Is Blood Sausage Acidic or Alkaline?
Blood sausage (prepared) is acid-forming: Positive PRAL: acid-forming after digestion.
Classification
Blood sausage is made from pork blood, pork fat and rind, and the blood protein together with phosphorus brings an acid load of +7.3. That puts it between bockwurst and fried sausage, and at 341 kcal per 100 g, it's rich. Served the classic way with sauerkraut and mashed potatoes, the sides offset a good part of that. With bread, the plate shifts toward acid-forming.
In the Meat & Sausages category, blood sausage (prepared) ranks #10 of 67, sorted from alkaline to acid-forming. More alkaline options include Bacon (+6.9), Frankfurter/Wiener sausage (+6.9), Jagdwurst sausage (+6.7). More acid-forming are Pork mince (+7.4), Bavarian veal sausage (+7.5), Wild boar (+7.5).
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 blood sausage
A serving (125 g) of blood sausage adds +9.2 to your daily balance. These three bring it back; the grams shown offset exactly this serving.
Frequently Asked Questions
Is blood sausage 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: Blood sausage (prepared) has a PRAL of +7.3 per 100 g, so it counts as acid-forming in your daily acid-base balance.
How much spinach offsets a serving (125 g) of blood sausage?
A serving (125 g) of blood sausage adds +9.2 to your daily balance. Spinach (fresh) has −12.2 per 100 g, so about 80 g of spinach offset this serving.
Do I have to avoid blood sausage on an alkaline diet?
No. What counts is the balance of the whole day, not a single food. Blood sausage 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.