Is ACE Drink (Vitamin Fortified) Acidic or Alkaline?
ACE drink (vitamin fortified) (prepared) is alkaline: Negative PRAL: alkalizing after digestion.
Classification
An ACE drink is usually made from orange and carrot juice, diluted with water and fortified with vitamins. The potassium from the juices is enough for a mildly alkaline −1.0 per 100 ml. The added vitamins play no role in the PRAL. At 42 kcal per 100 ml, it has almost as much energy as juice. Water with a splash of juice would be the lighter option.
In the Drinks category, ACE drink (vitamin fortified) (prepared) ranks #26 of 80, sorted from alkaline to acid-forming. More alkaline options include Apple spritzer (−1.1), Coffee, instant (−1.2), Fruit spritzer (general) (−1.3). More acid-forming are Piña Colada (classic, no dairy) (−1.0), Wine, alcohol-free (−1.0), Apple juice drink (−0.7).
Acidic or alkaline: PRAL, not pH
On this site, acidic and alkaline refer to the PRAL (potential renal acid load). It estimates what a food leaves behind once it has been digested: a positive value is acid-forming, a negative value is alkalizing. That is different from the pH of the food itself: a lemon tastes sour, yet its PRAL is −4.0, so it is alkalizing. Your diet does not change your blood pH. It does change how much acid your kidneys have to deal with.
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Frequently Asked Questions
Is ACE drink (vitamin fortified) acidic?
It depends on what you mean by acidic. The pH describes the food itself, for example how sour it tastes. The PRAL describes what it leaves behind after digestion: ACE drink (vitamin fortified) (prepared) has a PRAL of −1.0 per 100 ml, so it counts as alkaline in your daily acid-base balance.
How much ACE drink (vitamin fortified) do I need for a noticeable effect?
A glass (200 ml) of ACE drink (vitamin fortified) adds −2.1 to your daily balance. For comparison: an egg is around +5.4, a slice of cheese around +6. So one serving of ACE drink (vitamin fortified) roughly offsets one of them.
Why is ACE drink (vitamin fortified) alkaline even though it is not a typical alkaline food?
The PRAL depends on the minerals left over after digestion, not on taste or pH. ACE drink (vitamin fortified) provides more potassium, magnesium and calcium than phosphorus and protein, so the balance is negative (−1.0).
ACE Drink (Vitamin Fortified) logged, balance checked.
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Source: Basentracker food database (PRAL according to Remer & Manz, calculated from protein, phosphorus, potassium, magnesium and calcium per 100 g). This information does not replace medical advice.