Alkaline and Acid Food Chart

MILDLY ALKALINE

MODERATELY ALKALINE

HIGHLY ALKALINE

HIGHLY ACIDIC

MODERATELY ACIDIC

MILDLY ACIDIC

ALKALINE FOODS

ACID FOODS

VEGETABLES

Artichokes
Arugula
Asparagus
Avocado
Basil
Beets
Broccoli
Brussels Srpouts
Cabbage
Cabbage Lettuce
Capsicum/Pepper
Carrot
Cauliflower
Celery
Chives
Collard/Spring Greens
Comfrey
Coriander
Cucumber
Endive
Endive
Garlic
Ginger
Grasses
Green Beans
Kale
Kohlrabi
Lamb’s Lettuce
Leeks
Leeks
Lettuce
Mustard Greens
New Baby Potatoes
Okra
Onion
Parsley
Peas
Pumpkin
Radish
Red Cabbage
Red Onion
Rutabaga
Spinach
Sprouts
Squash
Turnip
Watercress
White Cabbage
Zucchini

FRUITS

Avocado
Coconut
Grapefruit
Lemon
Lime
Pomegranate
Rhubarb
Tomato

MEATS

Pork
Lamb
Beef
Chicken
Turkey
Custaceans
Other Seafood (apart from occasional oily fish such as salmon)

DAIRY PRODUCTS

Milk
Eggs
Cheese
Cream
Yogurt
Ice Cream

DRINKS

Almond Milk
Fresh Vegetable Juice
Green Drinks
Herbal Tea
Lemon Water (pure water + fresh lemon or lime)
Non-sweetened Soy Milk
Pure Water (distilled, reverse osmosis, ionized)
Vegetable Broth

OTHERS

Vinegar
White Pasta
White Bread
Wholemeal Bread
Biscuits
Soy Sauce
Tamari
Condiments (Tomato Sauce, Mayonnaise etc.)
Artificial Sweeteners
Honey

DRINKS

Fizzy Drinks
Coffee
Tea
Beers
Spirits
Fruit Juice
Dairy Smoothies
Milk
Traditional Tea

SEEDS, NUTS & GRAINS

Almonds
Any Sprouted Seed
Buckwheat Groats
Caraway Seeds
Cumin Seeds
Fennel Seeds
Hemp Seeds
Lentils
Sesame Seeds
Spelt

CONVENIENCE FOODS

Sweets
Chocolate
Microwave Meals
Tinned Foods
Powdered Soups
Instant Meals
Fast Food

FATS & OILS

Saturated Fats
Hydrogenated Oils
Margarine (worse than butter)
Corn Oil
Vegetable Oil
Sunflower Oil

FATS & OILS

Flax
Hemp
Avocado
Olive
Evening Primrose
Borage
Oil Blends

OTHERS

Sprouts (soy, alfalfa, mung bean, wheat, little radish, chickpea, broccoli, etc.)
Hummus
Tahini

FRUITS

All fruits, aside from those listed in the alkaline column.

SEEDS & NUTS

Peanuts
Cashew Nuts
Pistachio Nuts

General Guidance:

Stick to salads, fresh vegetables and healthy nuts and oils. Try to consume plenty of raw foods and at least 2-3 liters of clean, pure water daily.

Dr. Sebi Food List

Note: Dr. Sebi has (added) and (removed) items for the food list and is noted.

Vegetables

• Amaranth greens – same as Callaloo, a variety of Spinach
• Wild Arugula (added)
• Avocado
• Asparagus – (removed)
• Bell Peppers
• Chayote (Mexican Squash)
• Cucumber
• Dandelion greens
• Garbanzo beans (chick peas)
• Green Banana – (removed)
• Izote – cactus flower/ cactus leaf- grows naturally in California
• Jicama – (removed)
• Kale
• Lettuce (all, except Iceberg)
• Mushrooms (all, except Shitake)
• Mustard greens (removed)
• Nopales – Mexican Cactus
• Okra (added back after being removed)
• Olives (and olive oil)
• Onions
• Parsley (removed)
• Purslane (Verdolaga) – (added)
• Poke salad -greens (removed)
• Sea Vegetables (wakame/dulse/arame/hijiki/nori)
• Squash
• Spinach – (removed)
• String beans – (removed)
• Tomato – cherry and plum only
• Tomatillo
• Turnip greens
• Watercress – (added)
• Zucchini

Fruits

(No canned fruits or Seedless fruits)

• Apples
• Bananas – the smallest one or the Burro/mid-size (original banana)
• Berries – all varieties- Elderberries in any form – no cranberries
• Cantaloupe
• Cherries
• Currants
• Dates
• Figs
• Grapes -seeded
• Limes (key limes preferred with seeds)
• Mango
• Melons -seeded
• Orange (Seville or sour preferred, difficult to find )
• Papayas
• Peaches
• Pears
• Plums
• Prickly Pear (Cactus Fruit) – (added)
• Prunes
• Raisins -seeded
• Soft Jelly Coconuts (and coconut oil)
• Soursops – (Latin or West Indian markets)
• Sugar apples (chermoya) – (removed)
• Tamarind – (added)

Nuts & Seeds

(Includes nut & seed butters)

• Brazil Nuts – (added)
• Hemp Seed (added)
• Hazelnuts – (removed)
• Pine Nuts – (removed)
• Raw Almonds and Almond butter- (removed)
• Raw Sesame Seeds
• Raw Sesame “Tahini” Butter
• Walnuts

Oils

(New Section added by Dr. Sebi) Minimize the use of oils.

• Olive Oil (Do not cook)
• Coconut Oil (Do not cook)
• Grapeseed Oil (added)
• Sesame Oil (added)
• Hempseed Oil (added)
• Avocado Oil (added)

Spices – Seasonings

• Achiote
• Allspice (removed)
• Basil
• Bay leaf
• Cayenne/African Bird Pepper
• Cilantro (removed)
• Cloves
• Coriander (removed)
• Cumin (removed)
• Dill
• Habanero (added)
• Marjoram (removed)
• Onion Powder
• Oregano
• Parsley (removed)
• Powdered Granulated Seaweed (Kelp/Dulce/Nori – has “sea taste”)
• Pure Sea Salt
• Sage
• Savory (added)
• Sweet Basil (added)
• Tarragon
• Thyme

Sugars

• 100% Pure Agave Syrup – (from cactus)
• Date “Sugar – (from dried dates)
• 100% Pure Maple Syrup – Grade B recommended – (removed)
• Maple “Sugar” (from dried maple syrup) – (removed)

Alkaline Grains

• Amaranth
• Black Rice – (removed)
• Fonio – (added)
• Kamut
• Quinoa
• Rye
• Spelt
• Tef
• Wild Rice

Nutritional Guide | All Natural Herbal Teas

• Alvaca (removed)
• Anise (removed)
• Burdock (added)
• Chamomile
• Elderberry
• Fennel
• Ginger
• Lemon grass (removed)
• Red Raspberry
• Tila (added)

General Guidance:

Steer clear of fatty meats, dairy, cheese, sweets, chocolates, alcohol and tobacco. Packaged foods are often full of hidden offenders and microwaved meals are full of sugars and salts. Over cooking also removes all of the nutrition from a meal.

Another acid/Alkaline Chart for reference
http://alkalife.com/blog/wp-content/uploads/2013/07/Acid-Alkaline-Food-Chart-ph-Balance-Alkalife.pdfhttp://alkalife.com/blog/wp-content/uploads/2013/07/Acid-Alkaline-Food-Chart-ph-Balance-Alkalife.pdf