Is Wheat Flour Type 1050 Acidic or Alkaline?
Wheat flour type 1050 (raw) is acid-forming: Positive PRAL: acid-forming after digestion.
Classification
Wheat flour type 1050 comes to +6.5, a bit above standard white flour (+5.6), because the darker flour contains more of the outer layers with their phosphorus and protein. Whole wheat flour is almost level at +6.3. Type 1050 is popular for mixed wheat-rye bread, rolls and savory bakes. In the finished product, the water in the dough dilutes the value per 100 g.
In the Grains, Bread & Pasta category, wheat flour type 1050 (raw) ranks #88 of 121, sorted from alkaline to acid-forming. More alkaline options include Whole wheat flour (+6.3), Teff (+6.3), Rice cakes (unsalted) (+6.2). More acid-forming are Buckwheat (+6.5), Millet flour (+6.5), Protein bread (+6.6).
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 wheat flour type 1050
A dry serving (50 g) of wheat flour type 1050 adds +3.3 to your daily balance. These three bring it back; the grams shown offset exactly this serving.
Frequently Asked Questions
Is wheat flour type 1050 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: Wheat flour type 1050 (raw) has a PRAL of +6.5 per 100 g, so it counts as acid-forming in your daily acid-base balance.
How much kale offsets a dry serving (50 g) of wheat flour type 1050?
A dry serving (50 g) of wheat flour type 1050 adds +3.3 to your daily balance. Kale (fresh) has −11.7 per 100 g, so about 30 g of kale offset this serving.
Do I have to avoid wheat flour type 1050 on an alkaline diet?
No. What counts is the balance of the whole day, not a single food. Wheat flour type 1050 is 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.