Orange Juice And Toothpaste Don’t Mix: The Simple Science Behind An Un-Sweet Sensation It’s a shame the two can’t get along. All we want to do is maintain a high standard of oral hygiene and enjoy a tall glass of OJ in the morning. Unfortunately, our taste buds have other plans, and the truth is, brushing your teeth and drinking orange juice were never meant to be. To understand why orange juice loses all of its sweetness, it helps to understand how toothpaste affects your taste buds. Of the four main ingredients in toothpaste, which include water for adding body, abrasives for clearing plaque, fluoride for preventing cavities, and detergent for foaming, the main taste bud offender is the detergent. Specifically, a type of detergent known as sodium lauryl sulfate, or SLS, suppresses the sweet receptors on our tongue and destroys the compound that inhibits bitter receptors.
Posted on: Thu, 16 Oct 2014 09:29:00 +0000
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