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Nuts & Seeds: PRAL Values Compared
Nuts and seeds are mixed: hazelnuts and macadamias are alkaline, almonds slightly acid-forming, walnuts, cashews and especially kernels and seeds clearly acid-forming. Servings are small, though.
29 foods
Average +3.8
Alkaline 7
Neutral 0
Acidic 22
Common questions about nuts & seeds
All nuts & seeds, sorted from alkaline to acid-forming
| # | Food | PRAL |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Coconut flourraw | −24.1 |
| 2 | Chestnutsboiled | −19.3 |
| 3 | Coconut (copra)dried | −11.5 |
| 4 | Coconut fleshfresh | −3.5 |
| 5 | Hazelnut butterprepared | −3.3 |
| 6 | Hazelnutsraw | −3.2 |
| 7 | Macadamia nutsraw | −1.1 |
| 8 | Poppy seedsraw | +0.9 |
| 9 | Roasted pistachios (salted)prepared | +1.6 |
| 10 | Pecansraw | +2.0 |
| 11 | Pistachiosraw | +2.7 |
| 12 | Almond butterprepared | +3.7 |
| 13 | Sesame seedsraw | +3.9 |
| 14 | Flaxseedsraw | +4.2 |
| 15 | Walnutsraw | +5.6 |
| 16 | Chia seedsraw | +6.3 |
| 17 | Cashew butterprepared | +6.8 |
| 18 | Peanut butterprepared | +6.8 |
| 19 | Roasted peanuts (salted)prepared | +7.0 |
| 20 | Cashewsraw | +7.1 |
| 21 | Roasted peanuts (unsalted)prepared | +7.2 |
| 22 | Pine nutsraw | +7.2 |
| 23 | Roasted cashews (salted)prepared | +7.2 |
| 24 | Brazil nutsraw | +8.0 |
| 25 | Almondsraw | +10.5 |
| 26 | Sunflower seedsraw | +11.9 |
| 27 | Tahiniprepared | +12.3 |
| 28 | Pumpkin seedsraw | +17.0 |
| 29 | Hemp seedsraw | +35.0 |
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