Is Pizza Quattro Formaggi Acidic or Alkaline?
Pizza Quattro Formaggi (prepared) is acid-forming: Positive PRAL: acid-forming after digestion.
Classification
Four cheeses put a lot of protein and phosphorus on the dough, the tomato sauce is often missing entirely, and so quattro formaggi is clearly acid-forming at +9.7, more than three times as high as the margherita. At 354 kcal per 100 g, half a pizza quickly adds up to a full main meal.
In the Meals & Fast Food category, Pizza Quattro Formaggi (prepared) ranks #115 of 118, sorted from alkaline to acid-forming. More alkaline options include Chicken wings (fast food) (+9.6), Tacos (beef) (+9.6), Sauerbraten (with gravy) (+9.4). More acid-forming are Schnitzel Viennese style (breaded) (+10.8), Cordon bleu (pork) (+12.1), Mozzarella sticks (+12.3).
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.
What balances Pizza Quattro Formaggi
A meal (300 g) of Pizza Quattro Formaggi adds +29.1 to your daily balance. These three bring it back; the grams shown offset exactly this serving.
Frequently Asked Questions
Is Pizza Quattro Formaggi 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: Pizza Quattro Formaggi (prepared) has a PRAL of +9.7 per 100 g, so it counts as acid-forming in your daily acid-base balance.
How much spinach offsets a meal (300 g) of Pizza Quattro Formaggi?
A meal (300 g) of Pizza Quattro Formaggi adds +29.1 to your daily balance. Spinach (fresh) has −12.2 per 100 g, so about 240 g of spinach offset this serving.
Do I have to avoid Pizza Quattro Formaggi on an alkaline diet?
No. What counts is the balance of the whole day, not a single food. Pizza Quattro Formaggi 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.