Is Wheat Tortilla (Wrap) Acidic or Alkaline?
Wheat tortilla (wrap) (baked) is acid-forming: Positive PRAL: acid-forming after digestion.
Classification
Wheat tortillas come to +10.0, which makes them much more acid-forming than white bread (+3.7). The thin flatbread contains little water and is often made with phosphate-containing baking powder, while hardly any potassium offsets it. A 60 g tortilla adds roughly +6, before any filling. With plenty of lettuce, bell pepper and tomato, the wrap gets milder overall. With chicken and cheese, it climbs further.
In the Grains, Bread & Pasta category, wheat tortilla (wrap) (baked) ranks #113 of 121, sorted from alkaline to acid-forming. More alkaline options include Corn flour (+9.7), Spelt flakes (+9.3), Spelt, whole kernel (+9.3). More acid-forming are Whole spelt flour (+10.5), Fusilli (+10.9), Pasta (+10.9).
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.
What balances wheat tortilla (wrap)
Two slices (100 g) of wheat tortilla (wrap) adds +10.0 to your daily balance. These three bring it back; the grams shown offset exactly this serving.
Frequently Asked Questions
Is wheat tortilla (wrap) 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 tortilla (wrap) (baked) has a PRAL of +10.0 per 100 g, so it counts as acid-forming in your daily acid-base balance.
How much spinach offsets two slices (100 g) of wheat tortilla (wrap)?
Two slices (100 g) of wheat tortilla (wrap) adds +10.0 to your daily balance. Spinach (fresh) has −12.2 per 100 g, so about 80 g of spinach offset this serving.
Do I have to avoid wheat tortilla (wrap) on an alkaline diet?
No. What counts is the balance of the whole day, not a single food. Wheat tortilla (wrap) is acid-forming; with enough vegetables, potatoes and fruit on the same plate, the meal stays balanced.
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Compare all Grains, Bread & Pasta: Grains, Bread & Pasta 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.