Smoothies and grain drinks are mostly alkalizing. But there are several acid-forming smoothies. Especially, drinks with added protein. Or grain drinks made with milk. However, that’s not the main concern in your alkaline diet. Because PRAL calculations are best applied to real food and drinks. Not highly processed factory foods.
Alkaline smoothies are easy to make at home from fresh ingredients. But you should seek medical advice before making changes to your diet. So discuss the type of drinks that suit you best with your doctor, dietitian, or other qualified health professional.
Before you use this PRAL Smoothies and Grain Drinks List, you must understand and agree to PRAL Food Lists Principles
Acid-Alkaline Smoothies and Grain Drinks List
I list smoothies with the lowest PRAL index first. Because these have the highest alkaline load. So the most alkalizing drinks show first. But you can click the food table headings to change sort order.
| Main food description | Energy (kcal per 100 g) | PRAL (100 g) |
PRAL ( 100 calories ) |
|---|---|---|---|
| Licuado or Batido | 71 | -1.45 | -2.04 |
| Fruit smoothie, NFS | 63 | -1.49 | -2.37 |
| Fruit smoothie, with whole fruit and dairy | 63 | -1.45 | -2.30 |
| Fruit smoothie, with whole fruit and dairy, added protein | 77 | 3.50 | 4.55 |
| Fruit smoothie juice drink, with dairy | 65 | -2.47 | -3.80 |
| Fruit smoothie, with whole fruit, no dairy | 53 | -3.30 | -6.23 |
| Fruit smoothie, with whole fruit, no dairy, added protein | 75 | 1.63 | 2.17 |
| Fruit smoothie juice drink, no dairy | 50 | -3.65 | -7.30 |
| Fruit smoothie, light | 52 | -1.40 | -2.69 |
| Fruit smoothie, bottled | 50 | -3.81 | -7.62 |
| Fruit and vegetable smoothie | 60 | -5.41 | -9.02 |
| Fruit and vegetable smoothie, added protein | 83 | 0.07 | 0.08 |
| Fruit and vegetable smoothie, bottled | 53 | -3.02 | -5.70 |
| Horchata beverage, made with water | 87 | 0.48 | 0.55 |
| Horchata beverage, made with milk | 90 | 0.39 | 0.43 |
| Oatmeal beverage with water | 43 | 0.12 | 0.28 |
| Oatmeal beverage with milk | 82 | 0.26 | 0.32 |
| Cornmeal beverage | 84 | 0.12 | 0.14 |
| Cornmeal beverage with chocolate milk | 109 | -0.07 | -0.06 |
For the smoothies and grain drink category, the average PRAL values are -1.10 per 100 grams and -2.14 per 100 calories. To put this in context, compare with other nonalcoholic beverages in the Food Category List.
Your Alkaline Smoothies and Grain Drinks
Remember, factors such as growing conditions, variety, and preparation methods affect all food nutrients. USDA database values are an average of many samples. So your PRAL values for smoothies will vary from day to day. But they are always an estimate of actual acid load on your kidneys. Which I explain more in the notes about PRAL principles on the category list page.
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