Alkaline Producing Foods You Can Eat Freely

FOOD “ASH” pH

The following is a list of common foods with an approximate, relative potential of

Acidity (-) or Alkalinity (+). as pH

This is an excerpt taken from Dr. Robert O. Young's book, Sick and Tired. ENJOY!

Foods You Can Eat Freely:

Vegetables

Brussels sprouts -1.5

Peas, Ripe +0.5

Asparagus +1.1

Artichokes +1.3

Green Cabbage, March Harvest +2.0

Lettuce +2.2

Onion +3.0

Cauliflower +3.1

White Cabbage +3.3

Green Cabbage, December Harvest +4.0

Savoy Cabbage +4.5

Lamb’s Cabbage +4.5

Peas, fresh +5.1

Zucchini +5.7

Red Cabbage +6.3

Rhubarb stalks +6.3

Leeks (Bulb) +7.2

Watercress +7.7

Spinach, March Harvest +8.0

Chives +8.3

French cut beans (green beans) +11.2

Sorrel +11.5

Spinach (other than March) +13.1

Garlic +13.2

Celery +13.3

Cabbage lettuce, fresh +14.1

Endive, fresh +14.5

Cayenne pepper +18.8

Straw grass +21.4

Shave grass +21.7

Dog Grass +22.6

Dandelion +22.7

Kamut grass +27.6

Barley grass +28.7

Soy Sprouts +29.5

Sprouted radish seeds +28.4

Sprouted Chia seeds +28.5

Alfalfa grass +29.3

Cucumber, fresh +31.5

Wheat grass +33.8

Root Vegetables

White radish +3.1

Rutabaga +3.1

Kohlrabi +5.0

Horse radish +6.8

Turnip +8.0

Carrot +9.5

Fresh red beet +11.3

Red radish +16.7

Summer black radish +39.4

Fruits

Limes +8.2

Fresh lemon +9.9

Tomato +13.6

Avocado (protein) +15.6

Non-stored Organic Grains & Legumes

Buckwheat groats +0.5

Spelt +0.5

Lentils +0.6

Soy flour +2.5

Tofu +3.2

Lima beans +12.0

Soybeans, fresh +12.0

White beans (navy beans) +12.1

Granulated soy (cooked, ground soy beans +12.8

Soy nuts (soaked soy beans then air dried) +26.5

Soy lecithin, pure +38.0

Nuts

Hazelnut -2.0

Almond +3.6

Seeds

Wheat Kernel -11.4

Pumpkin seeds -5.6

Sunflower seeds -5.4

Flax seeds -1.3

Sesame seeds +1.1

Fennel seeds +1.3

Caraway seeds +2.3

Fats (Fresh, Cold-Pressed Oils)

Olive oil +1.0

Borage oil +3.2

Flax seed +3.5

Evening primrose oil +4.1

Marine lipids +4.7

Water

Distilled (neutral)

Foods You Can Eat Sparingly:

Fish

Fresh Water fish -11.8

Fruits

(In season, for cleansing only, or with Moderation)

Rose hips -15.5

Pineapple -12.6

(Fruits continued)

Mandarin orange -11.5

Banana, ripe -10.1

Pear -9.9

Peach -9.7

Apricot -9.5

Papaya -9.4

Orange -9.2

Mango -8.7

Tangerine -8.5

Currant -8.2

Gooseberry, ripe -7.7

Grape, ripe -7.6

Cranberry -7.0

Black currant -6.1

Strawberry -5.4

Blueberry -5.3

Raspberry -5.1

Yellow Plum -4.9

Italian Plum -4.9

Date -4.7

Cherry, sweet -3.6

Cantaloupe -2.5

Red currant -2.4

Fig juice powder 2.4

Grapefruit -1.7

Watermelon -1.0

Coconut, fresh +0.5

Cherry, sour +3.5

Banana, unripe +4.8

Fats

Ghee -1.6

Non-Stored Grains

Brown rice -12.5

Wheat -10.1

Nuts

Walnuts -8.0

Filberts -2.0

Brazil nuts -0.5

Foods You Should Never Eat:

Root Vegetables

Stored Potatoes +2.0

Meat, Poultry and Fish

Pork -38.0

Veal -35.0

Beef -34.5

Ocean fish -20.0

Chicken -18.0 to -22.0

Eggs -18.0 to -22.0

Oysters -5.0

Liver -3.0

Organ Meats -3.0

Milk and Milk Products

Hard cheese -18.1

Quark -17.3

Cream -3.9

Homogenized Milk -1.0

Buttermilk +1.3

Bread, Biscuits (Stored Grains/Risen Dough)

White Bread -10.0

White biscuit -6.5

Whole-meal bread -6.5

Whole-grain bread -4.5

Rye Bread -2.5

Nuts

Pistachios -16.6

Peanuts -12.8

Cashews -9.3

Fats

Margarine -7.5

Corn oil -6.5

Butter -3.9

Sweets

Artificial Sweeteners -26.5

White sugar (refined cane sugar) -17.6

Beet sugar -15.1

Molasses -14.6

Dr. Bonner’s Barley Malt Sweetener -9.8

Dried sugar cane juice (Sucanat) -9.6

Barley malt syrup -9.3

Fructose -9.5

Milk sugar -9.4

Turbinado sugar -9.5

Brown rice sugar -8.7

Honey -7.6

Condiments

Ketchup -12.4

Mayonnaise -12.5

Mustard -19.2

Beverages

Liquor -28.6 to -38.7

Wine -16.4

Beer -26.8

Coffee -25.1

Fruit juice, packaged, natural -8.7

Fruit juice sweetened with white sugar -33.4

Tea (black) -27.1

Miscellaneous

Canned Foods - Processed Food - Microwaved Food