Is Rose Hip Acidic or Alkaline?
Rose hip (fresh) is neutral: PRAL close to zero: hardly shifts your acid-base balance.
Classification
Fresh rose hips land at 0.0. The fruit contains potassium and calcium, but also quite a lot of protein and phosphorus for a fruit, and the two cancel out in the calculation. Hardly anyone eats them raw. They are usually made into purée, jam or tea. They are best known for their vitamin C content, which plays no role in the PRAL.
In the Fruit category, rose hip (fresh) ranks #80 of 80, sorted from alkaline to acid-forming. More alkaline options include Lingonberry, sweetened (−0.4), Rambutan (−0.8), Mangosteen (−1.0).
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.
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Frequently Asked Questions
Is rose hip 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: Rose hip (fresh) has a PRAL of 0.0 per 100 g, so it counts as neutral in your daily acid-base balance.
Does rose hip count in the acid-base balance at all?
Hardly. At 0.0 per 100 g, rose hip 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 Fruit: Fruit 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.