Is Cheese Cream Torte Acidic or Alkaline?
Cheese cream torte (baked) is acid-forming: Positive PRAL: acid-forming after digestion.
Classification
Cheese cream torte comes in at +5.2, which makes it acid-forming: quark, cream, eggs and the sponge base bring protein and phosphorus, and potassium is almost entirely missing. Because the cream stretches the quark filling, it sits slightly below baked cheesecake. The value doesn't show sugar or fat, and mandarins in the filling change the balance only a little.
In the Sweets & Snacks category, cheese cream torte (baked) ranks #76 of 91, sorted from alkaline to acid-forming. More alkaline options include Crackers (salty) (+4.8), Carrot cake (+4.6), Vanilla crescent cookies (+4.6). More acid-forming are Pretzel sticks (+5.4), Butter biscuits (+5.8), Spekulatius cookies (+5.9).
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 cheese cream torte
A small serving (40 g) of cheese cream torte adds +2.1 to your daily balance. These three bring it back; the grams shown offset exactly this serving.
Frequently Asked Questions
Is cheese cream torte 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: Cheese cream torte (baked) has a PRAL of +5.2 per 100 g, so it counts as acid-forming in your daily acid-base balance.
How much avocado offsets a small serving (40 g) of cheese cream torte?
A small serving (40 g) of cheese cream torte adds +2.1 to your daily balance. Avocado (ripe) has −9.9 per 100 g, so about 20 g of avocado offset this serving.
Do I have to avoid cheese cream torte on an alkaline diet?
No. What counts is the balance of the whole day, not a single food. Cheese cream torte 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.