Is Cappuccino (with Milk, 3.5%) Acidic or Alkaline?
Cappuccino (with milk, 3.5%) (prepared) is neutral: PRAL close to zero: hardly shifts your acid-base balance.
Classification
At −0.3 per 100 ml, cappuccino is in the neutral range. The coffee brings some potassium, the milk brings calcium, and together they offset the milk protein and phosphorus fairly precisely. That doesn't make it an alkaline drink, but it isn't a source of acid either. At 50 kcal per 100 ml, the milk accounts for the energy, and sugar or syrup add a bit more.
In the Drinks category, cappuccino (with milk, 3.5%) (prepared) ranks #47 of 80, sorted from alkaline to acid-forming. More alkaline options include Herbal tea (−0.3), Black tea (−0.3), Alcohol-free beer (−0.4). More acid-forming are Cream liqueur (−0.2), Mineral water (−0.2), Mineral water, still (−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 cappuccino (with milk, 3.5%) 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: Cappuccino (with milk, 3.5%) (prepared) has a PRAL of −0.3 per 100 ml, so it counts as neutral in your daily acid-base balance.
Does cappuccino (with milk, 3.5%) count in the acid-base balance at all?
Hardly. At −0.3 per 100 ml, cappuccino (with milk, 3.5%) 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.