...ALKALINE FOODS...... ACIDIC FOODS...
ALKALIZING ACIDIFYING VEGETABLES VEGETABLES Alfalfa Corn Barley Grass Lentils Beets Olives Beet Greens Winter Squash Broccoli Cabbage ACIDIFYING Carrot FRUITS Cauliflower Blueberries Celery Canned or Glazed Fruits Chard Greens Cranberries Chlorella Currants Collard Greens Plums** Cucumber Prunes** Dandelions Dulce ACIDIFYING Edible Flowers GRAINS, GRAIN PRODUCTS Eggplant Amaranth Fermented Veggies Barley Garlic Bran, wheat Green Beans Bran, oat Green Peas Corn Kale Cornstarch Kohlrabi Hemp Seed Flour Lettuce Kamut Mushrooms Oats (rolled) Mustard Greens Oatmeal Nightshade Veggies Quinoa Onions Rice (all) Parsnips (high glycemic) Rice Cakes Peas Rye Peppers Spelt Pumpkin Wheat Radishes Wheat Germ Rutabaga Noodles Sea Veggies Macaroni Spinach, green Spaghetti Spirulina Bread Sprouts Crackers, soda Sweet Potatoes Flour, white Tomatoes Flour, wheat Watercress Wheat Grass ACIDIFYING Wild Greens BEANS & LEGUMES Black Beans ALKALIZING Chick Peas ORIENTAL VEGETABLES Green Peas Maitake Kidney Beans Daikon Lentils Dandelion Root Pinto Beans Shitake Red Beans Kombu Soy Beans Reishi Soy Milk Nori White Beans Umeboshi Rice Milk Wakame Almond Milk
ALKALIZING ACIDIFYING FRUITS DAIRY Apple Butter Apricot Cheese Avocado Cheese, Processed Banana (high glycemic) Ice Cream Berries Ice Milk Blackberries Cantaloupe ACIDIFYING Cherries, sour NUTS & BUTTERS Coconut, fresh Cashews Currants Legumes Dates, dried Peanuts Figs, dried Peanut Butter Grapes Pecans Grapefruit Tahini Honeydew Melon Walnuts Lemon Lime ACIDIFYING Muskmelons ANIMAL PROTEIN Nectarine Bacon Orange Beef Peach Carp Pear Clams Pineapple Cod Raisins Corned Beef Raspberries Fish Rhubarb Haddock Strawberries Lamb Tangerine Lobster Tomato Mussels Tropical Fruits Organ Meats Umeboshi Plums Oyster Watermelon Pike Pork ALKALIZING Rabbit PROTEIN Salmon Almonds Sardines Chestnuts Sausage Millet Scallops Tempeh (fermented) Shrimp Tofu (fermented) Scallops Whey Protein Powder Shellfish Tuna ALKALIZING Turkey SWEETENERS Veal Stevia Venison
ALKALIZING ACIDIFYING SPICES & SEASONINGS FATS & OILS Cinnamon Avacado Oil Curry Butter Ginger Canola Oil Mustard Corn Oil Chili Pepper Hemp Seed Oil Sea Salt Flax Oil Miso Lard Tamari Olive Oil All Herbs Safflower Oil Sesame Oil ALKALIZING Sunflower Oil OTHER Apple Cider Vinegar ACIDIFYING Bee Pollen SWEETENERS Lecithin Granules Carob Molasses, blackstrap Sugar Probiotic Cultures Corn Syrup Soured Dairy Products Green Juices ACIDIFYING Veggie Juices ALCOHOL Fresh Fruit Juice Beer Mineral Water Spirits Alkaline Antioxidant Water Hard Liquor Wine ALKALIZING MINERALS Cesium: pH 14 ACIDIFYING Potassium: pH 14 OTHER FOODS Sodium: pH 14 Catsup Calcium: pH 12 Cocoa Magnesium: pH 9 Coffee Vinegar Mustard Although it might seem that citrus fruits would have Pepper an acidifying effect on the body, the citric acid they Soft Drinks contain actually has an alkalinizing effect in the system. ACIDIFYING DRUGS & CHEMICALS Aspirin Chemicals Drugs, Medicinal Drugs, Psychedelic Pesticides Herbicides Tobacco
ACIDIFYING JUNK FOOD Coca-Cola: pH 2 Beer: pH 2.5 Coffee: pH 4
** These foods leave an alkaline ash but have an acidifying effect on the body. UNKNOWN: There are several versions of the Acidic and Alkaline Food chart to be found in different books and on the Internet. The following foods are sometimes attributed to the Acidic side of the chart and sometimes to the Alkaline side. Remember, you don't need to adhere strictly to the Alkaline side of the chart, just make sure a good percentage of the foods you eat come from that side. Asparagus Maple Syrup Brazil Nuts Milk Brussel Sprouts Nuts Buckwheat Organic Milk Chicken (unpasteurized) Corn Potatoes, white Cottage Cheese Pumpkin Seeds
Eggs Sauerkraut Flax Seeds Soy Products Green Tea Sprouted Seeds Herbal Tea Squashes Honey Sunflower Seeds Kombucha Yogurt Lima Beans
* These statements have not been evaluated by the Food and Drug Administration and are not intended to diagnose, treat, cure, or prevent any disease; research is ongoing.
Ranked Foods: Alkaline to Acidic Here's a chart that ranks foods from most alkaline to most acidic. Extremely Alkaline
Lemons, Watermelon Alkaline Forming
Cantaloupe, Cayenne Celery, Dates, Figs, Kelp, Limes, Mango, Melons, Papaya, Parsley, Seaweeds, Seedless Grapes (sweet), Watercress
Asparagus, Fruit Juices, Grapes (sweet), Kiwifruit, Passionfruit, Pears (sweet), Pineapple, Raisins, Umeboshi Plums, Vegetable Juices Moderately Alkaline
Apples (sweet), Alfalfa Sprouts, Apricots, Avocados, Bananas (ripe), Currants, Dates, Figs (fresh), Garlic, Grapefruit, Grapes (less sweet), Guavas, Herbs (leafy green), Lettuce (leafy green), Nectarine, Peaches (sweet), Pears (less sweet), Peas (fresh, sweet), Pumpkin (sweet), Sea Salt (vegetable)
Apples (sour), Beans (fresh, green), Beets, Bell Peppers, Broccoli, Cabbage, Carob, Cauliflower, Ginger (fresh), Grapes (sour), Lettuce (pale green), Oranges, Peaches (less sweet), Peas (less sweet), Potatoes (with skin), Pumpkin (less sweet), Raspberries, Strawberries, Squash, Sweet Corn (fresh), Turnip, Vinegar (apple cider) Slightly Alkaline
Almonds, Artichokes (Jerusalem), Brussel Sprouts, Cherries, Coconut (fresh), Cucumbers, Eggplant, Honey (raw), Leeks, Mushrooms, Okra, Olives (ripe), Onions, Pickles (homemade), Radishes, Sea Salt, Spices, Tomatoes (sweet), Vinegar (sweet brown rice)
Chestnuts (dry, roasted), Egg Yolks (soft cooked), Essene Bread, Goat's Milk and Whey (raw), Mayonnaise (homemade), Olive Oil, Sesame Seeds (whole), Soy Beans (dry), Soy Cheese, Soy Milk, Sprouted Grains, Tofu, Tomatoes (less sweet), Yeast (nutritional flakes) Neutral
Butter (fresh, unsalted), Cream (fresh, raw), Cow's Milk and Whey (raw), Margine, Oils (except olive), Yogurt (plain) Moderately Acidic
Bananas (green), Barley (rye), Blueberries, Bran, Butter, Cereals (unrefined), Cheeses, Crackers (unrefined rye, rice and wheat), Cranberries, Dried Beans (mung, adzuki, pinto, kidney, garbanzo), Dry Coconut, Egg Whites, Eggs Whole (cooked hard), Fructose, Goat's Milk (homogenized), Honey (pasteurized), Ketchup, Maple Syrup (unprocessed), Milk (homogenized), Molasses (unsulferd and organic), Most Nuts, Mustard, Oats (rye, organic), Olives (pickled), Pasta (whole grain), Pastry (whole grain and honey), Plums, Popcorn (with salt and/or butter), Potatoes, Prunes, Rice (basmati and brown), Seeds (pumpkin, sunflower), Soy Sauce, Wheat Bread (sprouted organic) Extremely Acidic
Artificial Sweeteners, Beef, Beer, Breads, Brown Sugar, Carbonated Soft Drinks, Cereals (refined), Chocolate, Cigarettes and Tobacco, Coffee, Cream of Wheat (unrefined), Custard (with white sugar), Deer, Drugs, Fish, Flour (white wheat), Fruit Juices with Sugar, Jams, Jellies, Lamb, Liquor, Maple Syrup (processed), Molasses (sulphured), Pasta (white), Pastries and Cakes from White Flour, Pickles (commercial), Pork, Poultry, Seafood, Sugar (white), Table Salt (refined and iodized), Tea (black), White Bread, White Vinegar (processed), Whole Wheat Foods, Wine, Yogurt (sweetened)