Is Fruit Spritzer (General) Acidic or Alkaline?
Fruit spritzer (general) (prepared) is alkaline: Negative PRAL: alkalizing after digestion.
Classification
A fruit spritzer comes in at −1.3 per 100 ml and is slightly alkaline. The potassium in the juice comes with almost no protein, and the mineral water dilutes it without changing the direction. At 22 kcal per 100 ml, it's much lighter than straight juice. The sugar from the juice is still there, though, and the more water you add, the less of it you get.
In the Drinks category, fruit spritzer (general) (prepared) ranks #23 of 80, sorted from alkaline to acid-forming. More alkaline options include Peach nectar (−1.4), Cranberry juice (−1.6), Red wine (−1.6). More acid-forming are Coffee, instant (−1.2), Apple spritzer (−1.1), ACE drink (vitamin fortified) (−1.0).
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 fruit spritzer (general) 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 spritzer (general) (prepared) has a PRAL of −1.3 per 100 ml, so it counts as alkaline in your daily acid-base balance.
How much fruit spritzer (general) do I need for a noticeable effect?
A glass (200 ml) of fruit spritzer (general) adds −2.7 to your daily balance. For comparison: an egg is around +5.4, a slice of cheese around +6. So one serving of fruit spritzer (general) roughly offsets one of them.
Why is fruit spritzer (general) 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 spritzer (general) provides more potassium, magnesium and calcium than phosphorus and protein, so the balance is negative (−1.3).
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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.