Is Alcohol-free Wine Acidic or Alkaline?
Wine, alcohol-free (prepared) is alkaline: Negative PRAL: alkalizing after digestion.
Classification
Alcohol-free wine comes in at −1.0 per 100 ml, which makes it slightly alkaline. When the alcohol is removed, the potassium from the grapes stays in the drink, and there is hardly any protein. At 18 kcal per 100 ml, it has only a fraction of the energy of regular wine. A glass with your meal is a small contribution to the alkaline side that barely moves your balance.
In the Drinks category, alcohol-free wine (prepared) ranks #30 of 80, sorted from alkaline to acid-forming. More alkaline options include White wine (−1.0), Mango nectar (−1.0), ACE drink (vitamin fortified) (−1.0). More acid-forming are Apple juice drink (−0.7), Champagne (−0.7), Prosecco (−0.7).
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 alcohol-free wine 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: Wine, alcohol-free (prepared) has a PRAL of −1.0 per 100 ml, so it counts as alkaline in your daily acid-base balance.
How much alcohol-free wine do I need for a noticeable effect?
A glass (200 ml) of alcohol-free wine adds −2.0 to your daily balance. For comparison: an egg is around +5.4, a slice of cheese around +6. So one serving of alcohol-free wine roughly offsets one of them.
Why is alcohol-free wine 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. Wine, alcohol-free provides more potassium, magnesium and calcium than phosphorus and protein, so the balance is negative (−1.0).
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Compare all Drinks: Drinks 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.