Transformation Specialist

Acid Producing Foods

Food

GI Value

Fruit

Crackers

Cereals

Vegetables

Sweeteners

Rice & Grains

Dairy

Breads

Potatoes

Bakery

Cookies

Soups

Beans & Peas

Pasta

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