Is Liver Sausage Acidic or Alkaline?
Liver sausage (prepared) is acid-forming: Positive PRAL: acid-forming after digestion.
Classification
At +10.0, liver sausage is in the acid-forming range. Liver and pork supply a lot of protein and phosphorus, and the high fat content only partly dilutes that. On a slice of wholemeal bread, two acid-forming foods add up. A few cucumber slices on top change little, but a vegetable soup or a large salad at your next meal does.
In the Meat & Sausages category, liver sausage (prepared) ranks #36 of 67, sorted from alkaline to acid-forming. More alkaline options include Veal schnitzel (+9.7), Beef roulade meat (+9.6), Mettwurst sausage (+9.5). More acid-forming are Rabbit meat (+10.0), Turkey meat (+10.1), Duck meat (without skin) (+10.1).
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 liver sausage
A serving (125 g) of liver sausage adds +12.4 to your daily balance. These three bring it back; the grams shown offset exactly this serving.
Frequently Asked Questions
Is liver sausage 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: Liver sausage (prepared) has a PRAL of +10.0 per 100 g, so it counts as acid-forming in your daily acid-base balance.
How much lamb's lettuce offsets a serving (125 g) of liver sausage?
A serving (125 g) of liver sausage adds +12.4 to your daily balance. Lamb's lettuce (fresh) has −8.3 per 100 g, so about 150 g of lamb's lettuce offset this serving.
Do I have to avoid liver sausage on an alkaline diet?
No. What counts is the balance of the whole day, not a single food. Liver sausage is 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.