Is Green Olive Acidic or Alkaline?
Green olive (fresh) is alkaline: Negative PRAL: alkalizing after digestion.
Classification
Green olives are high in fat but contain hardly any protein and some potassium and calcium, so they come out slightly alkaline at −1.2. The high salt content plays no role in the PRAL because sodium is not part of the formula. As a snack they are unremarkable in mineral terms, just salty.
In the Vegetables & Salad category, green olive (fresh) ranks #90 of 110, sorted from alkaline to acid-forming. More alkaline options include Broccoli (−1.3), Seaweed (wakame) (−1.3), Pilz Shiitake (−1.4). More acid-forming are White asparagus (−1.1), Pumpkin (field pumpkin) (−1.1), Asparagus (−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 green olive 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: Green olive (fresh) has a PRAL of −1.2 per 100 g, so it counts as alkaline in your daily acid-base balance.
How much green olive do I need for a noticeable effect?
A serving (150 g) of green olive adds −1.9 to your daily balance. For comparison: an egg is around +5.4, a slice of cheese around +6. So one serving of green olive roughly offsets one of them.
Why is green olive 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. Green olive provides more potassium, magnesium and calcium than phosphorus and protein, so the balance is negative (−1.2).
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Compare all Vegetables & Salad: Vegetables & Salad 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.