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Herbs, Spices & Sauces: PRAL Values Compared

Herbs and spices have extreme values per 100 g because they are dried and rich in minerals. In gram amounts, the effect per dish is small, but it adds up over the day. Sauces and dressings sit in between.

75 foods
Average −4.3
Alkaline 52
Neutral 5
Acidic 18

Common questions about herbs, spices & sauces

Is Apple Cider Vinegar Acidic or Alkaline?
raw
−2.0
Alkaline
Is Ginger Acidic or Alkaline?
fresh
−6.7
Alkaline

All herbs, spices & sauces, sorted from alkaline to acid-forming

# Food PRAL
1 Chervildried −92.5
2 Tarragondried −64.5
3 Sagedried −46.5
4 Oreganodried −44.4
5 Paprika powderdried −36.2
6 Turmeric powderdried −35.5
7 Chili powderdried −31.4
8 Cayenne pepperdried −31.4
9 Cloves powderdried −29.6
10 Saffron powderdried −29.5
11 Ginger powderdried −24.1
12 Cinnamon powderdried −23.8
13 Cardamom powderdried −22.6
14 Pesto, redprepared −22.0
15 Tomato pastecanned −21.2
16 Anisedried −18.2
17 Curry powderdried −17.3
18 Bay leafdried −17.2
19 Vegetable broth, powderdried −14.1
20 Dillfresh −13.1
21 Miso (soybean paste)fermented −13.0
22 Agar-agarraw −9.8
23 Coriander leavesfresh −9.7
24 Parsley rootfresh −9.5
25 Herb saltraw −9.3
26 Parsleyfresh −6.9
27 Ginger rootfresh −6.7
28 Ginger powderraw −6.7
29 Basilfresh −6.5
30 Curry ketchupprepared −6.5
31 Ketchupprepared −6.5
32 Rosemaryfresh −6.2
33 Thymefresh −5.8
34 Chicken broth, powderdried −5.5
35 Mintfresh −4.3
36 Chivesfresh −4.3
37 Barbecue sauceprepared −4.0
38 Iodized saltraw −3.5
39 Table saltraw −3.5
40 Vanilla beandried −3.3
41 Red wine vinegarraw −3.3
42 Nutmeg powderdried −3.2
43 Cressfresh −3.1
44 Sea saltraw −2.0
45 Apple cider vinegarraw −2.0
46 Mushroom gravyprepared −1.8
47 Thousand island dressingprepared −1.7
48 Sauce Tabascoprepared −1.7
49 Honey mustard dressingprepared −1.3
50 Italian dressingprepared −1.3
51 Balsamic vinegarraw −1.0
52 Curry sauceprepared −1.0
53 Caperscanned −0.2
54 Yogurt dressingprepared +0.1
55 Beef broth, powderdried +0.2
56 White sauce (béchamel)prepared +0.4
57 Gravyprepared +0.5
58 Remouladeprepared +0.6
59 Fenugreek seedsraw +0.8
60 Soy sauceprepared +1.2
61 Pesto, greenprepared +1.3
62 Mayonnaiseprepared +1.5
63 Sweet mustardprepared +1.8
64 Teriyaki sauceprepared +2.0
65 Mustard, medium hotprepared +2.3
66 French dressingprepared +3.0
67 Caesar dressingprepared +4.2
68 White pepperdried +5.1
69 Ranch dressingprepared +5.7
70 Hollandaise sauceprepared +6.1
71 Mustard seedsraw +14.4
72 Mustard powderdried +14.4
73 Nutritional yeast (yeast flakes)dried +21.2
74 Gelatinraw +39.2
75 Baking powderraw +339.2

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