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Meals & Fast Food: PRAL Values Compared

Mixed dishes are usually slightly acid-forming. What matters is the share of cheese and meat compared with vegetables and potatoes.

118 foods
Average +2.2
Alkaline 30
Neutral 9
Acidic 79

Common questions about meals & fast food

Are French Fries Acidic or Alkaline?
fried
−11.4
Alkaline

All meals & fast food, sorted from alkaline to acid-forming

# Food PRAL
1 Fried potatoes (with onions)fried −12.0
2 French fries, fast-foodfried −11.4
3 Guacamoleprepared −8.7
4 Frozen french friesprepared −6.8
5 Potato salad (vinaigrette)prepared −4.6
6 Potato gratinprepared −4.0
7 Potato salad (with mayonnaise)prepared −3.8
8 Mashed potatoesprepared −3.7
9 Vegetable curry ready mealprepared −3.7
10 Potato pancakesfried −3.7
11 Frozen potato röstiraw −3.4
12 Fruit saladprepared −3.3
13 Tomato soupprepared −3.2
14 Potato soupprepared −3.2
15 Frozen potato pancakesraw −2.8
16 Chili sin carneprepared −2.8
17 Potato dumplings (half and half)cooked −2.6
18 Mashed potatoes (instant)prepared −2.2
19 Pea stewprepared −1.8
20 Vegetable soupprepared −1.4
21 Tzatzikiprepared −1.2
22 Pea soupprepared −1.2
23 Bean soupprepared −1.1
24 Onion soupprepared −1.0
25 Pumpkin soupprepared −1.0
26 Miso soupprepared −0.8
27 Mushroom soupprepared −0.7
28 Spring rollsprepared −0.6
29 Lentil stewprepared −0.6
30 Lentil soupprepared −0.6
31 Minestroneprepared −0.5
32 Frozen potato dumplings (half and half)raw −0.5
33 Frozen potato croquettesraw −0.4
34 Cabbage roll (with minced meat)prepared −0.3
35 Asparagus soupprepared −0.2
36 Goulash soup (with meat)prepared 0.0
37 Dal (Indian lentil dish)prepared +0.2
38 Potato gnocchicooked +0.3
39 Potato gnocchiprepared +0.3
40 Bami Gorengprepared +0.6
41 Semolina puddingprepared +0.6
42 Semolina porridgecooked +0.6
43 Fish soupprepared +0.7
44 Onion ringsprepared +0.7
45 Vegetarian lasagnaprepared +0.8
46 Rice puddingprepared +1.2
47 Instant oatmealcooked +1.2
48 Chili con carneprepared +1.3
49 Onion tart (with bacon)baked +1.5
50 Pizza vegetarianprepared +1.6
51 Lasagna (bolognese)prepared +1.6
52 Frozen lasagnaprepared +1.6
53 Frozen lasagnaprepared +1.6
54 Cannelloni (ricotta-spinach)prepared +1.8
55 Bouillabaisseprepared +1.9
56 Hummusprepared +2.2
57 Pasta bologneseprepared +2.2
58 Sushi, California rollprepared +2.2
59 Chicken soupprepared +2.3
60 Vegetarian wrapprepared +2.4
61 Ramen noodles (instant)cooked +2.5
62 Pho soupprepared +2.7
63 Nachos with cheeseprepared +2.8
64 Nachos with cheeseprepared +2.8
65 Pizza margheritaprepared +2.8
66 Currywurstprepared +3.1
67 Ravioli (meat filled)cooked +3.1
68 Sushi with salmonprepared +3.2
69 Pad Thai chickenprepared +3.2
70 Sausage saladprepared +3.4
71 Falafelprepared +3.5
72 Beef goulashprepared +3.5
73 Veggie burgerprepared +3.6
74 Spätzleprepared +3.7
75 Ramen noodle soupprepared +3.8
76 Hamburger (McDonald´s)prepared +3.8
77 Sushi with tunaprepared +4.0
78 Tarte flambéeprepared +4.1
79 Maultaschen (meat filled)cooked +4.1
80 Pizza salamiprepared +4.1
81 Doner kebab (veal/beef)prepared +4.2
82 Nasi Gorengprepared +4.2
83 Bread dumplingscooked +4.2
84 Bread dumplingsraw +4.2
85 Pizza hawaiiprepared +4.3
86 Kaiserschmarrn (shredded pancake)fried +4.5
87 Beef roulade (with gravy)prepared +4.7
88 Cheese spätzleprepared +4.8
89 Crêpes, plainprepared +4.9
90 Pancakesprepared +4.9
91 Pasta carbonaraprepared +5.2
92 Meat salad (with mayonnaise)prepared +5.3
93 Pizza Prosciuttoprepared +5.3
94 Pizza Prosciutto e Funghiprepared +5.3
95 Pizza tunaprepared +5.4
96 Chicken wrapprepared +5.4
97 Pizza calzoneprepared +5.4
98 Big Mac (McDonald´s)prepared +5.6
99 Fish sticks (frozen)prepared +5.8
100 Wafflesprepared +6.3
101 Tortellini (cheese filled)cooked +6.3
102 Vegan cold cuts (sausage alternative)prepared +6.4
103 Veggie burger pattyprepared +6.5
104 Cheeseburger (McDonald´s)prepared +6.6
105 Quiche Lorrainebaked +7.3
106 Königsberger Klopse (meatballs in caper sauce)prepared +8.0
107 Chicken nuggetsprepared +8.0
108 Toast Hawaiibaked +8.2
109 Meatball (German style)prepared +8.4
110 Double cheeseburger (McDonald´s)prepared +8.9
111 Wiener schnitzel (veal)fried +8.9
112 Sauerbraten (with gravy)prepared +9.4
113 Tacos (beef)prepared +9.6
114 Chicken wings (fast food)prepared +9.6
115 Pizza Quattro Formaggiprepared +9.7
116 Schnitzel Viennese style (breaded)prepared +10.8
117 Cordon bleu (pork)fried +12.1
118 Mozzarella sticksprepared +12.3

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