Overview
Neutral
foods are foods that have neither an acid nor
alkaline ash. The have a pH of 7, or close to
it.
The
book Staying Healthy with Nutrition (SHWN)
lists the foods in the table below as neutral
foods. The next columns show how the foods, if
they are specifically mentioned in the texts,
are classified in Acid and Alkaline (A&A)*
and Prescription for Nutritional Healing
(PFNH).
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SHWN
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A&A
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PFNH
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| Brown
Rice |
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neutral
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acid
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| Corn |
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neutral
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acid
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| Soybeans |
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neutral
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alkaline
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alkaline
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| Lima
Beans |
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neutral
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acid
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alkaline
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| Almonds
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neutral
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acid
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alkaline
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| Honey |
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neutral
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alkaline
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| Most
dried beans and peas |
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neutral
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acid
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acid
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| Tofu |
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neutral |
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alkaline
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alkaline
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Variation
of pH classification of foods based on data
collected from 3 different health books
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As
you can see, there seems to be a wide variation
in what are considered neutral, acid or alkaline
foods. I just put this chart as a sample of some
of the differences. I have a variety of books
on the subject of the pH forming ability of foods
and no two have identical information. As such,
I suspect it is probably best to just use the
information from the various books as general
guides rather than assuming they have definitive
answers. Since the data between them is conflicting,
some of then have to be wrong. However it is difficult
to know which ones are correct.
*
The Acid and Alkaline book has charts for
both the pH values of foods before and after consumption.
For an accurate comparison, the acid and alkaline
forming ability of the foods after consumption
tables were used for this chart.
Sources
1.
Haas, Elson, Staying Healthy with Nutrition,
Celestial Arts, Berkeley, California, 1992.
2.
Herman Aihara, Acid and Alkaline, 5th edition,
George Ohshawa Macrobiotic Foundation, Oroville,
California. 1986
3.
Balch, James F. and Phyllis A., Prescription
for Nutritional Healing, Third Edition, Avery,
New York. 2000
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