Are Frozen Potato Croquettes Acidic or Alkaline?
Frozen potato croquettes (raw) are neutral: PRAL close to zero: hardly shifts your acid-base balance.
Classification
Frozen potato croquettes sit at −0.4, which makes them neutral: the mashed potato inside brings potassium, while the breadcrumb coating (+5.0) pushes back with protein and phosphorus. Compared with frozen french fries (−6.8), croquettes lose most of the potato's advantage. The value says nothing about the frying fat and the 180 kcal per 100 g.
In the Meals & Fast Food category, frozen potato croquettes (raw) rank #33 of 118, sorted from alkaline to acid-forming. More alkaline options include Frozen potato dumplings (half and half) (−0.5), Minestrone (−0.5), Lentil soup (−0.6). More acid-forming are Cabbage roll (with minced meat) (−0.3), Asparagus soup (−0.2), Goulash soup (with meat) (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
Are frozen potato croquettes 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: Frozen potato croquettes (raw) have a PRAL of −0.4 per 100 g, so they count as neutral in your daily acid-base balance.
Does frozen potato croquettes count in the acid-base balance at all?
Hardly. At −0.4 per 100 g, frozen potato croquettes are in the neutral range between −0.5 and +0.5. You can eat them without shifting your balance.
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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.