The study showed that more than 67 percent of the 49 snacks tested have some cariogonic potential.
Posing the highest risk, rescarchers found, were cookies coated with chocolate,”crispy” snacks and peanuts with or without salt or candy coating.
Most parents may believe otherwise, but the survey found that candy mixed with milk poses less risk than some of the Thai desserts tested.
The risk of tooth decay is reduced, it was noted, if the candy is mixed with coconut milk or fat
However, the cariogenic risk of peanuts increase when they’re sugar-coated, and so too with processed fruit.
Among the 49 snack items tested, researchers suggested that fish-fibre and dried-squid snacks, sunflower-seed kernels and papaya are all safe for children’s teeth.