Is Cream Puff Acidic or Alkaline?
Cream puff (baked) is acid-forming: Positive PRAL: acid-forming after digestion.
Classification
Cream puffs come in at +6.6 and are acid-forming because the choux pastry of egg, butter and flour contains a lot of protein and phosphorus, and the cream filling adds hardly any potassium. A large 100 g cream puff delivers exactly that value and 274 kcal. Cherries in the filling make it somewhat milder. The calculation doesn't capture the sugar.
In the Sweets & Snacks category, cream puff (baked) ranks #83 of 91, sorted from alkaline to acid-forming. More alkaline options include Rusk / Twice-baked bread (+6.3), Cheesecake (+6.2), Chocolate cake (+6.2). More acid-forming are Marble cake (+7.4), Oatmeal cookies (+7.8), Peanut flips (+8.0).
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 cream puff
A small serving (40 g) of cream puff adds +2.7 to your daily balance. These three bring it back; the grams shown offset exactly this serving.
Frequently Asked Questions
Is cream puff 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: Cream puff (baked) has a PRAL of +6.6 per 100 g, so it counts as acid-forming in your daily acid-base balance.
How much lamb's lettuce offsets a small serving (40 g) of cream puff?
A small serving (40 g) of cream puff adds +2.7 to your daily balance. Lamb's lettuce (fresh) has −8.3 per 100 g, so about 30 g of lamb's lettuce offset this serving.
Do I have to avoid cream puff on an alkaline diet?
No. What counts is the balance of the whole day, not a single food. Cream puff 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.