Is Dried Fruit (Mixed) Acidic or Alkaline?
Dried fruit (mixed) (dried) is strongly alkaline: Negative PRAL: alkalizing after digestion.
Classification
A dried fruit mix comes in at −16.2 because drying removes the water and concentrates the fruit's potassium into little weight. Raisins alone are at −12.7. A small 30 g handful adds about −5, but also plenty of fruit sugar that the value doesn't reveal. In muesli, it is a good substitute for added sugar.
In the Fruit category, dried fruit (mixed) (dried) ranks #6 of 80, sorted from alkaline to acid-forming. More alkaline options include Mango (−17.6), Dried fig (−17.8), Pineapple (−19.2). More acid-forming are Cherry (−14.4), Persimmon (−14.3), Dried date (−13.4).
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 dried fruit (mixed) 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: Dried fruit (mixed) (dried) has a PRAL of −16.2 per 100 g, so it counts as strongly alkaline in your daily acid-base balance.
How much dried fruit (mixed) do I need for a noticeable effect?
One piece or a handful (120 g) of dried fruit (mixed) adds −19.4 to your daily balance. For comparison: an egg is around +5.4, a slice of cheese around +6. So one serving of dried fruit (mixed) roughly offsets one of them.
Why is dried fruit (mixed) alkaline even though it tastes sour?
The PRAL depends on the minerals left over after digestion, not on taste or pH. Dried fruit (mixed) provides more potassium, magnesium and calcium than phosphorus and protein, so the balance is negative (−16.2).
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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.