Acid/Alkaline-Forming Foods Printable Chart
Here is a sample chart of acid/alkaline-forming foods. A more comprehensive list can be found in Dr. Susan Brown's bestselling book, The Acid Alkaline Food Guide.
Alkaline Foods Acid Foods
HIGH |
MEDIUM |
LOW |
LOW |
MEDIUM |
HIGH |
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Blackberries Strawberries Raspberries Cantaloupe Limes Watermelon |
Raisins Blueberries Apples Apricots Avocado Banana |
Coconuts |
Fruits |
Figs Dates |
Cranberries Pomegranates |
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Asparagus Celery Collard Greens Endive Kale Sweet Potatoes |
Artichokes Baked Potato Beets Bell Peppers Broccoli Cabbage |
Snow Peas Organic Carrots Cucumbers Brussels Sprouts Cauliflower |
Vegetables |
Tomatoes Green Peas Lima Beans Spinach Split Peas |
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Meats/Fish |
Clams |
Salmon Duck Chicken Liver Buffalo Catfish |
Shrimp Lobster Bacon Hamburgers Steak Sausage |
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Clarified Butter (Ghee) |
Dairy/Eggs |
Butter Curd Cheese |
Cottage Cheese Cream Cheese Eggs |
Camembert Cheese American Cheese |
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Olive Oil Coconut Oil Cod Liver Oil Avocado Oil |
Oils |
Sesame Oil Canola Oil Sunflower Oil |
Soybean Oil |
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Chestnuts Ginger Root Pumpkin Seeds Sea Salt |
Black Pepper Cashews Garlic Cinnamon Soy Sauce |
Almonds |
Nuts/Seeds/ Legumes/Spices |
Baked Beans Kidney Beans White Beans Garbanzo Beans |
Peanuts |
Walnuts Soybeans Iodized Table Salt White Sugar |
Baked Apples (unsweetened) |
Granola (unsweetened) Oatmeal Apple Crisp (with oatmeal and Sucanat) |
Breads/Grains/ Desserts |
Brown Rice Cakes Buckwheat Flour Kasha |
Whole Wheat Bread (100%) Rye Bread (100%) Corn Tortillas Cornmeal Homemade Fruit Pies |
Croissants Bagels Yellow or Chocolate Cake Saltine Crackers Commercial Fruit Pies |
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Prepared or Fast Foods |
Mayonnaise |
Popcorn Pork & Beans Ketchup Mustard |
Potato Chips Pizza Roast Beef Sandwich Tacos Chicken Nuggets |
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Mineral Water Ginger Tea |
Grapefruit Juice Pineapple Juice |
Apple Juice Grape Juice Orange Juice Green/Herbal Tea |
Beverages |
Milk Black Tea Tomato Juice |
Wine Dark Beer Coffee Rice Milk |
Pale Beer Espresso Colas/Soft Drinks Soy Milk Milkshakes |