Is Tarte Flambée Acidic or Alkaline?
Tarte flambée (prepared) is slightly acid-forming: Positive PRAL: acid-forming after digestion.
Classification
Tarte flambée is a paper-thin bread dough topped with crème fraîche, bacon and onions. The wheat dough and the bacon supply protein and phosphorus, the crème fraîche is almost neutral, and so it lands at +4.1. The onions soften it only slightly. A big green salad on the side offsets part of it, but it doesn't change the 233 kcal per 100 g or the bacon.
In the Meals & Fast Food category, tarte flambée (prepared) ranks #78 of 118, sorted from alkaline to acid-forming. More alkaline options include Sushi with tuna (+4.0), Hamburger (McDonald´s) (+3.8), Ramen noodle soup (+3.8). More acid-forming are Pizza salami (+4.1), Doner kebab (veal/beef) (+4.2), Nasi Goreng (+4.2).
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.
What balances tarte flambée
A meal (300 g) of tarte flambée adds +12.2 to your daily balance. These three bring it back; the grams shown offset exactly this serving.
Frequently Asked Questions
Is tarte flambée 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: Tarte flambée (prepared) has a PRAL of +4.1 per 100 g, so it counts as slightly acid-forming in your daily acid-base balance.
How much lamb's lettuce offsets a meal (300 g) of tarte flambée?
A meal (300 g) of tarte flambée adds +12.2 to your daily balance. Lamb's lettuce (fresh) has −8.3 per 100 g, so about 150 g of lamb's lettuce offset this serving.
Do I have to avoid tarte flambée on an alkaline diet?
No. What counts is the balance of the whole day, not a single food. Tarte flambée is slightly 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.