Alkaline Foods List

Detailed and Comprehensive Acid Alkaline Foods Chart pH Ratings

5 Steps to Boost Your Health & Body with Our Alkaline Foods Chart

1) When you are preparing the foods for a meal, look at a particular category of the foods and select more foods in the alkaline category.

2) This alkaline food chart is only accurate for certain state of the foods. For example, cooked lettuce has a different pH value compared to a boiled lettuce.

3) The food chart is based on a number of acid alkaline food chart, nutritionists, and doctors. If you find a conflict with other alkaline food charts, sign up for our newsletters you’ll discover the alkaline principles behind these differences.

4) This alkaline food chart is based on the “residue” or “ash” of the foods after it has been digested in the stomach. This is why you will find lemon is alkaline and not acidic.

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Acidic Fruits & Alkaline Fruits
Mildly Acidic	Alkaline	Alkaline	Alkaline	Highly Alkaline

Blueberry	Acai Berry	Apple	Apricot	Avocado

Sweet Cherry	Banana	Black Currant	Blackberries	Figs

Canned Tomatoes	Cantaloupe	Tart Cherry	Coconut	Goji Berries

	Cranberry	Dates	Dragon Fruit	Kiwi

	Dried Figs	Figs	Gooseberry	Lemons

	Grapefruit	Grapes	Italian Plum	Limes

	Mandarin Orange	Mango	Nectarine

	Orange	Papaya	Peach

	Pear	Pineapple	Pomegranate

	Raspberry	Red Currant	Rose Hips

	Strawberry	Tangerine	Tomato

	Tangerine	Watermelon	Yellow Plum

Grains
Acidic	Mildly Acidic	Mildly Acidic	Alkaline	Highly Alkaline

Bulgar Rice	Barley	Basmati Rice	Amaranth

Corn	Brown Rice	Kamut	Barley Grass

Pasta	Oat	Spelt	Buckwheat

Wheat			Quinoa

White Rice			Wild Rice

Legumes
Acidic	Mildly Acidic	Mildly Alkaline	Mildly Alkaline	Alkaline

Black Bean	Chickpeas	Lentils	Lima Beans	Green Beans

Kidney Beans		Mung Beans	Navy Beans	Soy Lecithin

		Pinto Beans	Red Beans	Sprouted Beans

		Soy Beans	White Bean

Vegetables
Acidic	Mildy Alkaline	Alkaline	Alkaline	Highly Alkaline

Canned Vegetables	Basil	Artichokes	Bok Choy	Alfalfa

Cooked Vegetables (All)	Bell Peppers	Brussels Sprouts	Cabbage	Broccoli

Frozen Vegetables	Cauliflower	Cayenne Pepper	Celery	Cucumber

Pickled Vegetables	Chives	Cliantro	Comfrey	Dandelion

Sauerkraut	Lamb's Lettuce	Endive (Fresh)	Garlic	Dog Grass

	Onion	Lettuce	Mustard Greens	Kale

	Parsnips	Oregano	Peppers	Kamut Grass

	Peas (Fresh)	Pumpkins	Red Cabbage	Shave Grass

	Rhubarb Stalks	Savoy Cabbage	Sorrel	Soy Sprouts

	Squash	Spinach	Tomatoes (Raw)	Sprouted Seeds (All)

	Thyme			Wheat Grass

	Watercress

	Zucchini

Roots
Mildly Alkaline	Mildly Alkaline	Mildly Alkaline	Alkaline	Highly Alkaline

Carrot	Kohlrabi	Potato	Ginseng	Ginger

Rutabaga	Sweet Potatoes	Turnip	Beetroot	Jicama

White Radish	Yams		Red Radish	Black Radish

Nuts & Seeds
Acidic	Mildly Acidic	Mildly Alkaline	Mildly Alkaline	Mildly Alkaline

Peanut Butter	Brazil Nuts	Almonds	Almond Butter (Raw)	Pine Nuts (Raw)

Peanuts	Cashews	Caraway Seeds	Cumin Seeds	Fennel Seeds

Pistachios	Hazelnut	Sesame Seeds	Flax Seeds	Pumpkin Seeds

Pecans	Macadamia Nuts	Sunflower Seeds

Chestnuts	Nutmeg

Wheat Kernel	Walnuts

Sweets & Sweeteners
Highly Acidic	Acidic	Mildly Acidic	Mildly Acidic	Alkaline

Artificial Sweeteners	Brown Rice Syrup	Agave Nectar	Barley Malt Syrup	Blackstrap Molasses

Beet Sugar	Chocolates	Honey	Maple Syrup	Stevia

Corn Syrup	Sugarcane

Sugar (White)	Saccharine

Bread
Acidic	Acidic	Mildly Acidic	Mildly Acidic	Mildly Acidic

Corn Tortillas	Pancake	Rye Bread	Sprouted Bread	Wheat Bread

Sourdough Bread	White Bread	White Biscuits	Whole-meal Bread	Spelt Bread

Fats & Oil
Mildly Acidic	Mildly Acidic	Mildly Alkaline	Mildly Alkaline	Mildly Alkaline

Canola Oil	Corn Oil	Avocado Oil	Borage Oil	Coconut Oil

Cod Liver Oil	Margarine	Evening Primrose Oil	Flax Seed Oil	Marine Lipids

Sunflower Oil		Olive Oil	Sesame Oil	Udo’s Oil

Dairy
Acidic	Acidic	Acidic	Acidic	Mildly Acidic

Cheese (All)	Butter	Cream	Egg Whites	Buttermilk

Eggs (Whole)	Ice Cream	Milk (Pasteurized)	Sour cream	Raw Milk

Yogurt (All)

Meat, Poultry & Fish
Highly Acidic	Highly Acidic	Acidic	Acidic	Acidic

Bacon	Beef	Carp	Chicken	Clams>

Buffalo	Canned Sardines	Cod	Duck	Fresh Water Fish

Canned Tuna	Lamb>	Liver	Lobster	Mussels

Organ Meat	Pork	Ocean Fish	Oyster	Pike

Sausage	Turkey	Rabbit	Scallops	Salmon

Venison	Veal	Sardines	Shellfish	Shrimp

		Tuna

Beverages & Drinks
Acidic	Acidic	Acidic	Acidic	Alkaline

Beer	Coffee	Fruit Juice (Sweetened)	Water (Sparkling)	Fruit Juice (Natural)

Liquor	Soda / Pop	Black Tea	Wine	Tea (Herbal, Green)

				Water (Fiji, Evian)

Miscellaneous
Highly Acidic	Acidic	Mildly Acidic	Mildly Alkaline	Alkaline

Candy	Canned Foods	Hummus	Apple Cider Vinegar	Baking Soda

Chips	Cereals (Like Kelloggs)	Mushrooms	Bee Pollen	Goat Milk

Cigarettes	Microwaved Foods	Rice Milk	Royal Jelly	Almond Milk

Drugs	Miso	Soy Milk	Tempeh

Pizza	Popcorn	Soy Protein Powder	Tofu

	Ketchup	Whey Protein Powder

	Mustard

	Soy Sauce

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84 Responses to “Alkaline Foods List”

andrew

04. Feb, 2012

I think you may want to review this chart. It seems odd that whey protein is listed under dairy as acidic and listed under misc as only mildly acidic, which one is it?

Also you listed bottled water as alkaline. The ph of water is 7, its not alkaline. It would probably even be a stretch calling it mildly alkaline.

Overall, a helpful chart

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Margot

10. Feb, 2012

Thank you very for sharing. Well down.

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Rena

14. Feb, 2012

Great chart! I can check this out at a glance (without my reading glasses) while I’m in the grocery store. Good job!

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Sleven

14. Feb, 2012

Thank You for Caring . Exceptionally informative.

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Walter

14. Feb, 2012

The bottom of the top chart shows a photo of tomatos labeled as watermelon. How much preparation was put in to this chart as a whole?

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- admin
  
  15. Feb, 2012
  
  @Walter: Thanks for your feedback and we have already changed it to make it clearer.
  
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Janet

14. Feb, 2012

Thanks for such a clearly set out chart.
I would appreciate further information as to how to test a food for alkaline/acidity.
Have you considered cross referencing this chart with Yeast free / Candida Diet foods?
Also, I always understood Liver to be an organ – Liver is listed as acidic and All Organ Meat is listed as v acidic.
Liver should also be noted in particular to go for organic as all the toxins that animal has been fed will be stored in that liver.
Wouldn’t it be great to have informative charts like this in every foodshop?
Many Thanks

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Krishna

15. Feb, 2012

Which food is ideal to take?? Alkaline or highly alkaline or mild acidic??

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- Charlene
  
  13. May, 2013
  
  Great question. I had the same one.
  
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Anne

16. Feb, 2012

Chart very helpful thank you and I will use it.
Something I need to mention: I have personally studied quite a bit on the subject and you need to review your chart on the fruits because unfortunately to say these are mostly acidic. I love fruits and was rather disappointed to find this out some time back, but this is due to their fructose content. There are very few fruits that are Alkaline. Lemon and lime yes, green bananas (not ripe), coconut, some of the Grapefruits (yellow ones), from the most common fruits we are used to, this is pretty much it… If this could please be reviewed so people have the correct information. But again, thank you for making such a table as it is really helpful for people. I will use it for sure.

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- admin
  
  19. Feb, 2012
  
  @Anne: Hi Anne, when you said that fruits are mostly acidic, this is under the school of thoughts under Dr. Robert Young.
  
  Please note that Dr. Robert Young is completely wrong on this point. Fruit, even though contains sugar, it is alkaline-forming, simply because it contains natural sugar which is perfectly utilized by our body.
  
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Jean Alkire

28. Feb, 2012

I discovered the value of an alkaline diet to reverse osteoporosis. This chart is Wonderful! Easy to read and includes lots of things I have wondered about, but not seen documented. Thank you!

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carmi nieves

06. Apr, 2012

helpful tips.thank you.

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marvinlzinn

22. Mar, 2013

This is good information most people need; I am glad you provide it, and I will be interested in response

However, it does not apply to me. I have never been overweight, usually right at minimum. The food I eat is what you have on the list, except that I use only organic if I can find that.

The discrepancy is from the test, necessarily simple for most, does not determine the source of the problems; It just expects normal. My stomach ache, for example, is caused by the prostate cancer I have.

But no, I am not worried about that. Two doctors told me surgery and one radiation, all of which I flat refused. (If I believed doctors I would have already been dead – three times!) Instead, I took two herbs – graviola used in Brasil, and Turmeric from India. The symptoms I had for a year were gone in three weeks. But with a lot of experiments (three each to be sure) I know that if I eat half as much sugar as most Americans do, that feeds cancer and the symptoms return in two days. (And NO I do not use artificial ingredients that causes cancer, no matter what FDA lies to us about. I worked in 20 countries, so I learned better in some of those.)

In other words, I still have the cancer, but the tumor is shrinking, not growing, provided I eat the right food and avoid the most dangerous addictive drug in the world – sugar.

marvin

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- Tere
  
  17. May, 2013
  
  Thanks Marvin for sharing your comment. I found it particularly interesting what you said about your illness and three doctors recommendations for surgery and radiation–my mother went that route and is no longer here. I know so many people who after following thoes kinds of so called precriptions after five years–died including my mother. I myself shall never get surgery to remove several feet of my colon or get chemo. I shall never believe this to be a viable solution to great good health! Thanks for sharing the herbs that you use too b/c now I’m going to share this info. with my husband who is also concerned about having prostate cancer. He has been taking many differing kinds of herbs, vitamin sups and formulas in an effort to reduce the chances of having/ getting/reducing prostate cancer. I wanted you to know how much I appreciate what your wrote here .
  
  Gratitute ~ Tere
  
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.Ellis

03. Apr, 2013

Thanks for the chart its very helpful.

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Patricia

04. Apr, 2013

The visual chart is really helpful especially for meal planning. Thank you.

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Shela

20. Apr, 2013

Just wondering about distilled water?

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- admin
  
  23. Apr, 2013
  
  Distilled water usually has a pH of 7.
  
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  - Charlene
    
    13. May, 2013
    
    What about spring water?
  - admin
    
    13. May, 2013
    
    it really depends on the minerals composition of the spring water. It can be highly acidic or alkaline depending on the local landscape.
dave stein

23. Apr, 2013

I have GERD and B.E I like lime and lemon water. Is it more important when the lime water gets swallowed(acidic), or when it becomes ash(alkaline).

thanks,Dave

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amy

26. Apr, 2013

Very helpful and I’ve wondered about many of these as I have severe gerd…I was wondering why everytime i eat oatmeal I’m miserable…and looks like almond milk or coconut milk is best milk choice…did not know about the canned veggies either great to know!

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emmie

04. May, 2013

Good chart – will probably be very helpful. Well presented and easy to read. A useful reference. Thanks.

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D R Bowles

06. May, 2013

Got the chart. Arthritis in the family as well as high blood pressure and Diabetes. Will use immediately and let you know the results.

Thanks,

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Marika Jaster

08. May, 2013

very useful list.unfortunately I have been using some of the acid forming foods to try to put on a few pounds. It will behard to cut out some of them. The list is very informative, thsnk you.
PS: you left out sweet potatoes.

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- admin
  
  08. May, 2013
  
  Hi Marika, you are right.. we missed out sweet potatoes. For your information, sweet potatoes are alkalizing vegetables that we encourages our readers to consume.
  
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Joanne

09. May, 2013

Under Fruits, Figs are listed twice…once as alkaline and once as Highly alkaline.

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- Marina
  
  14. May, 2013
  
  In the highly alkaline list the fig is in its naturl raw way.
  In the alkaline the figs are dried.
  I believe that is the difference.
  
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Lisa Perlstien

14. May, 2013

What do you think about Kangen water?

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Diane

17. May, 2013

I have continuous silent GERD and lemons/limes send me into a coughing fit – only a few varieties of applies are ok, strange, isn’t it. Cut out meat and dairy – no bloating now – but small meals are a must and strict adherence to alkaline foods only. Also have lots of allergies to fauna, trees, etc. Dust mites too. Sometimes hard to tell where the coughing and mucous is coming from! I am careful if I eat out – very selective so don’t have coughing fits!

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Susan

18. May, 2013

I do not understand that all cooked vegetables are aacidic ?! When mnost of the “vegetables” listed are alkaline. Are we to eat all vegetables raw ?

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Richard

19. May, 2013

Are chicken breasts, raw honey. soy cheese, and sprouted wheat bread alkaline?

Many immense thank yous

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Nikie

22. May, 2013

Thank you so much. The chart was helpful.

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