Food list

Fruit: PRAL Values Compared

Almost every fruit is alkaline, even the sour ones. Fruit acids are broken down during digestion, the potassium remains. Dried fruit has the most negative values because the water is gone.

80 foods
Average −5.7
Alkaline 78
Neutral 2
Acidic 0

Common questions about fruit

Is Lemon Acidic or Alkaline?
fresh
−4.0
Alkaline
Are Bananas Acidic or Alkaline?
ripe
−6.4
Alkaline
Is Avocado Acidic or Alkaline?
ripe
−9.9
Alkaline
Are Apples Acidic or Alkaline?
fresh
−1.9
Alkaline

All fruit, sorted from alkaline to acid-forming

# Food PRAL
1 Papayadried −28.7
2 Dried apricotdried −21.8
3 Pineappledried −19.2
4 Dried figdried −17.8
5 Mangodried −17.6
6 Dried fruit (mixed)dried −16.2
7 Cherrydried −14.4
8 Persimmondried −14.3
9 Dried datedried −13.4
10 Plum (prune)dried −13.0
11 Raisinsdried −12.7
12 Appledried −10.2
13 Avocadoripe −9.9
14 Peardried −9.2
15 Plantainfresh −9.0
16 Sapotefresh −8.4
17 Durianfresh −7.8
18 Datefresh −7.8
19 Jackfruitfresh −7.7
20 Apricotfresh −7.2
21 Bananaripe −6.4
22 Black currantfresh −5.5
23 Cantaloupefresh −5.4
24 Red currantfresh −5.3
25 Dried cranberrydried −5.1
26 Guavafresh −5.1
27 Kiwifruitfresh −4.9
28 Greengagefresh −4.8
29 Passion fruitfresh −4.7
30 Figfresh −4.7
31 Papayafresh −4.5
32 Honeydew melonfresh −4.4
33 Cherimoyafresh −4.2
34 Elderberryfresh −4.1
35 Nectarinefresh −4.0
36 Lemonfresh −4.0
37 Pomegranatefresh −3.8
38 Mirabelle plumfresh −3.8
39 White grapesfresh −3.8
40 Sweet cherryfresh −3.7
41 Mangosteenfresh −3.6
42 Quincefresh −3.6
43 Red grapesfresh −3.5
44 Mulberryfresh −3.4
45 Peachfresh −3.4
46 Pomelofresh −3.4
47 Gooseberryfresh −3.3
48 Mangoripe −3.3
49 Clementinefresh −3.2
50 Plumfresh −3.2
51 Damson plumfresh −3.2
52 Strawberryfresh −3.0
53 Persimmonfresh −3.0
54 Starfruitfresh −3.0
55 Prickly pearfresh −3.0
56 Dried mulberriesdried −2.9
57 Orangefresh −2.8
58 Lycheefresh −2.7
59 Raspberryfresh −2.7
60 Kumquatfresh −2.7
61 Pineapplefresh −2.6
62 Grapefruitfresh −2.6
63 Limefresh −2.5
64 Sea buckthorn berryfresh −2.5
65 Blackberryfresh −2.4
66 Mandarinfresh −2.3
67 Pearfresh −2.3
68 Applefresh −1.9
69 Apple sauce, unsweetenedcanned −1.9
70 Sour cherryfresh −1.8
71 Physalis (cape gooseberry)fresh −1.7
72 Watermelonfresh −1.7
73 Apple sauceprepared −1.6
74 Cranberryfresh −1.4
75 Wild blueberryfresh −1.3
76 Blueberryfresh −1.3
77 Mangosteencanned −1.0
78 Rambutanfresh −0.8
79 Lingonberry, sweetenedcanned −0.4
80 Rose hipfresh 0.0

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