Is Curd Cheese Acidic or Alkaline?
Curd cheese (raw) is acid-forming: Positive PRAL: acid-forming after digestion. Acid-forming. Full-fat quark comes in at +6.4, semi-fat quark at +8.9 and low-fat quark at +9.4 per 100 g, and the leaner the quark, the higher its protein content and its PRAL.
Classification
Full-fat quark, a fresh, high-protein curd cheese, sits at +6.4, because milk protein and phosphorus clearly outweigh the calcium. The leaner it is, the higher the value: semi-fat comes to +8.9, low-fat quark to +9.4, because without fat the protein share per 100 g rises. Stir in grated apple or pear to move the bowl a good way toward zero.
In the Dairy category, curd cheese (raw) ranks #23 of 25, sorted from alkaline to acid-forming. More alkaline options include Skyr (+5.8), Sheep milk (+1.1), Condensed milk, sweetened (+0.9). More acid-forming are Curd cheese, semi-fat (+8.9), Curd cheese, low-fat (+9.4).
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.
What balances curd cheese
A serving of quark (150 g) of curd cheese adds +9.5 to your daily balance. These three bring it back; the grams shown offset exactly this serving.
Frequently Asked Questions
Is curd cheese 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: Curd cheese (raw) has a PRAL of +6.4 per 100 g, so it counts as acid-forming in your daily acid-base balance.
How much spinach offsets a serving of quark (150 g) of curd cheese?
A serving of quark (150 g) of curd cheese adds +9.5 to your daily balance. Spinach (fresh) has −12.2 per 100 g, so about 80 g of spinach offset this serving.
Do I have to avoid curd cheese on an alkaline diet?
No. What counts is the balance of the whole day, not a single food. Curd cheese 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.