HELP!! PLZ?

Which word could best replace either of the underlined words in the paragraph?

I was helping Grandma make her homemade spaghetti sauce. I noticed she added a pinch of sugar to the sauce. When I asked her why, she told me it was to neutralize the acid in the sauce. It helps to counteract the acidic taste from the tomatoes.

A. activate B. balance C. sweeten D. destroy