Is Energy Drink (Sweetened) Acidic or Alkaline?
Energy drink (sweetened) (prepared) is neutral: PRAL close to zero: hardly shifts your acid-base balance.
Classification
Energy drinks come in at 0.0 per 100 ml. Water, sugar, caffeine and taurine add nothing to the mineral balance, and there are no significant amounts of potassium, magnesium or phosphorus. At 42 kcal per 100 ml, every can holds a good amount of sugar. Here, the PRAL is the least important information on the label. Caffeine and sugar matter more.
In the Drinks category, energy drink (sweetened) (prepared) ranks #63 of 80, sorted from alkaline to acid-forming. More alkaline options include Agave syrup (0.0), Tap water (−0.1), Gin and tonic (−0.1). More acid-forming are Ginger ale (0.0), Lemonade, clear (0.0), Lemonade, sugar-free (0.0).
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.
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Frequently Asked Questions
Is energy drink (sweetened) 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: Energy drink (sweetened) (prepared) has a PRAL of 0.0 per 100 ml, so it counts as neutral in your daily acid-base balance.
Does energy drink (sweetened) count in the acid-base balance at all?
Hardly. At 0.0 per 100 ml, energy drink (sweetened) is in the neutral range between −0.5 and +0.5. You can eat it without shifting your balance.
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Compare all Drinks: Drinks table. Common questions are answered in Acidic or Alkaline?, and the PRAL calculator adds up a whole meal.
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.