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. 2009 Aug 26;2(2):20–24. doi: 10.5005/jp-journals-10005-1025

Table 1: Comparing the mean values of pH changes of saliva with unfilled and filled chocolates

Mean value        Before eating        Immediate        5 minutes        10 minutes        15 minutes        20 minutes        30 minutes
Milk        6.772        6.425        6.217        6.027        5.930        5.895        5.899
Diet        6.386        6.249        6.307        6.143        6.207        6.203        6.280
Dark        6.473        6.275        6.243        5.947        6.011        6.050        6.129
Caramel        6.215        6.053        6.433        5.947        5.817        5.893        5.937
Fruit and nut        6.677        6.076        6.263        6.003        5.750        5.713        5.767
Coconut        6.650        6.197        6.180        6.042        5.903        5.720        5.843
Total        6.529        6.290        6.199        6.018        5.936        5.921        5.967
Standard Deviation
Milk        0.3448        0.3506        0.3668        0.3258        0.2087        0.2002        0.2979
Diet        0.4482        0.3498        0.3275        0.3115        0.2864        0.2871        0.2941
Dark        0.2516        0.2153        0.2515        0.1943        0.3125        0.2840        0.2443
Caramel        0.2502        0.2006        0.3324        0.1943        0.1724        0.2132        0.2205
Fruit and nut        0.4352        0.4037        0.3499        0.2539        0.3432        0.1807        0.1807
Coconut        0.2428        0.2318        0.2748        0.2464        0.3285        0.1789        0.2712
Total        0.3859        0.3243        0.3209        0.2644        0.3149        0.2791        0.3119
P-value        0.0005        0.0005        0.279        0.040        0.0005        0.0005        0.0005