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Acidic and Alkaline Foods

		
		

ALKALINE FOODS (*extreme)

ACIDIC FOODS

ALKALIZING FRUITS
Apple
Apricot
Avocado
Banana (yellow)
Berries
Blackberries
Cantaloupe
Cherries, sour
Coconut, fresh
Currants
Dates, dried
Figs, dried
Grapes
Grapefruit
Honeydew Melon
Lemon*
Lime
Muskmelons
Nectarine
Orange
Peach
Pear
Pineapple
Raisins
Raspberries
Rhubarb
Strawberries
Tangerine
Tomato
Tropical Fruits
Umeboshi Plums
Watermelon *

Breadfruit, 
Cacius,
Carob - pod only, 
Charlmoyes, 
CRANBERRIES, 
Cherries, 
Citron, 
Coconut (fresh),
Currants, 
Guavas, 
Kumquats, 
Loquats,
Mangoes, 
Melons (all), 
Olives (sundried), 
Papaya, 
Passionfruit, 
Peaches, 
Pears, 
Persimmons, 
Pomegranates, , 
Quince, 
Saponins, 
Tamarind
Apple 
Apricot
Avocado
Banana (high glycemic)
Cantaloupe
Cherries
Currants
Dates/Figs
Grapes
Grapefruit
Lime
Honeydew Melon
Pineapple
All Berries
Tropical Fruits
 

ALKALIZING OTHER

Agar,

Alfafa products,
Alkaline Antioxidant Water
Apple Cider Vinegar
Bee Pollen
Fresh Fruit Juice

Ginger (dried, unsweetened)
Green Juices

Honey,

Kelp (edible),
Lecithin Granules
Mineral Water
Molasses, blackstrap
Probiotic Cultures
Soured Dairy Products (yogurt, kefir, buttermilk, etc)

Teas (unsweetened), 

Veggie Juices
Chlorella

Yeast Cakes
Organic Milk 
(unpasteurized)
Green Tea
Herbal Tea
Dandelion Tea
Ginseng Tea
Banchi Tea
Kombucha

 

ALKALIZING SWEETENERS
Stevia

ALKALIZING SPICES & SEASONINGS
Chili Pepper
Cinnamon
Curry
Ginger
Herbs (all)
Miso
Mustard
Sea Salt
Tamari

ALKALINE NUTS

Almonds,

Chestnuts- roasted, Coconut- dried

 

ALKALINE DAIRY
Acidophilus, 
Buttermilk, 
Ghee, 
Kourniss, 
Milk (raw-human, cow or goat) , 
Whey, 
Yoghurt 

 

ALKALIZING PROTEIN
Almonds
Chestnuts
Millet
Tempeh (fermented)
Tofu (fermented)
Whey Protein Powder

ALKALIZING VEGETABLES
Alfalfa
Barley Grass
Beet Greens
Beets
Broccoli
Cabbage
Carrot
Cauliflower
Celery
Chard Greens
Chlorella
Collard Greens
Cucumber
Dandelions
Edible Flowers
Eggplant
Fermented Veggies
Garlic
Green Beans
Green Peas
Kale
Kohlrabi
Lettuce
Mushrooms
Mustard Greens
Nightshade Veggies
Onions
Parsnips (high glycemic)
Peas
Peppers
Pumpkin
Radishes
Rutabaga
Sea Veggies
Spinach, green
Spirulina
Sprouts
Sweet Potatoes
Tomatoes
Watercress
Wheat Grass
Wild Greens

Artichokes, 
Asparagus, 
Bamboo shoots, 
Beans (green, lima, string, sprouts), 
Brussel Sprouts, 
Burdock, 
Cabbage (red & white), 
Chayotes, 
Chicory, 
Chives, 
Chlorella, 
Collards, 
Cowslip, 
Cucumber, 
Daikon, 
Dandelion greens, 
Dill, 
Dockgreen, 
Dulce, 
Edible Flowers, 
Eggplant, 
Endive, 
Escalo, 
Garlic, 
Ginger root Horseradish, 
Jerusalem Artichoke, 
Kain, 
Kale, 
Kolrabi, 
Kombu, 
Leek, 
Legumes (except peanuts & lentils), 
Lettuce, 
MUSHROOMS (most varieties), 
Mustard greens, 
Nightshade Veggies, 
Okra, 
Onions,
 Oyster Plant, 
Parsley, 
Parsnip, 
Peas, 
Peppers (red or green), 
Potatoes (all varieties), 
Pumpkin,
 Radish, 
Rutabaga, 
 Sauerkraut (lemon only), 
Sea vegetables, 
Sorrel, 
SOY BEANS, 
Soy Bean Extract, 
Squash,  
Taro, 
Turnips, 
Veggie-broth, 
Water Chestnut, 
Watercress, 


ALKALIZING ORIENTAL VEGETABLES

Daikon
Dandelion Root
Kombu
Maitake
Nori
Reishi
Shitake
Umeboshi
Wakame
Sea Veggies

 

PROTEIN
Eggs
Whey Protein Powder
Cottage Cheese
Chicken Breast
Yogurt
Almonds
Chestnuts
Tofu (fermented)
Flax Seeds
Pumpkin Seeds
Tempeh (fermented)
Squash Seeds
Sunflower Seeds
Millet
Sprouted Seeds
Nuts

 

ALKALIZING

MINERALS

Calcium: pH 12
Cesium: pH 14
Magnesium: pH 9
Potassium: pH 14
Sodium: pH 14

 

 

 

ACIDIFYING BEANS & LEGUMES

Almond Milk
Black Beans
Chick Peas
Green Peas
Kidney Beans
Lentils
Pinto Beans
Red Beans
Rice Milk
Soy Beans
Soy Milk
White Beans

 

ACIDIFYING DAIRY
Butter
Cheese
Cheese, Processed
Ice Milk

Cottage Cheese, Cream,

Custards,

Ice Cream (ices),

Milk (boiled, cooked,  dried)

ACIDIFYING NUTS & BUTTERS

ACID NUTS:
All nuts-more esp. roasted 
Coconut- dried
Cashews
Legumes
Peanut Butter
Peanuts
Pecans
Tahini
Walnuts

 

ACIDIFYING ANIMAL PROTEIN

All meats, fish, and fowl
Bacon
Beef
Carp
Clams
Cod
Corned Beef
Fish
Haddock
Lamb
Lobster
Mussels
Organ Meats
Oyster
Pike
Pork
Rabbit
Salmon
Sardines
Sausage
Scallops
Shellfish
Shrimp
Tuna
Turkey
Veal
Venison

 

ACIDIFYING DRUGS & CHEMICALS

Aspirin
Chemicals
Drugs, Medicinal (all pharmaceuticals - prescription or over the counter)
Drugs, Psychedelic
Herbicides
Pesticides
Tobacco

ACIDIFYING JUNK FOOD

Beer: pH 2.5
Coca-Cola: pH 2

ACID CEREALS
All flour product, 
Buckwheat, 
Barley, 
Bread all kinds, 
Cakes, 
Corn, 
Cornmeal, 
corn flakes,
 starch and hominy, 
Crackers all , 
Doughnuts, 
Dumplings, 
Grapenuts, 
Macaroni and Spaghetti, 
Noodles, 
Oatmeal, 
Pies and pastry, 
Rice, 
Rye-crisp

 

ACIDIFYING VEGETABLES

Asparagus (white tips), 
Beans (all dried), 
Corn, 
Garbanzos, 
Lentils, 
Olives
Rhubarb, 
peanuts

Winter Squash

ACIDIFYING FRUITS
Blueberries
Canned or Glazed Fruits
Cranberries
Currants
Plums**
Prunes**

All preserved or jellied, 
canned, sugared, dried, 
sulphured, glazed, raw with sugar 
Bananas (if green tipped) 
Olives (pickled, green),  
PLUMS and PRUNES &
 JUICE Fruits containing benzoic 
or oxalic acid including prunes, 
plums, cranberries, 
and sour cherries.



ACIDIFYING GRAINS, GRAIN PRODUCTS
Amaranth
Barley
Bran, oat
Bran, wheat
Bread
Corn
Cornstarch
Crackers, soda
Flour, wheat
Flour, white
Hemp Seed Flour
Kamut
Macaroni
Noodles
Oatmeal
Oats (rolled)
Quinoa
Rice (all)
Rice Cakes
Rye
Spaghetti
Spelt
Wheat Germ
Wheat

ACIDIFYING FATS & OILS

Avocado Oil
Butter
Canola Oil
Corn Oil
Flax Oil
Hemp Seed Oil
Lard
Olive Oil
Safflower Oil
Sesame Oil
Sunflower Oil

 

ACIDIFYING SWEETENERS

Carob
Corn Syrup
Sugar
Artificial sweeteners (Aspartame, saccharin, etc.)

ACIDIFYING ALCOHOL
Beer
Hard Liquor
Spirits
Wine

ACIDIFYING OTHER FOODS
Catsup
Cocoa
Coffee
Mustard
Pepper
Soft Drinks
Vinegar

All alcoholic beverages,
Candy and Confectionery, 
Cocoa & chocolate, 
Coca-cola, 
Coffee,
 Condiments as: 
Salt (except sea salt) and 
Pepper, Curry, Spices, etc, 
Dressings and thick sauces,
 Drugs and aspirins, 
Eggs (non-free-range), 
Ginger (preserved) , 
Jams and Jellies, 
Flavorings, 
Marmalades, 
Preservatives as: Benzoate, 
Sulphur, 
Vinegar, 
Salt- brine, 
Smoke, 
Sago (starch), 
Soda water, 
Tapioca (starch),
 Tobacco ( juice, smell, smoke), 
Vinegar, 
Lack of sleep, 
Overwork, 
Worry
PASTA (WHITE) 
Noodles
Macaroni
Spaghetti
Wheat Germ 
Potatoes

 
 
		
		
		
Ranked Foods: Alkaline to Acidic
Extremely Alkaline
Lemons, watermelon.
Alkaline Forming
Cantaloupe, cayenne, celery, dates, figs, kelp, limes, mango, melons, papaya, parsley, seaweeds, seedless grapes (sweet), watercress.

Asparagus, fruit juices, grapes (sweet), kiwifruit, passionfruit, pears (sweet), pineapple, raisins, umeboshi plums, and vegetable juices.

Moderately Alkaline
Apples (sweet), alfalfa sprouts, apricots, avocados, bananas (ripe), currants, dates, figs (fresh), garlic, grapefruit, grapes (less sweet), guavas, herbs (leafy green), lettuce (leafy green), nectarine, peaches (sweet), pears (less sweet), peas (fresh, sweet), pumpkin (sweet), sea salt.

Apples (sour), beans (fresh, green), beets, bell peppers, broccoli, cabbage, carob, cauliflower, ginger (fresh), grapes (sour), lettuce (pale green), oranges, peaches (less sweet), peas (less sweet), potatoes (with skin), pumpkin (less sweet), raspberries, strawberries, squash, sweet Corn (fresh), turnip, vinegar (apple cider).

Slightly Alkaline
Almonds, artichokes (Jerusalem), Brussels sprouts, cherries, coconut (fresh), cucumbers, eggplant, honey (raw), leeks, mushrooms, okra, olives (ripe), onions, pickles (homemade), radishes, sea salt, spices, tomatoes (sweet), vinegar (sweet brown rice).

Chestnuts (dry, roasted), egg yolks (soft cooked), essence bread, goat's milk and whey (raw), mayonnaise (homemade), olive oil, sesame seeds (whole), soy beans (dry), soy cheese, soy milk, sprouted grains, tofu, tomatoes (less sweet), and yeast (nutritional flakes).

Neutral
Butter (fresh, unsalted), cream (fresh, raw), cow's milk and whey (raw), oils (except olive), and yogurt (plain).
Moderately Acidic
Bananas (green), barley (rye), blueberries, bran, cereals (unrefined), cheeses, crackers (unrefined rye, rice and wheat), cranberries, dried beans (mung, adzuki, pinto, kidney, garbanzo), dry coconut, egg whites, eggs whole (cooked hard), fructose, goat's milk (homogenized), honey (pasteurized), ketchup, maple syrup (unprocessed), milk (homogenized).

Molasses (unsulferd and organic), most nuts, mustard, oats (rye, organic), olives (pickled), pasta (whole grain), pastry (whole grain and honey), plums, popcorn (with salt and/or butter), potatoes, prunes, rice (basmati and brown), seeds (pumpkin, sunflower), soy sauce, and wheat bread (sprouted organic).

Extremely Acidic
Artificial sweeteners, beef, beer, breads, brown sugar, carbonated soft drinks, cereals (refined), chocolate, cigarettes and tobacco, coffee, cream of wheat (unrefined), custard (with white sugar), deer, drugs, fish, flour (white, wheat), fruit juices with sugar, jams, jellies, lamb.

Liquor, maple syrup (processed), molasses (sulphured), pasta (white), pastries and cakes from white flour, pickles (commercial), pork, poultry, seafood, sugar (white), table salt (refined and iodized), tea (black), white bread, white vinegar (processed), whole wheat foods, wine, and yogurt (sweetened).

More Ranked Foods: Alkaline to Acidic
Highly Alkaline Forming Foods
Baking soda, sea salt, mineral water, pumpkin seed, lentils, seaweed, onion, taro root, sea vegetables, lotus root, sweet potato, lime, lemons, nectarine, persimmon, raspberry, watermelon, tangerine, and pineapple.
Moderately Alkaline Forming Foods
Apricots, spices, kambucha, unsulfured molasses, soy sauce, cashews, chestnuts, pepper, kohlrabi, parsnip, garlic, asparagus, kale, parsley, endive, arugula, mustard green, ginger root, broccoli, grapefruit, cantaloupe, honeydew, citrus, olive, dewberry, carrots, loganberry, and mango.
Low Alkaline Forming Foods
Most herbs, green tea, mu tea, rice syrup, apple cider vinegar, sake, quail eggs, primrose oil, sesame seed, cod liver oil, almonds, sprouts, potato, bell pepper, mushrooms, cauliflower, cabbage, rutabaga, ginseng, eggplant, pumpkin, collard green, pear, avocado, apples (sour), blackberry, cherry, peach, and papaya.
Very Low Alkaline Forming Foods
Ginger tea, umeboshi vinegar, ghee, duck eggs, oats, grain coffee, quinoa, japonica rice, wild rice, avocado oil, most seeds, coconut oil, olive oil, flax oil, Brussels sprout, beet, chive, cilantro, celery, okra, cucumber, turnip greens, squashes, lettuces, orange, banana, blueberry, raisin, currant, grape, and strawberry.
Very Low Acid Forming Foods
Curry, koma coffee, honey, maple syrup, vinegar, cream, butter, goat/sheep cheese, chicken, gelatin, organs, venison, fish, wild duck, triticale, millet, kasha, amaranth, brown rice, pumpkin seed oil, grape seed oil, sunflower oil, pine nuts, canola oil, spinach, fava beans, black-eyed peas, string beans, wax beans, zucchini, chutney, rhubarb, coconut, guava, dry fruit, figs, and dates.
Low Acid Forming Foods
Vanilla, alcohol, black tea, balsamic vinegar, cow milk, aged cheese, soy cheese, goat milk, game meat, lamb, mutton, boar, elk, shell fish, mollusks, goose, turkey, buckwheat, wheat, spelt, teff, kamut, farina, semolina, white rice, almond oil, sesame oil, safflower oil, tapioca, seitan, tofu, pinto beans, white beans, navy beans, red beans, aduki beans, lima beans, chard, plum, prune and tomatoes.
Moderately Acid Forming Foods
Nutmeg, coffee, casein, milk protein, cottage cheese, soy milk, pork, veal, bear, mussels, squid, chicken, maize, barley groats, corn, rye, oat bran, pistachio seeds, chestnut oil, lard, pecans, palm kernel oil, green peas, peanuts, snow peas, other legumes, garbanzo beans, cranberry, and pomegranate.
Highly Acid Forming Foods
Tabletop sweeteners like (NutraSweet, Spoonful, Sweet 'N Low, Equal or Aspartame), pudding, jam, jelly, table salt (NaCl), beer, yeast, hops, malt, sugar, cocoa, white (acetic acid) vinegar, processed cheese, ice cream, beef, lobster, pheasant, barley, cottonseed oil, hazelnuts, walnuts, brazil nuts, fried foods, soybean, and soft drinks, especially the cola type. To neutralize a glass of cola with a pH of 2.5, it would take 32 glasses of alkaline water with a pH of 10.

 
ALKALINE:
Prayer, Peace, Kindness & Love
ACIDIC:
Overwork, Anger, Fear, Jealousy & Stress
Extremely Alkaline Forming Foods - pH 8.5 to 9.0Extremely Acid Forming Foods - pH 5.0 to 5.5
9.0 Lemons 1, Watermelon 2

8.5 Agar Agar 3, Cantaloupe, Cayenne (Capsicum) 4, Dried dates & figs, Kelp, Karengo, Kudzu root, Limes, Mango, Melons, Papaya, Parsley 5, Seedless grapes (sweet), Watercress, Seaweeds

Asparagus 6, Endive, Kiwifruit, Fruit juices 7, Grapes (sweet), Passion fruit, Pears (sweet), Pineapple, Raisins, Umeboshi plum, Vegetable juices 8
5.0 Artificial sweeteners

5.5 Beef, Carbonated soft drinks & fizzy drinks 38, Cigarettes (tailor made), Drugs, Flour (white, wheat) 39, Goat, Lamb, Pastries & cakes from white flour, Pork, Sugar (white) 40

Beer 34, Brown sugar 35, Chicken, Deer, Chocolate, Coffee 36, Custard with white sugar, Jams, Jellies Liquor 37, Pasta (white), Rabbit, Semolina, Table salt refined and iodized, Tea black, Turkey, Wheat bread, White rice, White vinegar (processed).
Moderate Alkaline - pH 7.5 to 8.0Moderate Acid - pH 6.0 to 6.5
8.0 Apples (sweet), Apricots, Alfalfa sprouts 9, Arrowroot, Flour 10, Avocados, Bananas (ripe), Berries, Carrots, Celery, Currants, Dates & figs (fresh), Garlic 11, Gooseberry, Grapes (less sweet), Grapefruit, Guavas, Herbs (leafy green), Lettuce (leafy green), Nectarine, Peaches (sweet), Pears(less sweet), Peas (fresh sweet), Persimmon, Pumpkin (sweet), Sea salt (vegetable) 12, Spinach

7.5 Apples (sour), Bamboo shoots, Beans (fresh green), Beets, Bell Pepper, Broccoli, Cabbage;Cauli, Carob 13, Daikon, Ginger (fresh), Grapes (sour), Kale, Kohlrabi, Lettuce (pale green), Oranges, Parsnip, Peaches (less sweet), Peas (less sweet), Potatoes & skin, Pumpkin (less sweet), Raspberry, Sapote, Strawberry, Squash 14, Sweet corn (fresh), Tamari 15, Turnip, Vinegar (apple cider) 16
6.0 Cigarette tobacco (roll your own), Cream of Wheat (unrefined), Fish, Fruit juices with sugar, Maple syrup (processed), Molasses (sulphured), Pickles (commercial), Breads (refined) of corn, oats, rice & rye, Cereals (refined) eg weetbix, corn flakes,

Shellfish, Wheat germ, Whole Wheat foods 32, Wine 33, Yogurt (sweetened)

6.5 Bananas (green), Buckwheat, Cheeses (sharp), Corn & rice breads, Egg whole (cooked hard), Ketchup, Mayonnaise, Oats, Pasta (whole grain), Pastry (wholegrain & honey), Peanuts, Potatoes (with no skins), Popcorn (with salt & butter), Rice basmati), Rice (brown), Soy sauce (commercial), Tapioca, Wheat bread (sprouted organic)

Slightly Alkaline to Neutral pH 7.0Slightly Acid to Neutral pH 7.0
7.0 Almonds 17, Artichokes (Jerusalem), Barley-Malt (sweetener-Bronner), Brown Rice Syrup, Brussels Sprouts, Cherries, Coconut (fresh), Cucumbers, Egg plant, Honey (raw), Leeks, Miso, Mushrooms, Okra, Olives ripe 18, Onions, Pickles 19, (home made), Radish, Sea salt 20, Spices 21, Taro, Tomatoes (sweet), Vinegar (sweet brown rice), Water Chestnut

Amaranth, Artichoke (globe), Chestnuts (dry roasted), Egg yolks (soft cooked), Essene bread 22, Goat's milk and whey (raw) 23, Horseradish, Mayonnaise (home made), Millet, Olive oil, Quinoa, Rhubarb, Sesame seeds (whole) 24, Soy beans (dry), Soy cheese, Soy milk, Sprouted grains 25, Tempeh, Tofu, Tomatoes (less sweet), Yeast (nutritional flakes)
7.0 Barley malt syrup, Barley, Bran, Cashews, Cereals (unrefined with honey-fruit-maple syrup), Cornmeal, Cranberries 30, Fructose, Honey pasteurized), Lentils, Macadamias, Maple syrup(unprocessed), Milk (homogenized) and most processed dairy products, Molasses (unsulphered organic) 31, Nutmeg, Mustard, Pistachios, Popcorn & butter (plain), Rice or wheat crackers (unrefined), Rye (grain), Rye bread (organic sprouted), Seeds (pumpkin & sunflower), Walnuts

Blueberries, Brazil nuts, Butter (salted), Cheeses (mild & crumbly) 28, Crackers (unrefined rye), Dried beans (mung, adzuki, pinto, kidney, garbanzo) 29, Dry coconut, Egg whites, Goats milk (homogenized), Olives (pickled), Pecans, Plums 30, Prunes 30, Spelt
Butter (fresh unsalted), Cream (fresh and raw), Margarine 26, Milk (raw cow's) 27, Oils (except olive), Whey (cow's), Yogurt (plain)
NOTE: Match with the numbers above.

1. Excellent for EMERGENCY SUPPORT for colds, coughs, sore throats, heartburn, and gastro upsets.
2. Good for a yearly fast. For several days eat whole melon, chew pips well and eat also. Super alkalizing food.
3. Substitute for gelatin, more nourishing.
4. Stimulating, non-irritating body healer. Good for endocrine system.
5. Purifies kidneys.
6. Powerful acid reducer detoxing to produce acid urine temporarily, causing alkalinity for the long term.
7. Natural sugars give alkalinity. Added sugar causes juice to become acid forming.
8. Depends on vege's content and sweetness.
9. Enzyme rich, superior digestibility.
10. High calcium content. Cornflour substitute.
11. Elevates acid food 5.0 in alkaline direction.
12. Vegetable content raises alkalinity.
13. Substitute for coca; mineral rich.
14. Winter squash rates 7.5. Butternut and sweeter squash rates 8.0.
15. Genuine fermented for 1½ years otherwise 6.0.
16. Raw unpasteurized is a digestive aid to increase HAL in the stomach. 1 tablespoon, + honey & water before meals.
17. Soak 12 hours, peel skin to eat.
18. Sundried, tree ripened, otherwise 6.0.
19. Using sea salt and apple cider vinegar.
20. Contains sea minerals. Dried at low temperatures.
21. Range from 7.0 to 8.0.
22. Sprouted grains are more alkaline. Grains chewed well become more alkaline.
23. High sodium to aid digestion.
24. High levels of utilizable calcium. Grind before eating.
25. Alkalinity and digestibility higher.
26. Heating causes fats to harden and become indigestible.
27. High mucus production.
28. Mucus forming and hard to digest.
29. When sprouted dry beans rate 7.0.
30. Contain acid-forming benzoic and quinic acids.
31. Full of iron.
32. Unrefined wheat is more alkaline.
33. High quality red wine, no more than 4 oz. daily to build blood.
34. Good quality, well brewed - up to 5.5. Fast brewed beers drop to 5.0.
35. Most are white sugars with golden syrup added.
36. Organic, fresh ground-up to 5.5.
37. Cheaper brands drop to 5.0, as does over-indulgence.
38. Leaches minerals.
39. Bleached - has no goodness.
40. Poison! Avoid it.
41. Potential cancer agent. Over-indulgence may cause partial blindness.

 

 

    Iron Rich Foods containing Heme Iron

 

   

Excellent Sources

Good Sources

 

   
 
  • Clams

  • Pork Liver

  • Oysters

  • Chicken Liver

  • Mussels

  • Beef Liver

  •  
  • Beef

  • Shrimp

  • Sardines

  • Turkey

  •  

        Iron Rich Foods containing Non-Heme Iron

     

       

    Excellent Sources

    Good Sources

     

       
     
  • Enriched breakfast cereals

  • Cooked beans and lentils

  • Pumpkin seeds

  • Blackstrap Molasses

  •  
  • Canned beans

  • Baked potato with skin

  • Enriched pasta

  • Canned asparag

  •  

    Iron Absorption Enhancers

    Iron Absorption Inhibitors

    • Meat/fish/poultry

    • Fruits: Orange, Orange Juice, cantaloupe, strawberries, grapefruit etc

    • Vegetables: Broccoli, brussels sprouts, tomato, tomato juice, potato, green & red peppers

    • White wine

    • Red Wine, Coffee & Tea

    • Vegetables: Spinach, chard, beet greens, rhubarb and sweet potato

    • Whole grains and bran

    Tips on taking iron pills

    • Take the pills with food.

    • Start slowly. Try taking 1 pill a day for 3 to 5 days, then 2 pills a day until you aren't bothered by that amount. Increase the number of pills until you're taking the amount your doctor recommended.

    • Increase the fiber in your diet if you have constipation. This is worth trying, even though fiber may get in the way of how well your body can absorb iron. You'll still be able to absorb some iron, and it's better than not taking any iron if you need it.

    • Don't take iron pills at bedtime if they upset your stomach.

    • If one type of iron pill causes problems, talk to your doctor about trying a different formula or brand.

    Anemia: When Low Iron Is the Cause

    What is anemia?

    Anemia occurs when your blood doesn't have enough hemoglobin. Hemoglobin is a protein in your red blood cells that carries oxygen from your lungs to the rest of your body. A common cause of anemia is not having enough iron. (Your body needs iron to make hemoglobin.)

    Symptoms of anemia

    • Often, no symptoms

    • Paleness

    • Feeling tired

    • Unusual shortness of breath during exercise

    • Fast heartbeat

    • Cold hands and feet

    • Brittle nails

    • Headaches

     

    • More:

    • extreme fatigue and feeling of weakness

    • light headedness

    • low blood pressure with position change from sitting to standing up

    • tongue may become sore, smooth and reddened

    • decrease in appetite

    • shortness of breath during exercise

    • brittle hair

    • reduction in immunity and increased vulnerability to infection

    • a strong desire to eat nonfoods such as ice, paint or dirt (a condition called Pica)

    • disturbed sleep

    • abdominal pain

    Table of food high in iron: 

     

     

    Iron rich food

    Iron Content

    RDA % *

    Calories

    Cockles boiled

    28mg

    155%

    50

    Black Pudding

    20mg

    111%

    300

    Liver

    9mg

    50%

    190

    Fish Paste

    9mg

    50%

    170

    Kidney

    8mg

    44%

    170

    Venison

    7.8mg

    43%

    200

    Heart

    7.7mg

    43%

    180

    Mussels boiled

    7mg

    39%

    90

    Liver Pate

    7mg

    39%

    190

    Liver Sausage

    6.4mg

    36%

    312

    Goose

    5mg

    28%

    320

    Pheasant

    5mg

    28%

    220

    Shrimps canned

    5mg

    28%

    95

    Haggis

    4.8mg

    27%

    310

    Sardines canned

    4.5mg

    27%

    180

    Anchovies canned

    4mg

    22%

    285

    Whitebait

    4mg

    22%

    310

    Tongue Ox

    3mg

    17%

    300

    Pilchards canned

    2.7mg

    16%

    130

    Beef lean

    2.5mg

    16%

    240

    Other Iron rich foods

    Iron content

    RDA %

    Calories

    Thyme ground

    124mg

    688% *

    276

    Curry Powder

    58mg

    321% *

    233

    Oat & Wheat Bran

    45mg

    250% *

    330

    Cinnamon ground

    38mg

    210% *

    Garam Masala

    33mgg

    183% *

    380

    Rosemary

    30mg

    167% *

    330

    Oxo cube

    24.5mg

    136% *

    230

    Paprika

    24mg

    133% *

    290

    Bran Flakes

    20mg

    111%

    320

    Ready Brek

    13.2mg

    73%

    373

    Special K cereal

    13mg

    73%

    370

    Bran Wheat

    13mg

    73%

    205

    Sesame Seeds

    10mg

    55%

    11

    Black Treacle

    9.2mg

    54%

    260

    Soya flour low fat

    9mg

    50%

    350

    Wheatgerm

    8.5mg

    49%

    300

    Liquorice

    8mg

    44%

    310

    Cashew Nuts

    6.2mg

    34%

    610

    Blackcurrants canned

    5mg

    28%

    45

    Figs dried

    4.2mg

    23%

    205

    Bombay Mix

    3.8mg

    21%

    500

    Lentils boiled

    3.5mg

    19%

    100

    Apricots ready-to-eat

    3.5mg

    19%

    160

    Hazelnuts

    3.2mg

    19%

    650

    Almonds

    3mg

    17%

    600

    Soya beans

    3mg

    17%

    140

    Malt bread

    2.8mg

    16%

    270

    Wholemeal bread

    2.7mg

    15%

    215

    Red Kidney beans

    2.5mg

    14%

    100

    Watercress

    2.2mg

    14%

    23

     


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