Basic and Acidic Foods

Acidity of foods is decided according to the pH. The pH range is from 0 to 14. On the pH scale the value 7.0 is considered as neutral. Anything below the neutral value is considered to be acidic, while anything higher than neutral value is considered alkaline. To restore your health, the diet should contain 80% of alkaline foods and only 20% of acidic foods. Because, a person who has acidity levels high, attracts many health problems. Stomach upset and heartburn are common. Apart from these one has high risk of arthritis and cancer. Hence, one needs to balance their diet with acidic and basic foods. Given below, are various lists that will help you distinguish alkaline foods vs acidic foods.

Highly Acidic and Highly Basic Foods

Here is high acidic and high alkaline foods list.

List of Highly Acidic Foods Jams Jellies Liquor,white vinegar (processed) Fish Eggs Goat meat Lamb meat Pastries & cakes made from white flour Pork Sugar Beer Brown sugar Chicken Deer meat Artificial sweeteners Beef Carbonated soft drinks & fizzy drinks Cigarettes (tailor-made) Drugs White flour Wheat flour Chocolate Coffee Custard made from white sugar

List of Highly Alkaline Foods Lemons Cantaloupes Cayenne (Capsicum) Dried dates & figs Kelp Karengo Kudzu root Limes Mangoes Melons Papaya Parsley Seedless Grapes(sweet) Watercress Seaweeds Asparagus Endive Kiwifruit Fruit juices Grapes (sweet) Passion fruit Pears (sweet) Pineapple Raisins Umeboshi plum Vegetable juices Alfalfa grass Raw spinach Garlic Broccoli Cucumber, fresh

List of Acidic Foods

Here is another list of acidic foods, that will help you distinguish further between acidic and basic foods.

Acidifying Fruits Blueberries Canned or Glazed Fruits Cranberries Currants Plums Prunes	Acidifying Vegetables Corn Lentils Olives Winter Squash	Acidifying Nuts Cashews Legumes Peanuts Pecans Tahini Walnuts
Acidifying Grains Rice Cakes Wheat Cakes Amaranth Barley Buckwheat Corn Oats (rolled) Quinoi Rice (all) Rye Spelt Kamut Wheat Hemp Seed Flour	Acidifying Meats Beef Carp Clams Fish Lamb Lobster Mussel Oyster Pork Rabbit Salmon Shrimp Scallops Tuna Turkey Venison	Acidifying Beans and Legumes Almond Milk Black Beans Chickpeas Green Peas Kidney Beans Lentils Pinto Beans Red Beans Rice Milk Soy Beans Soy Milk White Beans
Acidifying Sweeteners Carob Corn Syrup Sugar	Acidifying Drugs Aspirin Added preservatives Drugs - Medicinal Drugs - Psychedelic Tobacco	Acidifying Pastas Noodles Macaroni Spaghetti
Acidifying Fats and Oils Avocado Oil Canola Oil Corn Oil Hemp Seed Oil Flax Oil Lard Olive Oil Safflower Oil Sesame Oil Sunflower Oil	Acidifying Dairy Products Cheese, Cow Cheese, Goat Cheese, Processed Cheese, Sheep Milk Butter Peanut butter Ice Cream Ice Milk	Acidifying Drinks Beer Spirits Hard Liquor Wine Beer Colas/ Sodas Coffee Soft Drinks Fruit Juices

List of Basic/Alkaline Foods

The first list showed high alkaline foods and acidic foods. To distinguish these better, here is a list of more basic foods.

Alkaline Vegetables Asparagus Artichokes Cabbages Lettuce Onion Cauliflower Radish Swede Lambs Lettuce Peas Courgette Red Cabbage Leeks Watercress Spinach Turnip Chives Carrots Green Beans Beetroot Garlic Celery Grasses (wheatgrass, straw, barley, dog, kamut etc.) Cucumber Broccoli Kale Brussels Sprouts Corn Lentils Olives Winter Squash

Alkaline Drinks, Nuts, Seeds and Grain Green Drinks (containing grasses, sprouted grains, and green vegetables) Fresh vegetable juice Herbal Tea - Mint, Verbena, Linden Pure water (distilled or ionized) Lemon water (pure water + fresh lemon or lime) Vegetable broth Non-sweetened Soy Milk Almond Milk Fresh Buttermilk Fresh Whey Almonds Pumpkin Sunflower Sesame Flax Buckwheat Groats Spelt Lentils Cumin Seeds Any sprouted seed Amaranth Millet Quinoa

Alkaline Fruits Lemon Lime Avocado Tomato Grapefruit Watermelon Rhubarb Bananas Apricots Raisins

Alkaline Fats, Oils & Other Foods Sprouts like soy, alfalfa, mung bean, wheat, little radish, chickpea, broccoli, etc. Bragg Liquid Aminos Hummus Tahini Flax Hemp Avocado Olive Evening Primrose Borage Coconut Oil

These were the highly basic and acid foods, and some other foods. If you suffer from acidity related problems, then consider going on an alkaline diet, to restore your health.