Is Fruit Salad Acidic or Alkaline?
Fruit salad (prepared) is alkaline: Negative PRAL: alkalizing after digestion.
Classification
Fruit salad is alkaline at −3.3 because the mixed fruits supply potassium and contain hardly any protein. The juice that collects in the bowl counts too. A 200 g bowl adds about −7 at 112 kcal. With yogurt it stays alkaline; with vanilla sauce or cream it mainly gets higher in calories.
In the Meals & Fast Food category, fruit salad (prepared) ranks #12 of 118, sorted from alkaline to acid-forming. More alkaline options include Frozen potato rösti (−3.4), Potato pancakes (−3.7), Vegetable curry ready meal (−3.7). More acid-forming are Tomato soup (−3.2), Potato soup (−3.2), Frozen potato pancakes (−2.8).
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 salad 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 salad (prepared) has a PRAL of −3.3 per 100 g, so it counts as alkaline in your daily acid-base balance.
How much fruit salad do I need for a noticeable effect?
A meal (300 g) of fruit salad adds −9.9 to your daily balance. For comparison: an egg is around +5.4, a slice of cheese around +6. So one serving of fruit salad roughly offsets one of them.
Why is fruit salad alkaline even though it is not a typical alkaline food?
The PRAL depends on the minerals left over after digestion, not on taste or pH. Fruit salad provides more potassium, magnesium and calcium than phosphorus and protein, so the balance is negative (−3.3).
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Compare all Meals & Fast Food: Meals & Fast Food 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.