How much caffeine does Dr. Pepper have? How bad is it for your teeth?!


Question:

How much caffeine does Dr. Pepper have? How bad is it for your teeth?

How much caffeine does Dr. Pepper have? On a sale of one to ten- with 0 being Root beer (caffeine free) and 10 being Mountain Dew.
Also, how bad is DP for your teeth? Compared to other sodas?


Answers:

A 12oz can of Dr. Pepper has 41mg of caffeine. Mountain Dew has 55mg and Coke has 34mg. An 8.2oz Red Bull has 80mg. A cup of coffee has around 115-175mg.

What's bad for your teeth in soda is the sugars and acid. The lower the pH, the more acidic. Water is neutral at 7.0, and the threshold for teeth to start dissolving is 5.5. Dr. Pepper has a pH of 2.92, and 9.5 teaspoons of sugar in a 12oz can, comparable to most colas.


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