Eating sweet foods produces acid in the mouth, which can cause tooth decay. (High acid levels are measured by low pH values)

The provided line graph shows the acid

level

of our

mouth

which is created by the consumption of

fruit

sugar

,

cane

sugar

&

honey

and compares their effects on our tooth

decay

. When the

pH

level

in the

mouth

is above 5.5, acidity remains at

such

a

level

that teeth are unlikely to be in danger of

decay

. Sweet foods,

however

, cause

pH

in the

mouth

to drop for a time, and the longer the

pH

levels remain below 5.5, the greater the possibility for

decay

to occur. The illustration compares

fruit

sugar

,

cane

sugar

and

honey

, which are the most common ingredients of sweet foods, causing the

pH

level

to drop below the danger

level

after 5

minutes

. Among these 3 sweet items,

cane

sugar

decreases the

pH

level

most quickly and causes it to remain the

level

under the danger

level

for the longest period (over 30

minutes

) and

thus

produces the greatest risk among the three. After consuming the

cane

sugar

, the

pH

level

drops to

level

3.5 and remains there for over half an hour.

On the other hand

,

fruit

sugar

causes the acidity

level

of the

mouth

to fall under

pH

level

4 in 5

minutes

and remains under threat

level

for 20

minutes

.

Finally

, the

honey

appears to be less risky among the three causing the

pH

level

to drop to 4.7 in 5

minutes

and proceed to above

pH

5.5

level

within 15

minutes

of consumption. In conclusion, all of the sweet items possess the possibility of causing tooth

decay

and

honey

and

fruit

sugar

are likely to cause less

decay

than

cane

sugar

does.