Is Goulash Soup (with Meat) Acidic or Alkaline?
Goulash soup (with meat) (prepared) is neutral: PRAL close to zero: hardly shifts your acid-base balance.
Classification
Despite the meat, goulash soup sits at 0.0, right in the neutral range. Bell peppers, onions, tomatoes and potatoes supply potassium that just balances the protein from the beef, and both are spread over a lot of liquid. The more meat and the fewer vegetables, the sooner it tips toward acid-forming. With a roll on the side, the meal lands slightly in the plus, while the soup itself is light at 48 kcal per 100 g.
In the Meals & Fast Food category, goulash soup (with meat) (prepared) ranks #36 of 118, sorted from alkaline to acid-forming. More alkaline options include Asparagus soup (−0.2), Cabbage roll (with minced meat) (−0.3), Frozen potato croquettes (−0.4). More acid-forming are Dal (Indian lentil dish) (+0.2), Potato gnocchi (+0.3), Potato gnocchi (+0.3).
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 goulash soup (with meat) 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: Goulash soup (with meat) (prepared) has a PRAL of 0.0 per 100 g, so it counts as neutral in your daily acid-base balance.
Does goulash soup (with meat) count in the acid-base balance at all?
Hardly. At 0.0 per 100 g, goulash soup (with meat) 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.