pH balancing foods

Combined with our articles about pH balance and digestion, this chart of acid/alkaline forming foods will help you gain a better understanding of the effect that individual foods have in terms of digestive pH.

There are a lot of lists out there, a few more definitive and reliable than others, and contradictions among them do show up; however, the basics are fairly consistent. This list is just a sampling, an overview of which foods fall on either side of the pH scale. From this initial understanding you can start to assess how pH may be playing a part in your personal health and diet picture.

Alkaline Food Chart

Alkalizing vegetables
  • Alfalfa
  • Barley grass
  • Beets and beet greens
  • Broccoli
  • Cabbage
  • Carrot
  • Cauliflower
  • Celery
  • Cucumber
  • Fermented veggies (Sauerkraut, kim chee)
  • Garlic
  • Green beans
  • Green peas
  • Kale
  • Kohlrabi
  • Lettuce
  • Mushrooms
  • Nightshade veggies (Tomatoes, peppers, eggplant, etc.)
  • Onions
  • Peas
  • Pumpkin
  • Radishes
  • Sea vegetables
  • Spinach
  • Sprouts
  • Sweet potatoes
  • Wild greens
Alkalizing fruits
  • Apple
  • Apricot
  • Avocado
  • Banana
  • Berries
  • Cantaloupe
  • Cherries, sour
  • Coconut, fresh
  • Currants
  • Dates, dried
  • Figs, dried
  • Grapes
  • Grapefruit
  • Honeydew melon
  • Lemon
  • Lime
  • Muskmelons
  • Nectarine
  • Orange
  • Peach
  • Pear
  • Pineapple
  • Raisins
  • Raspberries
  • Rhubarb
  • Strawberries
  • Tangerine
  • Tropical fruits
  • Watermelon
Alkalizing protein
  • Almonds
  • Chestnuts
  • Millet
  • Tempeh (fermented)
  • Tofu (fermented)
  • Whey protein powder
Other alkalizing foods
  • Apple cider vinegar
  • Bee pollen
  • Green juices
  • Lecithin granules
  • Mineral water
  • Molasses, blackstrap
  • Probiotic cultures
  • Soured (cultured) dairy products

For more information, read our informative article, “The Truth About pH Balance“.