Alkaline Chart

Food and Chemical Effects on Acid/Alkaline Body Chemical Balance

People consuming the typical Western diet consume an over-abundance of dietary acids (e.g. meat, dairy - especially cheese, cooked grains, nuts, etc) which can cause an imbalance in the blood's PH range (between 7.35 - 7.45). Acid wastes can attack joints, muscles, tissues, organs and glands and an imbalance between acid and alkaline levels can lead to long-term health problems.

The body, in its attempt to maintain a balanced PH level will leach the alkaline mineral calcium from the bones and boron from the muscles. In addition to bone and muscle loss, other health problems can include weight gain or inability to lose weight, atherosclerosis, arthritis, mild hypothyroidism, decreased physical endurance and strength, and longer recovery time.

Adding more plant foods (leafy greens, fruits, and vegetables), which are naturally high alkaline forming foods, act as powerful acid-neutralizers.

Most Alkaline	More Alkaline	Low Alkaline	Lowest Alkaline	Food Category	Lowest Acid	Low Acid	More Acid	Most Acid
Baking Soda	Spices /Cinnamon	Herbs (most)		Spices & Herbs	Curry	Vanilla	Nutmeg	Pudding Jam, Jelly
Lime, Nectarine Persimmon Raspberry Watermelon Tangerine	Grapefruit Cantaloupe Honeydew Citrus, Mango Dewberry Loganberry	Lemon, Pear Apple, Avocado Blackberry Cherry Peach, Papaya	Orange, Apricot Banana, Blueberry Pineapple, Raisin Currant, Grape Strawberry	Fruits	Guava, Dry Fruit Figs, Dates Persimmon Juice	Plum Prune Tomatoes	Cranberry Pomegranate
Lentils, Yam Onion, Daikon Taro Root Sea Vegetables Burdock Sweet Potato	Kohlrabi, Parsnip Garlic, Kale Parsley, Endive Mustard Green Ginger Root Broccoli	Potato Bell Pepper Mushroom Cauliflower Eggplant Pumpkin Collard-Greens	Brussel Sprout Beet, Chive Okra Turnip Greens Squash, Lettuces	Vegetables/ Beans/ Legumes	Spinach Fava Beans Kidney Beans String Beans Chutney Rhubarb	Tofu, Pinto Beans White Beans Navy Beans Adzuki Beans Lima Beans, Chard	Green Peas Peanut Snow Pea Legumes (other) Carrots Chick-pea	Soybean Carob
Pumpkin Seeds	Poppy Seeds	Primrose Oil Sesame-Seed Cod Liver Oil Almonds, Sprouts	Avocado Oil Seeds (most) Coconut Oil Olive Oil Linseed Oil	Nuts/Seeds Sprouts Oils	Pumpkin Seed Oil Grape Seed Oil Sunflower Oil Pine Nuts Canola Oil	Almond-Oil Sesame Oil Salflower Oil	Pistachio Seed Pecans	Hazelnuts Walnuts Brazil Nuts
			Oats Quinoa Wild Rice	Grains	Millet, Kasha Tritacale Amaranth Brown Rice	Buckwheat Wheat, Spelt Semolina Teff	Corn Rye Oat Bran	Barley
				Fowl	Wild Duck	Goose/Turkey	Chicken	Pheasant
				Meat/Fish Shellfish	Venison Fish	Lamb/Mutton Elk, Shellfish	Pork/Veal Muscles/Squid	Beef Lobster
		Quail Eggs	Duck Eggs	Eggs	Chicken Eggs
				Dairy	Cream, Yoghurt	Cow & Goat Milk Aged Cheese Soy Cheese	Casein New-Cheeses	Processed Cheese Ice Cream
		Green or Mu Tea	Ginger Tea	Beverages	Kona	Black Tea	Coffee	Beer
	Molasses	Rice Syrup	Sucanat	Sweeteners	Honey Maple Syrup		Saccharin	Sugar Cocoa
		Apple Cider		Vinegar	Rice Vinegar	Balsamic Vinegar		White Vinegar