Acidic in nature

You cannot taste and say whether your saliva is acidic or not. When you visit a dentist, they can test your saliva with the spit strip to know its pH value. Normally, the pH value of your saliva has to be around 7 but a higher pH can cause a number of problems such as allowing the bacteria to grow in your mouth at a higher rate. Also if your saliva is getting too acidic then it can also cause erosion of the tooth that can lead to cavities. Again cavities get filled up with bacteria that cause infection and various tooth diseases. If you have such complaints of acidic saliva you should consume food items that are rich sources of arginine such as poultry or red meat. Quite obvious now there are also a number of medicines that can help you in lowering the pH value of your saliva.