Foods are listed in order of their positive affect in replacing alkaline reserve, ie, raw spinach at 556 is approx. 100 times more effective than green peas at 5.
serving | serving | |||||
Raw Spinach * | 4c | 556 | Muskmelon | 4-Jan | 38 | |
Beet Greens | 1c | 478.00 | Limes | 1/2 cup | 33.00 | |
Molasses | 1T | 360 | Sour Cherries | 18 | 30.00 | |
Celery | 5 st | 341 | Tangerines | 2 | 29.00 | |
Dried Figs | 1/2 cup | 297.00 | Strawberries | 12 | 28.00 | |
Carrots | 1 1/2 cup | 282.00 | White Potato | 1 | 26.00 | |
Dried Beans | 1/2 cup | 282.00 | Sweet Potato | 1 | 26.00 | |
Chard Leaves | 1 1/2 cup | 214.00 | Grapefruit | 1/2 cup | 25 | |
Water Cress | 2 1/2 cup | 192 | Apricot | 2 | 25 | |
Sauerkraut | 2/3 cup | 176.00 | Lemon | 1/2 cup | 24.00 | |
Lettuce | 1/2 head | 170.00 | Blackberries | 1 cup | 22.00 | |
Green Limas | 2/3 cup | 142.00 | Orange | 1/2 cup | 22.00 | |
Dried Limas | 2/3 cup | 123.00 | Tomato | 1 | 21.00 | |
Rhubarb ** | 1 cup | 117.00 | Peach | 1 lg | 21.00 | |
Cabbage | 1 1/3 cup | 111.00 | Raspberries | 1 cup | 19 | |
Broccoli | 1 cup | 101 | Banana | 1 sm | 18.00 | |
Beets | 2/3 cup | 98 | Onion | 1 sm | 14.00 | |
Brussels Sprouts | 6 | 95.00 | Grapes | 1/2 cup | 10.00 | |
Green Soy Beans | 2/3 cup | 85 | Pear | 1 | 10.00 | |
Cucumber | 10 sl | 71 | Blueberries | 2/3 cup | 5 | |
Parsnip | 1/2 lg | 67.00 | Apple | 1 | 5 | |
Radishes | 7 | 64.00 | Watermelon | 1/2 sl | 5 | |
Rutabagas | 3/4 cup | 62.00 | Green Peas | 3/4 cup | 5 | |
Dried peas | 1/2 cup | 57.00 | ||||
Mushrooms | 7 | 50 | * best eaten raw | |||
Cauliflower | 1 cup | 50 | **not recommended | |||
Pineapple | 1 cup | 44 | ||||
Avocado | 1/2 cup | 44.00 | ||||
Raisins | 1/2 cup | 42.00 | ||||
Dried Dates | 7 | 40.00 | ||||
Green Beans | 1 cup | 39.00 | ||||