For general health: 60%-70% alkalinity suggested. For therapeutic care: 90%-100%. Average American diet consumes approximately 10%-15% alkaline foods.
| agar agar | fruit juices – no added sugar | pears, sweet |
| alfalfa sprouts | garlic | peas, fresh, sweet |
| almonds | ginger, fresh | peas less sweet |
| amaranth | gooseberry | persimmon |
| apples | grapefruit | pickles, homemade |
| apples, sour | grapes, less sweet | pineapple |
| apricots | grapes, sour | pumpkin, less sweet |
| arrowroot flour | green beans, fresh | pumpkin, sweet |
| artichoke, globe | green peas | quinoa |
| artichoke, Jerusalem | guavas | radish |
| asparagus | herbs, leafy green | raisins |
| avocados | honey, raw | raspberry |
| bamboo shoots | horseradish | rhubarb |
| bananas, ripe | kale | rutabaga |
| barley malt sweetener- Bronners | kelp, karengo | sapote |
| beans, dried | kiwi | sauerkraut |
| beets | kohlrabi | sea salt, vegetable |
| bell pepper | kudzu root | seaweeds |
| berries | leeks | sesame seeds, whole |
| blackberries | lemons | soy beans dry |
| broccoli | lettuce, leafy green | soy cheese |
| brown rice syrup | lettuce, pale green | soy milk |
| brussel sprouts | lima beans, dried | spices |
| cabbage | lima beans, green | spinach, raw |
| cantaloupe | limes | sprouted grains |
| carrots | mango | squash |
| cauliflower | mayonnaise, homemade | strawberry |
| cayenne | melons | tamari |
| celery | milk, raw goat | tangerine |
| chard leaves | millet | taro |
| cherries | miso | tempeh |
| cherries, sour | mushrooms | tofu |
| chestnuts, dry roasted | muskmelons | tomato, less sweet |
| coconut, fresh | nectarines | tomato, sweet |
| corn, sweet, fresh | okra | turnip |
| cucumbers | olives, ripe | umeboshi plum |
| currants | onions | vegetable juices |
| daikon | oranges | vinegar, apple cider |
| dates, dried (avoid sulfured ones) | papaya | vinegar, sweet brown rice |
| dates, fresh | parsley | water chestnuts |
| egg yolks, soft cooked | parsnips | watercress |
| eggplant | passion fruit | watermelon |
| endive | peaches, less sweet | yeast, nutritional flakes |
| essene bread | peaches, sweet | |
| figs, dried (avoid sulfured ones) | pears | |
| figs, fresh | pears, less sweet |