Effects of energy and sports drinks on tooth structures and restorative materials

Table 1 The pH scores of several energy drinks¹

Energy drink	Brand name	pH score
Powerade	The Coca-Cola Co. Atlanta GA, United States	3.79
Gatorade	The Gatorade Co. Chicago IL, United States	3.27
Burn	The Coca-Cola Co. Atlanta GA, United States	2.67
X-IR	Nice Trading Inc. Istanbul, Turkey	3.15
Red bull	Red Bull GmbH Am Brunnen, Austria	3.54
Isostar	Isostar, Wander AG, Switzerland	3.87

¹Scores were cited from; Erdemir U, Yildiz E, Eren MM, Ozel S. Surface hardness evaluation of different composite resin materials: Influence of sports and energy drinks immersion after a short-term period.

Table 2 Example of some of the energy drinks and their colorants with properties

Energy drink	Brand name	Colorant	Properties
Powerade	The Coca-Cola Co. Atlanta GA, United States	Brilliant Blue	Water soluable food dye, gives bright blue color
Gatorade	The Gatorade Co. Chicago IL, United States	Brilliant Blue
Burn	The Coca-Cola Co. Atlanta GA, United States	Allura Red	Water soluable food dye, gives dark red color
Red bull	Red Bull GmbH Am Brunnen, Austria	Caramel, Riboflavin	Caramel can change the color from yellow to brown
Britvic ginger ale/sour lemon	Britvic Soft Drinks ltd. Chelmsford CM, England	Caramel, Chlorophyllin
Reina premium	Alda Drinks Inc.ltd., Turkey	Caramel
Rockstar	Fruko Drinks Inc. Ltd., Istanbul, Turkey	Caramel, Riboflavin	Riboflavin gives yellow or yellow-orange color
28 black classic	Splendid Drinks AG Senningeberg, Luxembourg	Caramel