Is Fruit Brandy (Schnapps) Acidic or Alkaline?
Fruit brandy (schnapps) (prepared) is neutral: PRAL close to zero: hardly shifts your acid-base balance.
Classification
Fruit brandy stays neutral at +0.1 per 100 ml, even though it is distilled from apples, pears or damson plums. The fruit's potassium stays behind in the mash during distillation, and only water, alcohol and aroma make it into the glass. In mineral terms, the schnapps has nothing left in common with fruit. A small 2 cl glass, however, adds about 55 kcal.
In the Drinks category, fruit brandy (schnapps) (prepared) ranks #72 of 80, sorted from alkaline to acid-forming. More alkaline options include Whisky (+0.1), Korn (grain spirit) (+0.1), Gin (+0.1). More acid-forming are Brandy (+0.1), Rum (+0.1), Tequila (+0.1).
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 fruit brandy (schnapps) 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: Fruit brandy (schnapps) (prepared) has a PRAL of +0.1 per 100 ml, so it counts as neutral in your daily acid-base balance.
Does fruit brandy (schnapps) count in the acid-base balance at all?
Hardly. At +0.1 per 100 ml, fruit brandy (schnapps) is in the neutral range between −0.5 and +0.5. You can eat it 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.