Food & Chemical effects on acid/alkaline body chemical balance

Most Alkaline

More Alkaline

Low Alkaline

Lowest Alkaline

Food Category

Lowest Acid

Low Acid

More Acid

Most Acid

Baking Soda

Table salt(NaCl)

Mineral water

Spices/Cinnamon

Sea salt

Kumbacha

Molasses

Soy sauce

Herbs(most)

 

Green or Mu Tea

Rice syrup

Apple cider vinegar

 

Sulfite

Ginger tea

Sucanat

Umeboshi

Spices/Herbs

Preservatives

Beverages

Sweetners

Vineager

Curry

MSG

Kona coffee

Honey/Maple syrup

Rice vinegar

Vanilla

Benzoate

Black tea/Alcohol

 

Balsamic Vinegar

Nutneg

Aspartame

Coffee

Sacharine

Pudding/Jam/Jelly

 

Yeast/Hops/Malt

Sugar/Cocoa

White/Acetic vinegar

Umeboshi plums

 

Sake

Algae

Theraputics

 

Antihistamines

Psychotropics

Antibiotics

 

 

 

Ghee

Human milk

 

 

Processed Dairy

Cow/Human

Soy

Goat/Sheep

Cream, cow

Yogurt, cow

 

Goat/Sheep cheese

Cow milk

Aged cheese

Soy cheese

Goat milk

Casein

30-day cheeses

Soy milk

Processed cheese

Ice cream

 

 

Quail eggs

Duck eggs

 

Eggs

Meat

Game

Fish/Shellfish

Chicken eggs

Gelatin/organs

Venison

Fish

 

Lamb/Mutton

Turkey

Shell fish

 

Pork/Veal

 

Crustacea

 

Beef/flesh

 

Lobster

 

 

 

 

Fowl

Wild Duck

Goose

Chicken

Pheasant

 

 

 

Oats

‘Grain coffee’

Quinoa

Wild rice

 

 

Grains

Cereal

Grass

 

Triticale

Millet

Kasha

Amaranth

Brown rice

Buckwheat

Wheat

Spelt/Teff

Farina/Semolina

White rice

Maize

Barley groats

Corn

Rye

Oat bran

Barley

Wakame

Pumpkin

 

Burdock/Lotus rt

Hydrogenated oil

Poppy seed

 

Chestnuts

Pepper/Taro

Ginger root

Primrose oil

Sesame seed

Cod liver oil

Almonds/Ginseng

Sprouts

Avocado oil

Linseed oil

Coconut oil

Olive oil

Seedss (most)

Nuts

Seeds/Sprouts

Oils

Roots

 

Pumpkin Seed oil

Grape seed oil

Sunflower oil

Pine nuts

Canola oil

Almons oil

Sesame oil

Safflower oil

Tapioca

Seitan

Pistachio seed

Chestnut oil

Lard

Pecans

Palm kernal oil

Cottonseed meal

Hazelnuts

Walnuts

Brazil nuts

Fried foods

Lentils

Yam

Nori/Kombu/Wakame

Onion

Daikon

Seaweed/sea veggies

Hijiki

Sweet potato/Yam

Kohlrabi

Parsnip

Garlic

Kale/Parsley

Endive

Mustard Green

 

Broccoli

Potato/Bell pepper

Mushroom/Fungi

Cauliflower

Rutabaga

Salsify

Eggplant

Pumpkin

Collard green

Brussell sprout

Beet

Chive/Cilantro

Okra

Turnip greens

Squashes

Lettuces

Jicama

 

Beans

Vegetables

Legume

Pulses

 

 

 

Spinach

Fava beans

Kidney beans

String/ wax beans

 

Chutney

Rhubarb

Tofu

Pinto beans

White beans

Navy/red beans

Azuki beans

Lima beans

Chard

Green pea

Peanut

Snow pea

Legumes

Carrots

Chick pea

Soybean

Carob

Lime

Nectarine

Persimmon

Raspberry

Watermelon

Tangerine

Grapefruit

Cantelope

Honeydew

Citrus

Olive

Dewberry

Loganberry

Mango

Lemon

Pear/Avocado

Pineapple juice

Apple

Blackberry

Cherry

Peach

Papaya

Orange

Apricot

Banana

Blueberry

Currant

Raisin

Grape

Strawberry

Citrus Fruits

 

 

 

Fruits

 

 

 

 

Guava

Pickled fruit

Pineapple(dry)

Figs

Persimmon juice

Cherimoya

Dates

 

Plum

Prune

Tomatoes

 

Cranberry

Pomegranate

 

* Prepared by Dr. Russell Jaffe, Fellow, Health Studies Collegium