Is Stollen (Dresden Style) Acidic or Alkaline?
Stollen (Dresden style) (baked) is alkaline: Negative PRAL: alkalizing after digestion.
Classification
Dresden-style stollen turns out surprisingly alkaline at −4.3. A large part of the dough is raisins and candied lemon and orange peel, and the dried fruit brings a lot of concentrated potassium that more than offsets the acid from flour and milk. That's no argument for a second slice, though: butter and sugar make it very rich at 388 kcal per 100 g.
In the Sweets & Snacks category, stollen (Dresden style) (baked) ranks #12 of 91, sorted from alkaline to acid-forming. More alkaline options include Chocolate chips (−4.4), Coconut macaroons (−5.1), Dark chocolate (−6.1). More acid-forming are Ice cream, chocolate (−3.6), Red fruit jelly (−3.4), Rhubarb cake (−2.9).
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 stollen (Dresden style) 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: Stollen (Dresden style) (baked) has a PRAL of −4.3 per 100 g, so it counts as alkaline in your daily acid-base balance.
How much stollen (Dresden style) do I need for a noticeable effect?
A small serving (40 g) of stollen (Dresden style) adds −1.7 to your daily balance. For comparison: an egg is around +5.4, a slice of cheese around +6. So one serving of stollen (Dresden style) roughly offsets one of them.
Why is stollen (Dresden style) alkaline even though it is not a typical alkaline food?
The PRAL depends on the minerals left over after digestion, not on taste or pH. Stollen (Dresden style) provides more potassium, magnesium and calcium than phosphorus and protein, so the balance is negative (−4.3).
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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.