So I like to get a good dose of caffeine to get me through work everyday, and diet coke is currently my choice. However after finishing a can my teeth feel kind of gritty and just kind of bad. Is there a negative affect on one's teeth from diet coke?
Diet coke and teeth
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Yeah, with diet it's a little better. I think it's mostly the sugar in regular coke that gives my teeth that feeling, but probably is also be the acid in it..
I have no idea how acidic Coke actually is compared to other soft drinks, but I've only really noticed it when drinking Coke (and maybe Pepsi, come to think of it). I drink Mountain Dew and root beer like it was liquid twinkies never experience the tooth grittiness. *shrug*
I would assume that Mountain Dew has roughly the same amount of sugar as Coke (or maybe more).
The coke metabolizes the sugar and lowers the pH on the enamel. Once the pH goes below the "safe" pH level of the enamel, it stars to break down. That's how bacteria works too, metabolizes the sugar from candy and other stuff.[/quote]
Drinking something with a pH-value <(it's supposed to be less than damnit 
)4.5 often can damage your teeth.
Juices and soft drinks are the main offenders, and the most damaging components are the acids; phosphoric acid and citric acid, not the sugar.
Pepsi
Kcal: 235
Sweetened with: 58,5 g sugar
pH-value: 2,0
Pepsi Max
Kcal: 1,5
Sweetened with: aspartam, acesulfam K
pH-value: 3,0
Coca-Cola
Kcal: 210
Sweetened with: 53 g sugar
pH-value: 2,0
Coca-Cola Light
Kcal: 1
Sweetened with: aspartam, acesulfam K
pH-value: 3,0
Study made by the Sahlgrenska academy in Sweden. (Shouldn't be biased or very flawed, but the article itself was written by a not-always-very-correct newspaper)
)4.5 often can damage your teeth.Juices and soft drinks are the main offenders, and the most damaging components are the acids; phosphoric acid and citric acid, not the sugar.
Pepsi
Kcal: 235
Sweetened with: 58,5 g sugar
pH-value: 2,0
Pepsi Max
Kcal: 1,5
Sweetened with: aspartam, acesulfam K
pH-value: 3,0
Coca-Cola
Kcal: 210
Sweetened with: 53 g sugar
pH-value: 2,0
Coca-Cola Light
Kcal: 1
Sweetened with: aspartam, acesulfam K
pH-value: 3,0
Study made by the Sahlgrenska academy in Sweden. (Shouldn't be biased or very flawed, but the article itself was written by a not-always-very-correct newspaper)
Pepsi Max? Coca-Cola Light? If they have different drinks there, I would guess that the formulas could be different (and thus have a different pH). Canada has caffeine-free Mountain Dew, after all.
Pepsi Max doesn't exist in the states? Funny, I thought it did. Pepsi equivalent of Coca-cola light anyway. (Which I know doesn't exist, it's called 'Diet Coke' there, but I'm prettysure it's the exact same drink.
I'm not sure, I seem to remember hearing that some countries have Coke made from sugar cane instead of corn syrup (which is how it's been in the US since the late 80s). I might be wrong, though.
And I've never seen Pepsi Max before.
Hmm. Found this on another forum
"The reason for this is that U.S. Sugar has a virtual monopoly and a strong lobby, similar to the tobacco industry, which keeps import tarrifs and restrictions to prevent any potential competition with foreign sugar producers, and charges ridiculous prices for their goods since they have no competition. Because of this, every soda bottler in the U.S. uses corn syrup, while soda bottled in Mexico, Canada, and Europe has real sugar".
As for what difference that makes, I couldn't begin to say..
"The reason for this is that U.S. Sugar has a virtual monopoly and a strong lobby, similar to the tobacco industry, which keeps import tarrifs and restrictions to prevent any potential competition with foreign sugar producers, and charges ridiculous prices for their goods since they have no competition. Because of this, every soda bottler in the U.S. uses corn syrup, while soda bottled in Mexico, Canada, and Europe has real sugar".
As for what difference that makes, I couldn't begin to say..
Supposedly sugar makes it taste better and w/o a aftertaste/parched problem... but I've not had the opportunity to compare.
If by parched problem you are referring to the itty gritty stickiness of your teeth, then the problem is likely the same
There's a lot of rabid Coke fans who were *pissed* when they changed the formula in the US. They swear that the taste is noticeably different. I've never had the chance to A/B test it, although I have had Mexican Coke before and I would assume that it is cane-based (and also in glass bottles, which are hard to come by in the US these days and helps the taste immensely imo).
I will try that for you, since I have access to both, will have to do it sometime next week, busy weekend.
iamme
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