Acid-Alkaline Food List

By Atom Bergstrom

Atom’s Blog

Here’s a list of acid-ash, alkaline-ash, and neutral-ash foods (separated into three Growth Zones) …

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Growth Zone One breakfast ACID-ASH foods …

Brazil nut, English walnut, processed coconut, etc.

Growth Zone One breakfast ALKALINE-ASH foods …

almond, chestnut, unprocessed coconut, apple, apricot, banana, cherry, date, fig, mango, peach, pear, persimmon, plum, prune, black olive, green olive, citrus fruits (when not combined with other foods), walnut oil, etc.

Growth Zone One breakfast NEUTRAL-ASH foods …

coffee, etc.

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Growth Zone Two lunch ACID-ASH foods …

meat (beef, bacon, chicken, ham, lamb, pork, veal, venison, etc.), some dairy products (cheddar cheese, cottage cheese, etc.), brewer’s yeast, lentil, most grains (rice, wheat, rye, etc.), white bread, most cakes, macaroni, cereals (cornflakes, farina, oatmeal, shredded wheat, etc.), corn, mayonnaise, cranberry, blueberry, etc.

Growth Zone Two lunch ALKALINE-ASH foods …

processed cheese, milk, cream, most beans (Lima bean, navy bean, string bean, etc.), buckwheat, millet, pea, broccoli, cauliflower, celery, cucumber, eggplant, okra, parsley, summer squash (yellow crookneck squash, zucchini, etc.), pumpkin, salsify, Swiss chard, beet greens, turnip greens, endive, kale, kohlrabi, lettuce, green onion, sauerkraut, tomato, tomato juice, peppers (cayenne, jalapeno, green pepper, etc.), grape, current, raisin, blackberry, gooseberry, loganberry, raspberry, strawberry, melons (when not combined with other foods), flax oil, CBD oil, etc.

Growth Zone Two lunch NEUTRAL-ASH foods …

lard, butter, margarine, processed vegetable oils, corn starch, white cane sugar, tea, vitamin C (derived from corn), etc.

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Growth Zone Three dinner ACID-ASH foods …

fish, egg, caviar, peanut, peanut butter, etc.

Growth Zone Three dinner ALKALINE-ASH foods …

mushroom, sea vegetables (kelp, dulse, nori, etc.), potato (boiled, baked, or mashed), sweet potato, asparagus, beet, carrot, onion, parsnip, turnip, rutabaga, radish, watercress, dandelion greens, pineapple, pineapple juice, fish oil, krill oil, etc.

Growth Zone Three dinner NEUTRAL-ASH foods …

arrowroot starch, tapioca, white beet sugar, vitamin C (derived from tapioca or sago palm), etc.

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Cautionary Advice …

Acid, alkaline, and neutral designations of ash residue is only one factor (although an important one) of acid-alkaline equilibrium.

For example, science has yet to explain why sometimes acidity is increased, yet the number of acid molecules is decreased.

Fatigue pH is an example of this.

Using ash residues as an absolute basis for pH homeostasis is the same as using glycemic index without factoring in glycemic load and glycemic response.

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Acidifying and alkalizing agents are routinely added to our food.

Acidifying agents include …

ammonium chloride, monoammonium phosphate, phosphoric acid, glycerol, butanol, heptanol, unsaturated fatty alcohols, etc.

Alkalizing agents include …

sodium bicarbonate, sodium thiosulfate, ammonium acetate, etc.

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What?!? Coffee is NEUTRAL?

Yes, 99% of all foods are acidic on the north side of the mouth.

The leftover ash is what determines acidity or alkalinity.

The “acidity” of coffee is an industry term.

Coffee “acidity” means …

“Acidity is the bright, dry sensation that enlivens the taste of coffee. Without acidity coffee is dull and lifeless. Acidity is not a sour sensation, which is a taste defect, nor should it be excessively drying or astringent, though it sometimes is.”
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