Alkaline food refers to the chemical composition of the ash obtained from the combustion of food mainly contains potassium, sodium, calcium, magnesium and other elements, which are dissolved in water to produce an alkaline solution, this type of food includes a variety of vegetables, fruits, legumes, dairy, and hard fruits in the almonds, chestnuts and so on.
For the distinction between acidic and alkaline foods, we may all have the wrong idea that we can rely on our tongue to taste and determine whether it is acidic or astringent; or we can take litmus paper and look at its color change according to its physical and chemical properties; blue is alkaline, and red is acidic; or we can differentiate them by our daily dietary experience, thinking that lemons, oranges, apples, and other foods are acidic in flavor, and therefore belong to the acidic foods.
All types of food contain different nutrients, different health functions, play different health roles, and are not interchangeable. Only harmonious **** place, in order to ultimately obtain the greatest health benefits. The pursuit of the so-called "alkaline" food, abandon the "acidic" food, only from one extreme to another extreme, resulting in a new imbalance. In the long run, the ultimate damage is still the body's health.
Alkaline food, such as tomatoes, zucchini, eggplant, kiwi, bananas, oranges, loquat, Luo Han Guo, cantaloupe, watermelon, lettuce, spinach, mushrooms, lettuce, carrots, daikon, enoki mushrooms, yams, onions, lilies, coronary arbor vitae, potatoes, black fungus, cauliflower, taro and so on. In addition, soy and dairy products are also alkali rich food, such as tender tofu, soy milk, tofu brain, tofu milk, milk, etc. Some nuts such as chestnuts, almonds, walnuts, etc. also contain alkali.