Is Latte Macchiato (with Milk, 3.5%) Acidic or Alkaline?
Latte macchiato (with milk, 3.5%) (prepared) is neutral: PRAL close to zero: hardly shifts your acid-base balance.
Classification
At −0.3 per 100 ml, a latte macchiato is in the neutral range. The glass is mostly milk, which is close to zero on its own, and the small shot of espresso adds only a little potassium. Unlike black coffee, it adds hardly anything on the alkaline side. A 300 ml glass, though, has about 150 kcal and counts more as a snack.
In the Drinks category, latte macchiato (with milk, 3.5%) (prepared) ranks #48 of 80, sorted from alkaline to acid-forming. More alkaline options include Herbal tea (−0.3), Black tea (−0.3), Alcohol-free beer (−0.4). More acid-forming are Cream liqueur (−0.2), Mineral water (−0.2), Mineral water, still (−0.2).
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 latte macchiato (with milk, 3.5%) 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: Latte macchiato (with milk, 3.5%) (prepared) has a PRAL of −0.3 per 100 ml, so it counts as neutral in your daily acid-base balance.
Does latte macchiato (with milk, 3.5%) count in the acid-base balance at all?
Hardly. At −0.3 per 100 ml, latte macchiato (with milk, 3.5%) is in the neutral range between −0.5 and +0.5. You can eat it without shifting your balance.
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Compare all Drinks: Drinks 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.