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Cotton candy is almost pure sugar. Sugar is essentially neutral, as it does not ionize in water. Therefore, cotton candy is neither an acid or a base, unless the small amount of dye used to color it greatly affects pH. Most don't; they're very weak acids or neutral. If you must choose between saying cotton candy is an acid or a base, choose weak acid.

Sugar can be a food source for bacteria or other organisms; these usually produce an acid (though sometimes its a base) as a waste by-product

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