ALKALINE FRUITS apples, apricots, avocados, bananas (speckled), breadfruit, cactus, cantaloupe, carob(pod only) cherries, currants, dates, figs, grapes, grapefruit, guavas, kumquats, figs, grapes, grapefruit, guavas, kumquats lemons(ripe), limes, loquats, Mangoes melons(all), nectarines, olives(sun dried), oranges, papayas, passionfruit, peaches, pears, persimmons, pineapple (fresh if ripe), pomegranates, quince, raisins, tamarind, tangerine, tomatoes.
ALKALINE VEGETABLES cabbage red and white, carrots, celery, cauliflower, chard, chicory, chives, artichokes, asparagus (ripe), bamboo shoots, beans green lima and sprouts, beets and tops, broccoli, collards, cowslip, cucumber, dandelion greens, dill, dock green, dulse (sea lettuce), egg plant, endive, garlic, horseradish (fresh), Jerusalem artichoke, kale, leek, legumes (except peanuts), lettuce, okra, onions, oyster plant, parsley, parsnip, peppers (green/ red), all potatoes, pumpkin, radish, rhubarb (oxalic acid) sauerkraut (lemons only)sorrel, soy bean extract, spinach, squash, taro (baked), turnips and tops, watercress, water chestnut.
ALKALINE DAIRY acidophilus, buttermilk, milk raw (human, cow, goat), whey, yoghurt
ALKALINE FLESH FOODS none.
ALKALINE CEREALS millet, buckwheat, corn (green first 24 hrs)
ALKALINE NUTS almonds, roasted chestnuts, fresh coconut.
ALKALINE MISCELLANEOUS agar, alfalfa products, coffee substitutes, ginger (dried unsweetened), honey, kelp, tea, unsweetened, all yeast cakes
ACID VEGETABLES artichokes, asparagus tips white, beans all dried, brussel sprouts, garbanzos, lentils, rhubarb.
SLIGHTLY ACID mushrooms (most varieties), soy beans.
ACID DAIRY PRODUCTS butter, cheese, cottage cheese, cream, ice cream, custards, milk, boiled, cooked, pasteurised, malted, dried or canned.
ACID FLESH FOODS all meat, fowl and fish, beef, shellfish,
ACID CEREALS all flour products, barley, breads, cakes, corn, cornmeal, cornflour, gelatine gravies, starch, hominy, crackers (all) doughnuts, dumplings, macaroni, spaghetti, noodles, oatmeal, rice, rye crisp,
ACID FRUITS all preserved or jellied, canned, sugared, glazed, dried, sulphured, raw with sugar, bananas if green, pickled olives.
SLIGHTLY ACID cranberries, plums, prunes and juice.
ACID MISC. all alcoholic drinks, candy and confectionary, coffee and tea, brine, smoke, overwork, worry, tapioca, sodawater (carbonated drinks), tobacco, sago (starch), drugs and aspirin, eggs esp the whites, preserved ginger jams and jellies, flavourings, marmalade, mayonnaise, preservatives-benzoate, sulphur, vinegar, lack of sleep, salt, Bottled fruit juices and soft drinks are highly acidic because they contain large amounts of sugar. When fruit is juiced and left for 20 or more minutes the sugars convert from fructose to sucrose and become very acidic. If you drink fresh juice you need to squeeze it yourself and drink it straight away.
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