Food list
Dairy: PRAL Values Compared
Milk, yogurt and kefir are neutral: protein and phosphorus are balanced by calcium and potassium. The more concentrated the product (quark, Greek yogurt), the higher the value.
25 foods
Average +1.0
Alkaline 3
Neutral 14
Acidic 8
Common questions about dairy
Is Yogurt Acidic or Alkaline?
raw
+0.5
Acidic Is Quark Acidic or Alkaline?
raw
+6.4
Acidic Is Milk Acidic or Alkaline?
raw
+0.1
Neutral All dairy, sorted from alkaline to acid-forming
| # | Food | PRAL |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Whole milk powderdried | −6.0 |
| 2 | Whey (liquid)raw | −1.9 |
| 3 | Skimmed milk powderdried | −0.9 |
| 4 | Whipping creamraw | −0.2 |
| 5 | Buttermilkraw | −0.1 |
| 6 | Buttermilk (low-fat)raw | −0.1 |
| 7 | Crème fraîcheraw | 0.0 |
| 8 | Schmand (sour cream, 20% fat)raw | 0.0 |
| 9 | Goat milkraw | +0.1 |
| 10 | Cream (35% fat)raw | +0.1 |
| 11 | Milk, low-fatraw | +0.1 |
| 12 | Lactose-free milkraw | +0.1 |
| 13 | Milk (3.7% fat)raw | +0.1 |
| 14 | Skim milkraw | +0.1 |
| 15 | Greek yogurtraw | +0.2 |
| 16 | Sour creamraw | +0.2 |
| 17 | Kefirraw | +0.2 |
| 18 | Yogurt, plain (3.5%)raw | +0.5 |
| 19 | Yogurt, low-fat (1.5%)raw | +0.8 |
| 20 | Condensed milk, sweetenedraw | +0.9 |
| 21 | Sheep milkraw | +1.1 |
| 22 | Skyrraw | +5.8 |
| 23 | Curd cheeseraw | +6.4 |
| 24 | Curd cheese, semi-fatraw | +8.9 |
| 25 | Curd cheese, low-fatraw | +9.4 |
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