Is Jelly Doughnut Acidic or Alkaline?
Jelly doughnut (baked) is slightly acid-forming: Positive PRAL: acid-forming after digestion.
Classification
A jelly doughnut is yeast dough made from wheat flour, egg and milk, fried in fat and filled with jam. The dough, with its protein and phosphorus, sets the tone: +2.7. The filling is too small to offset that. The PRAL says nothing about sugar and frying fat, yet those are exactly what define the doughnut, along with 329 kcal per 100 g.
In the Sweets & Snacks category, jelly doughnut (baked) ranks #60 of 91, sorted from alkaline to acid-forming. More alkaline options include Apple cake (+2.5), Tiramisu (+2.4), Tiramisu (+2.4). More acid-forming are Breadsticks (grissini) (+2.8), Crumb cake (+3.0), Chocolate chip cookies (+3.0).
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.
What balances jelly doughnut
A small serving (40 g) of jelly doughnut adds +1.1 to your daily balance. These three bring it back; the grams shown offset exactly this serving.
Frequently Asked Questions
Is jelly doughnut 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: Jelly doughnut (baked) has a PRAL of +2.7 per 100 g, so it counts as slightly acid-forming in your daily acid-base balance.
How much lamb's lettuce offsets a small serving (40 g) of jelly doughnut?
A small serving (40 g) of jelly doughnut adds +1.1 to your daily balance. Lamb's lettuce (fresh) has −8.3 per 100 g, so about 10 g of lamb's lettuce offset this serving.
Do I have to avoid jelly doughnut on an alkaline diet?
No. What counts is the balance of the whole day, not a single food. Jelly doughnut is slightly acid-forming; with enough vegetables, potatoes and fruit on the same plate, the meal stays balanced.
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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.