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Sour candies are extra acidic, eroding tooth enamel faster than regular sweets

Sales of sour candies have jumped 70% in the last decade, fueled by viral social media trends

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FRIDAY, Oct. 31, 2025 (HealthDay News) — They may make your lips pucker, but sour candies can do more than surprise your taste buds — they can seriously damage your teeth, experts warn.

“These candies combine two factors that increase mouth acidity and accelerate enamel erosion,” said Nadine Tassabehji , an assistant professor at Tufts University School of Dental Medicine in Boston.

While all candy can harm teeth, sour candies are especially destructive because of their high acid content. Common ingredients like citric, malic, tartaric and fumaric acids make the

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