Is Carrot Juice Acidic or Alkaline?
Carrot juice (raw) is alkaline: Negative PRAL: alkalizing after digestion.
Classification
Carrot juice comes to −3.8 per 100 ml, which makes it less alkaline than the fresh carrot. Juice contains more water, and some of the minerals stay in the pulp during pressing. It is still clearly alkaline, and protein hardly matters. A 200 ml glass adds about −8 for 44 kcal. Diluted with sparkling water, it adds correspondingly less.
In the Drinks category, carrot juice (raw) ranks #4 of 80, sorted from alkaline to acid-forming. More alkaline options include Tomato juice (−4.3), Pomegranate juice (−4.3), Vegetable juice (mixed) (−4.4). More acid-forming are Smoothie, purple (fruits) (−3.1), Pineapple juice (−2.6), Orange juice (−2.4).
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 carrot juice 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: Carrot juice (raw) has a PRAL of −3.8 per 100 ml, so it counts as alkaline in your daily acid-base balance.
How much carrot juice do I need for a noticeable effect?
A glass (200 ml) of carrot juice adds −7.7 to your daily balance. For comparison: an egg is around +5.4, a slice of cheese around +6. So one serving of carrot juice roughly offsets one of them.
Why is carrot juice 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. Carrot juice provides more potassium, magnesium and calcium than phosphorus and protein, so the balance is negative (−3.8).
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Compare all Drinks: Drinks table. Common questions are answered in Acidic or Alkaline?, and the PRAL calculator adds up a whole meal.
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.