Is Radler (Beer with Lemonade) Acidic or Alkaline?
Radler (beer with lemonade) (prepared) is neutral: PRAL close to zero: hardly shifts your acid-base balance.
Classification
At −0.2 per 100 ml, a radler is neutral: beer and lemonade are almost entirely water, sugar and a little alcohol, and protein and minerals hardly play a role. Even half a liter barely shifts your balance. What PRAL doesn't reflect is the 38 kcal per 100 ml, which add up over several glasses.
In the Drinks category, radler (beer with lemonade) (prepared) ranks #52 of 80, sorted from alkaline to acid-forming. More alkaline options include Mineral water, still (−0.2), Mineral water (−0.2), Cream liqueur (−0.2). More acid-forming are Green tea (−0.2), Wheat beer (−0.2), Tonic water (−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 radler (beer with lemonade) 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: Radler (beer with lemonade) (prepared) has a PRAL of −0.2 per 100 ml, so it counts as neutral in your daily acid-base balance.
Does radler (beer with lemonade) count in the acid-base balance at all?
Hardly. At −0.2 per 100 ml, radler (beer with lemonade) is in the neutral range between −0.5 and +0.5. You can eat it without shifting your balance.
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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.