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1 CF2 - Updated 5/03 1 Acid/Alkaline Food Fact Sheet There is sometimes confusion regarding the classification of acid foods as alkaline -forming. This classification does not relate to the acid taste of the food but to its end-product in the body. The acid foods are those that deposit the highest alkaline ash of all foods. The acid in these foods leaves the body within an hour or so of being eaten. The following lists therefore classify alkaline -forming and acid -forming foods. acid below = acid -forming and alkaline below = alkaline -forming. For example, if a food is listed as acidic, it promotes and acidic environment in the gastrointestinal tract. If a food is listed as alkaline , it promotes an alkaline environment in the gastrointestinal tract. Whole grain products, such as 100% whole wheat flour and brown rice are less acid -forming than white flour or polished rice.
2 Condiments, pickles, sauces, vinegar, tea, coffee, and alcohol are all acid -forming. Beverages: Most Acidic Moderately Acidic Slightly Acidic Apple juice Cola soft drinks Cranberry juice Ginger ale Grapefruit juice Grape juice Orange drink Orange juice Pineapple juice 7-Up Apricot nectar Club soda Coffee (brewed) Peach nectar Prune juice Sanka (instant) Tomato juice Cocoa (instant) Half-and-half Skim milk Tea (instant) Whole milk Proteins: acid alkaline Olives Pumpkin seeds Cashews Macadamia Pine nuts Lentils Cheese Fowl Chia seeds Sesame seeds Brazil nuts Pecans Pistachio nuts Peanuts Meat Flaxseeds Sunflower seeds Butternuts Hickory nuts Walnuts Eggs Fish Buttermilk Dairy, in general Avocados Coconuts Almonds soybeans Starches: acid alkaline Corn Barley Oats Rye Dried beans Winter squash Buckwheat Rice Wheat Dried peas Beets Carrot Rutabaga Potatoes Millet Burdock Parsnip Water chestnut Pumpkins Lima beans CF2 - Updated 5/03 2 Vegetables.
3 acid alkaline Brussels sprouts Cress rhubarb Beet greens Celery Collards Endive Leeks Parsley Swiss chard Artichokes Broccoli Garlic Mung bean sprouts Egg plant Cabbage Dandelion Fennel Lettuce Sea kelp Watercress Asparagus Cauliflower Green beans Mushrooms Turnips okra Chives Dulse Kale Mustard greens Spinach Alfalfa sprouts Summer squash Green peas Radish Cucumber Peppers Bamboo shoots Fruits: acid alkaline Cranberries Currants Plum Blueberry carob Grapefruit Kumquat Pomegranates Apple Cherries Mango Prickly pear Guava Banana plantain Lemon Orange Strawberries Pear Nectarine Papaya Fresh figs Huckleberry Dates Add dried fruit Lime Tangerine Tomato Apricot Peach Blackberry Grapes Raspberry persimmon Melon: eat alone.
4 All are alkaline and include cantaloupe, musk, casaba, honeydew, watermelon Other Acids: bread, beans/legumes, breakfast cereal, peas, flour (especially white), sugar Fats: Butter, olive, safflower, sunflower, sesame oils are regarded as neutral.
