Is Schmand (Sour Cream, 20% Fat) Acidic or Alkaline?
Schmand (sour cream, 20% fat) (raw) is neutral: PRAL close to zero: hardly shifts your acid-base balance.
Classification
Exactly neutral: schmand, a German sour cream with 20% fat, comes in at 0.0 because its high fat content dilutes the milk protein and phosphorus so much that calcium and potassium balance them out. Sour cream is almost the same at +0.2. In onion tart, in a dip or on tarte flambée, it plays no role in your acid-base balance, but its 206 kcal per 100 g count all the more.
In the Dairy category, schmand (sour cream, 20% fat) (raw) ranks #8 of 25, sorted from alkaline to acid-forming. More alkaline options include Crème fraîche (0.0), Buttermilk (low-fat) (−0.1), Buttermilk (−0.1). More acid-forming are Goat milk (+0.1), Cream (35% fat) (+0.1), Milk, low-fat (+0.1).
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.
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Frequently Asked Questions
Is schmand (sour cream, 20% fat) 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: Schmand (sour cream, 20% fat) (raw) has a PRAL of 0.0 per 100 g, so it counts as neutral in your daily acid-base balance.
Does schmand (sour cream, 20% fat) count in the acid-base balance at all?
Hardly. At 0.0 per 100 g, schmand (sour cream, 20% fat) 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.