Is Cabbage Roll (with Minced Meat) Acidic or Alkaline?
Cabbage roll (with minced meat) (prepared) is neutral: PRAL close to zero: hardly shifts your acid-base balance.
Classification
Cabbage rolls with ground meat are neutral at −0.3. The meat in the filling brings protein and phosphorus, while the white cabbage around it and the sauce counter that almost exactly with potassium. The dish shows how much vegetables can offset when they make up most of the plate. Add boiled potatoes and the plate slips into the alkaline range.
In the Meals & Fast Food category, cabbage roll (with minced meat) (prepared) ranks #34 of 118, sorted from alkaline to acid-forming. More alkaline options include Frozen potato croquettes (−0.4), Frozen potato dumplings (half and half) (−0.5), Minestrone (−0.5). More acid-forming are Asparagus soup (−0.2), Goulash soup (with meat) (0.0), Dal (Indian lentil dish) (+0.2).
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 cabbage roll (with minced 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: Cabbage roll (with minced meat) (prepared) has a PRAL of −0.3 per 100 g, so it counts as neutral in your daily acid-base balance.
Does cabbage roll (with minced meat) count in the acid-base balance at all?
Hardly. At −0.3 per 100 g, cabbage roll (with minced meat) is in the neutral range between −0.5 and +0.5. You can eat it without shifting your balance.
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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.