Is Beef Roulade Meat Acidic or Alkaline?
Beef roulade meat (raw) is acid-forming: Positive PRAL: acid-forming after digestion.
Classification
Raw beef roulade meat comes in at +9.6 because the thinly cut slices are almost pure muscle meat, with lots of protein and phosphorus and little potassium. At 124 kcal per 100 g, it's lean. Stuffed with bacon, mustard and pickle and braised in gravy, the finished roulade lands at +4.7, because the gravy and filling stretch the value per 100 g.
In the Meat & Sausages category, beef roulade meat (raw) ranks #34 of 67, sorted from alkaline to acid-forming. More alkaline options include Mettwurst sausage (+9.5), Landjaeger sausage (+9.4), Raw ham (+9.4). More acid-forming are Veal schnitzel (+9.7), Liver sausage (+10.0), Liver sausage spread (+10.0).
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.
What balances beef roulade meat
A serving (125 g) of beef roulade meat adds +12.0 to your daily balance. These three bring it back; the grams shown offset exactly this serving.
Frequently Asked Questions
Is beef roulade meat 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: Beef roulade meat (raw) has a PRAL of +9.6 per 100 g, so it counts as acid-forming in your daily acid-base balance.
How much avocado offsets a serving (125 g) of beef roulade meat?
A serving (125 g) of beef roulade meat adds +12.0 to your daily balance. Avocado (ripe) has −9.9 per 100 g, so about 120 g of avocado offset this serving.
Do I have to avoid beef roulade meat on an alkaline diet?
No. What counts is the balance of the whole day, not a single food. Beef roulade meat is acid-forming; with enough vegetables, potatoes and fruit on the same plate, the meal stays balanced.
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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.