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Sugar & Sweeteners: PRAL Values Compared
White sugar is neutral, not acid-forming. Sweeteners only become alkaline through leftover minerals: molasses, maple syrup, brown sugar. In teaspoon amounts, that hardly counts.
12 foods
Average −3.8
Alkaline 4
Neutral 6
Acidic 2
Common questions about sugar & sweeteners
All sugar & sweeteners, sorted from alkaline to acid-forming
| # | Food | PRAL |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Molassesraw | −42.5 |
| 2 | Maple syrupraw | −6.2 |
| 3 | Brown sugarraw | −2.1 |
| 4 | Honeyraw | −1.2 |
| 5 | Glucose (dextrose)raw | −0.1 |
| 6 | Table sugarraw | 0.0 |
| 7 | Powdered sugarraw | 0.0 |
| 8 | Fructoseraw | 0.0 |
| 9 | Stevia (steviol glycosides)raw | +0.1 |
| 10 | Corn syrupraw | +0.2 |
| 11 | Sweetened cornflakesraw | +2.5 |
| 12 | Sweetened wheat popsraw | +4.2 |
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