Is Chocolate Marshmallow Kiss Acidic or Alkaline?
Chocolate marshmallow kiss (prepared) is alkaline: Negative PRAL: alkalizing after digestion.
Classification
A chocolate marshmallow kiss comes in at −0.5, just on the alkaline side. The foam of sugar and egg white brings hardly any minerals, and the chocolate coating adds some potassium from the cocoa. The thin wafer at the bottom barely counts. PRAL says nothing about all the sugar. At 380 kcal per 100 g, it remains candy.
In the Sweets & Snacks category, chocolate marshmallow kiss (prepared) ranks #33 of 91, sorted from alkaline to acid-forming. More alkaline options include Strawberry sponge cake (−0.6), Ice cream, vanilla (−0.6), Sorbet (−0.7). More acid-forming are Caramel candy (−0.5), Chocolate mousse (−0.5), Plum cake (−0.4).
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 chocolate marshmallow kiss 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: Chocolate marshmallow kiss (prepared) has a PRAL of −0.5 per 100 g, so it counts as alkaline in your daily acid-base balance.
How much chocolate marshmallow kiss do I need for a noticeable effect?
A small serving (40 g) of chocolate marshmallow kiss adds −0.2 to your daily balance. For comparison: an egg is around +5.4, a slice of cheese around +6. So one serving of chocolate marshmallow kiss roughly offsets one of them.
Why is chocolate marshmallow kiss 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. Chocolate marshmallow kiss provides more potassium, magnesium and calcium than phosphorus and protein, so the balance is negative (−0.5).
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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.