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Why is it that stachyose, unlike other sugars, does not cause dental caries?

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Why is it that stachyose, unlike other sugars, does not cause dental caries?

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Microorganism in mouth, especially mutant streptococcus, causes dental caries, because it produces large amount of sugar and acids. However, these microorganisms cannot use stachyose. Several new chewing gums on the market which claim to prevent dental caries contain stachysoe.