Acid-Alkaline Beverages Chart

The values for this acid-alkaline beverages chart are explained in my Basic Acid Alkaline Food Chart Introduction.

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Food DescriptionKCalsVery AlkalineQuite AlkalineAbout Neutral Quite AcidVery Acid
Acid/Alkali Beverages
Alcoholic beverage, beer, light29-0.06
Alcoholic beverage, beer, light, BUD LIGHT31-0.23
Alcoholic beverage, beer, light, MICHELOB ULTRA 27-0.13
Alcoholic beverage, beer, regular, all43-0.03
Alcoholic beverage, beer, regular, BUDWEISER41-0.27
Alcoholic beverage, creme de menthe, 72 proof 3710.00
Alcoholic beverage, daiquiri, canned125-0.18
Alcoholic beverage, daiquiri, prepared-from-recipe186-0.31
Alcoholic beverage, distilled, all (gin, rum, vodka, whiskey) 100 proof2950.10
Alcoholic beverage, distilled, all (gin, rum, vodka, whiskey) 80 proof231 0.10
Alcoholic beverage, distilled, all (gin, rum, vodka, whiskey) 86 proof2500.10
Alcoholic beverage, distilled, all (gin, rum, vodka, whiskey) 90 proof2630.10
Alcoholic beverage, distilled, all (gin, rum, vodka, whiskey) 94 proof275 0.10
Alcoholic beverage, distilled, gin, 90 proof2630.00
Alcoholic beverage, distilled, rum, 80 proof2310.14
Alcoholic beverage, distilled, vodka, 80 proof 2310.16
Alcoholic beverage, distilled, whiskey, 86 proof2500.09
Alcoholic beverage, liqueur, coffee with cream, 34 proof3272.29
Alcoholic beverage, liqueur, coffee, 53 proof 336-0.45
Alcoholic beverage, liqueur, coffee, 63 proof308-0.45
Alcoholic beverage, pina colada, canned237-0.28
Alcoholic beverage, pina colada, prepared-from-recipe174-1.33
Alcoholic beverage, rice (sake)134 -0.27
Alcoholic beverage, tequila sunrise, canned1100.12
Alcoholic beverage, whiskey sour, canned119-0.03
Alcoholic beverage, whiskey sour, prepared from item 14028153 -0.20
Alcoholic beverage, whiskey sour, prepared from item 145301490.07
Alcoholic beverage, whiskey sour, prepared with water, whiskey and powder mix164-0.55
Alcoholic beverage, wine, cooking 50-1.42
Alcoholic beverage, wine, dessert, dry152-1.83
Alcoholic beverage, wine, dessert, sweet160-1.83
Alcoholic beverage, wine, light50-1.63
Alcoholic beverage, wine, table, all84 -1.69
Alcoholic beverage, wine, table, red85-2.19
Alcoholic Beverage, wine, table, red, Merlot84-2.19
Alcoholic beverage, wine, table, white83 -1.16
Apple cider-flavored drink, powder, added vitamin C and sugar395-1.38
Apple cider-flavored drink, powder, low calorie, with vitamin C, prepared10.27
Beef broth and tomato juice, canned 37-1.46
Carbonated beverage, chocolate-flavored soda42-1.09
Carbonated beverage, club soda0-0.13
Carbonated beverage, cola, contains caffeine370.33
Carbonated beverage, cola, with higher caffeine41 0.31
Carbonated beverage, cola, without caffeine410.31
Carbonated beverage, cream soda51-0.11
Carbonated beverage, ginger ale34 -0.08
Carbonated beverage, grape soda43-0.08
Carbonated beverage, lemon-lime soda, contains caffeine41-0.02
Carbonated beverage, low calorie, cola or pepper-type, with aspartame, contains caffeine 20.15
Carbonated beverage, low calorie, cola or pepper-type, with aspartame, without caffeine1 0.24
Carbonated beverage, low calorie, cola or pepper-types, with sodium saccharin, contains caffeine00.24
Carbonated beverage, low calorie, other than cola or pepper, without caffeine0-0.07
Carbonated beverage, low calorie, other than cola or pepper, with aspartame, contains caffeine0 -0.07
Carbonated beverage, low calorie, other than cola or pepper, with sodium saccharin, without caffeine0-0.12
Carbonated beverage, orange48-0.09
Carbonated beverage, pepper-type, contains caffeine41 0.34
Carbonated beverage, reduced sugar, cola, contains caffeine and sweeteners200.31
Carbonated beverage, root beer41-0.11
Carbonated beverage, SPRITE, lemon-lime, without caffeine 40-0.04
Carbonated beverage, tonic water34-0.01
Carob-flavor beverage mix, powder372-1.58
Carob-flavor beverage mix, powder, prepared with whole milk 750.22
Chocolate syrup279-0.77
Chocolate syrup, prepared with whole milk900.16
Chocolate-flavor beverage mix for milk, powder, with added nutrients400-7.76
Chocolate-flavor beverage mix for milk, powder, with added nutrients, prepared with whole milk88 -0.35
Chocolate-flavor beverage mix for milk, powder, without added nutrients349-9.08
Chocolate-flavor beverage mix, powder, prepared with whole milk85-0.47
Chocolate-flavored drink, whey and milk based49 -2.04
Citrus fruit juice drink, frozen concentrate162-7.17
Citrus fruit juice drink, frozen concentrate, prepared with water50-0.96
Clam and tomato juice, canned 48-1.40
Cocktail mix, non-alcoholic, concentrated, frozen287-0.42
Cocoa mix, no sugar added, powder377-29.00
Cocoa mix, powder398-3.91
Cocoa mix, powder, prepared with water55 -0.66
Cocoa mix, with aspartame, low calorie, powder, with added calcium phosphorus, without added sodium or vitamin A359-8.26
Cocoa mix, with aspartame, powder, prepared from item 1419629-2.27
Coffee and cocoa (mocha) powder, with whitener and low calorie sweetener257 -21.83
Coffee and cocoa (mocha) powder, with whitener and low calorie sweetener, decaffeinated257-21.83
Coffee substitute, cereal grain beverage, powder360-33.91
Coffee substitute, cereal grain beverage, powder, prepared with whole milk 65-0.29
Coffee substitute, cereal grain beverage, prepared with water6-0.61
Coffee, brewed from grounds, prepared with tap water1-0.96
Coffee, brewed from grounds, prepared with tap water, decaffeinated0-1.20
Coffee, brewed, espresso, restaurant-prepared2 -4.20
Coffee, brewed, espresso, restaurant-prepared, decaffeinated0-4.21
Coffee, dry, powder, with whitener, reduced calorie509-13.42
Coffee, instant, decaffeinated, powder224 -67.16
Coffee, instant, decaffeinated, powder, prepared with water2-0.92
Coffee, instant, regular, powder241-67.38
Coffee, instant, regular, powder, half the caffeine 350-66.29
Coffee, instant, regular, prepared with water2-0.60
Coffee, instant, with chicory, powder351-63.58
Coffee, instant, with chicory, prepared with water3-0.67
Coffee, instant, with sugar, cappuccino-flavor powder406-12.00
Coffee, instant, with sugar, french-flavor, powder484-10.70
Coffee, instant, with sugar, mocha-flavor, powder460-15.10
Corn beverage29 -0.59
Cranberry juice cocktail, bottled54-0.32
Cranberry juice cocktail, bottled, low calorie, with calcium, saccharin and corn sweetener19-0.64
Cranberry juice cocktail, frozen concentrate 201-1.09
Cranberry juice cocktail, frozen concentrate, prepared with water55-0.37
Cranberry-apple juice drink, bottled63-0.34
Cranberry-apple juice drink, low calorie, with vitamin C added19-1.06
Cranberry-apricot juice drink, bottled64 -1.19
Cranberry-grape juice drink, bottled56-0.44
Dairy drink mix, chocolate, reduced calorie, with aspartame, powder298-25.56
Dairy drink mix, chocolate, reduced calorie, with aspartame, powder, prepared with water31 -2.18
Drink mix, QUAKER OATS, GATORADE, orange flavor, powder3883.26
Eggnog-flavor mix, powder, prepared with whole milk950.28
Energy drink, RED BULL, sugar free, with added caffeine, naicin, pantothenic acid, vitamins B6 and B12 5-0.18
Energy drink, RED BULL, with added caffeine, niacin, pantothenic acid, vitamins B6 and B1245-0.18
Fruit punch drink, frozen concentrate162-1.01
Fruit punch drink, frozen concentrate, prepared with water46-0.31
Fruit punch drink, with added nutrients, canned47 -0.72
Fruit punch drink, without added nutrients, canned48-0.59
Fruit punch juice drink, frozen concentrate175-5.62
Fruit punch juice drink, frozen concentrate, prepared with water50 -1.76
Fruit punch-flavor drink, powder, without added sodium382-1.95
Fruit punch-flavor drink, powder, without added sodium, prepared with water37-0.28
Fruit-flavored drink mix, powder, unsweetened 2264.44
Fruit-flavored drink, dry powdered mix, low calorie, with aspartame217 21.91
Fruit-flavored drink, powder, with high vitamin C, low calorie227-51.28
Gelatin, drinking, orange-flavor, powder38216.95
Gelatin, drinking, orange-flavor, powder, prepared with water49 2.11
Grape drink, canned61-0.95
Grape juice drink, canned57-0.71
Lemonade, frozen concentrate, pink181 -1.14
Lemonade, frozen concentrate, pink, prepared with water40-0.28
Lemonade, frozen concentrate, white181-1.14
Lemonade, frozen concentrate, white, prepared with water 53-0.36
Lemonade, low calorie, with aspartame, powder332 18.39
Lemonade, low calorie, with aspartame, powder, prepared with water20.06
Lemonade, powder389-1.03
Lemonade, powder, prepared with water39 -0.14
Lemonade-flavor drink, powder389-0.78
Lemonade-flavor drink, powder, prepared with water42-0.15
Limeade, frozen concentrate247 -0.92
Limeade, frozen concentrate, prepared with water42-0.19
Malt beverage370.25
Malted drink mix, chocolate, powder 411-6.60
Malted drink mix, chocolate, powder, prepared with whole milk85-0.25
Malted drink mix, chocolate, with added nutrients, powder389-34.76
Malted drink mix, chocolate, with added nutrients, powder, prepared with whole milk84-1.00
Malted drink mix, natural, powder429 -1.96
Malted drink mix, natural, powder, prepared with whole milk887.0e-03
Malted drink mix, natural, with added nutrients, powder376-8.43
Malted drink mix, natural, with added nutrients, powder, prepared with whole milk86 -0.43
Mixed vegetable and fruit juice drink, with added nutrients29-0.37
NABISCO, KNOX DRINKING GELATIN, Orange Flavor, with aspartame, low calorie, powder37532.92
Orange and apricot juice drink, canned 51-1.43
Orange breakfast drink, ready-to-drink43-0.88
Orange breakfast drink, ready-to-drink, with added nutrients53-2.91
Orange drink, breakfast type, with juice and pulp, frozen concentrate153-11.38
Orange drink, breakfast type, with juice and pulp, frozen concentrate, prepared with water45 -4.02
Orange drink, canned, with added vitamin C49-0.45
Orange juice drink54-0.74
Orange-flavor drink, breakfast type, low calorie, powder217 -65.79
Orange-flavor drink, breakfast type, powder386-3.40
Orange-flavor drink, breakfast type, powder, prepared with water49-0.49
Orange-flavor drink, breakfast type, with pulp, frozen concentrate 172-8.01
Orange-flavor drink, breakfast type, with pulp, frozen concentrate, prepared with water49-2.30
Orange-flavor drink, KRAFT, TANG Drink Mix366-2.53
Orange-flavor drink, KRAFT, TANG SUGAR FREE Low Calorie Drink Mix217-65.79
Pineapple and grapefruit juice drink, canned47 -1.20
Pineapple and orange juice drink, canned50-0.40
QUAKER OATS, PROPEL Fitness Water, fruit-flavored, non-carbonated5-0.34
Rice beverage, RICE DREAM, canned49 -0.19
Shake, fast food, chocolate127-0.67
Shake, fast food, strawberry113-0.26
Shake, fast food, vanilla 148-0.04
Sports drink, COCA-COLA, POWERADE, lemon-lime flavored, ready-to-drink32-0.35
Sports drink, fruit-flavored, low calorie, ready-to-drink110.09
Sports drink, fruit-flavored, ready-to-drink27-0.10
Sports drink, QUAKER OATS, GATORADE, fruit-flavored, ready-to-drink26 0.00
Strawberry-flavor beverage mix, powder3890.03
Strawberry-flavor beverage mix, powder, prepared with whole milk88-9.0e-03
Tea, brewed, prepared with distilled water1 -0.43
Tea, brewed, prepared with tap water1-0.81
Tea, brewed, prepared with tap water, decaffeinated1-0.81
Tea, herb, chamomile, brewed 1-0.24
Tea, herb, other than chamomile, brewed1-0.24
Tea, instant, sweetened with sodium saccharin, lemon-flavored, powder338-50.27
Tea, instant, sweetened with sodium saccharin, lemon-flavored, powder, decaffeinated338-50.27
Tea, instant, sweetened with sodium saccharin, lemon-flavored, prepared2 -0.29
Tea, instant, sweetened with sugar, lemon-flavored, with added ascorbic acid, powder385-4.07
Tea, instant, sweetened with sugar, lemon-flavored, without added ascorbic acid, powder401-3.52
Tea, instant, sweetened with sugar, lemon-flavored, without added ascorbic acid, powder, decaffeinated385 -3.52
Tea, instant, sweetened with sugar, lemon-flavored, without added ascorbic acid, powder, prepared35-0.36
Tea, instant, unsweetened, lemon-flavored, powder346-68.90
Tea, instant, unsweetened, powder 315-116.70
Tea, instant, unsweetened, powder, decaffeinated315-116.70
Tea, instant, unsweetened, powder, prepared1-0.37
Tea, ready-to-drink, ARIZONA iced tea, with lemon flavor39-0.23
Tea, ready-to-drink, LIPTON BRISK iced tea, with lemon flavor35 0.55
Tea, ready-to-drink, NESTLE, COOL NESTEA ice tea lemon flavor360.86
Tea, ready-to-drink, unsweetened, WENDY’S, fast food, without ice1-0.20
Water, bottled, generic0 -0.18
Water, bottled, non-carbonated, DANNON0-0.06
Water, bottled, non-carbonated, DANNON Fluoride To Go0-0.06
Water, bottled, non-carbonated, DASANI 00.00
Water, bottled, non-carbonated, EVIAN0-0.15
Water, bottled, non-carbonated, PEPSI, AQUAFINA00.00
Water, bottled, PERRIER0-0.18
Water, bottled, POLAND SPRING0 -0.03
Water, tap, drinking0-0.06
Water, tap, municipal0-0.08
Water, tap, well0 -0.06
Whiskey sour mix, bottled87-0.36
Whiskey sour mix, bottled, with added potassium and sodium840.07
Whiskey sour mix, powder 383-3.65
Wine, non-alcoholic6-1.42

Remember: these tables help you make better food choices, but the only way to confirm they are having the desired effect is by measuring the pH (acidity/alkalinity) of your urine. This is a simple process using widely available pH test strips or meters.

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Acid-Alkaline Beverages Chart was first published June 14, 2011, and last reviewed on June 20, 2011 in Acid Alkaline Food Chart.

Comments

  • Mike Duhigg says:

    Why is beer considered to be a trigger for a gout attack if it is either alkaline or neutral?

  • Mike Duhigg says:

    “Individuals with gout or who are at a higher risk of gout should try to limit or even cut their beer consumption,” study author Dr. Hyon Choi”…

    Uh, not exactly who one might consider an idiot, no?

    • If Choi made that comment in the context of the topics covered on this page, then yes.

      This is a discussion about alkalizing diets. I do not expect Choi to be interested.

      I do not understand why you are interested either. You seem to want to discuss something here that I cover in great detail on other websites. Please tell me where I have encouraged this so that I can fix it.

      P.S. Choi did not say that beer is a gout trigger.

  • Mike Duhigg says:

    It was a quote from Dr. Choi in an interview with Health Day Magazine. Check out online-ambulance.com/articles/doc/1/grp/Alcohol/art/Beer.htm

    If questions about beer aren’t supposed to be discussed here why is beer listed in your chart on this page? As for the comment about food, certainly you know that beer is considered to be a food in Germany.

    • But you are not asking about beer. You are asking about gout.

      I am more than happy to discuss any and all aspects of nutrition here. But I already spend far too much time on GoutPal discussing aspects of gout. I do not want to spend more time doing it here as well.
      I am sorry if you find this wrong, but I really cannot understand why you do not want to discuss it on the gout website, where you will get input from hundreds of other gout sufferers.

      If you insist on discussing it here, please make your question relevant to nutrition. At the very least, please explain to me how the PRAL values for a food are an issue. I moved them from my gout site because they are only relevant to kidney stones.

      I genuinely love a good discussion, but I cannot see the relevance of this one. Please help me out by telling me where I have gone wrong in my explanations.

      By the way, I changed your link so it is not clickable. I do not want to encourage people to read the nonsense that is written there, but if anyone wishes to do so, they can copy and paste the link.

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