| Acid* | Sugar** |
| Low = Bad | Per 12 0z. serving |
Water | 7.0 (neutral) | 0 tsp |
Barq's® Root Beer | 4.0 | 11 tsp |
Minute Maid® Orange Juice | 3.8 | 9
tsp |
Propel® Fitness Water | 3.4 | 1 tsp |
Red Bull® | 3.3 | 10
tsp |
Sprite® | 3.3 | 10
tsp |
Mountain Dew® | 3.3 | 12
tsp |
Diet Coke® | 3.1 | 0 tsp |
Sierra Mist | 3.1 | 10 tsp |
Full Throttle Energy Drink | 3.0 | 11 tsp |
Diet Pepsi® | 3.0 | 0 tsp |
Gatorade® | 2.9 | 5 tsp |
Sunkist® Orange Soda | 2.9 | 13
tsp |
Dr. Pepper® | 2.9 | 10
tsp |
Vault Energy Soda® | 2.9 | 12
tsp |
Amp-Mountain Dew® | 2.8 | 11 tsp |
SoBe® Energy Citrus | 2.6 | 12
tsp |
Minute Maid® Lemonade | 2.6 | 10
tsp |
Pepsi® | 2.5 | 11 tsp |
Diet Schweppes® Tonic Water | 2.5 | 0
tsp |
Coca-Cola® Classic | 2.4 | 10
tsp |
Battery Acid | 1.0 | 0
tsp |
*Laboratory tests, Dr. John Ruby, University of Alabama, Birmingham School of Dentistry, 2007
** 4.0 grams = 1 teaspoon sugar
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