This Subject Title better charactrizes this thread.
I have copied all lists into this post, so it is easy to copy from one post.
There are various ways to determine whether a food will have an alkaline effect upon the body, after digestion. One way is to reduce the food to ash, and see what the alkalinity of the Ash is. I am not sure what other methods of evaluation are used. personal experience I guess could be on other method.
Here is a Link to another list of Alkalizing/Acidifying foods, that has some variances from other lists:
PI Alk Food Lists
Here is a Link to another list of Alkalizing/Acidifying foods, that has some variances from other lists:
http://altmedicine.about.com/od/popularhealthdiets/a/alkalinediet.htm
Alt Medicine has a Link to a shore list of Alkaline Principles:
http://altmedicine.about.com/od/popularhealthdiets/a/alkalinediet_2.htm
Another On-Line list is Gods Direct Contact:
http://www.godsdirectcontact.com/vegetarian/alkalineoracid.html
The Wolfe Clinic list: (Looks similar to Gods Direct Contact list)
http://www.thewolfeclinic.com/acidalkfoods.html
C Cone List:
http://www.ccone.com/nh1/alkdiet.html
Dr. Loren Cordain List, from J Am Diet Assoc, 1995; 95: 791-797, by Remer T. Manz F.:
http://www.thepaleodiet.com/acidbase.htm
From Carla's Post Above:
Here is another very good detailed list.
http://www.rense.com/1.mpicons/acidalka.htm
From Google Search: Alkaline Food List
This article is excerpted from The Seasonal Detox Diet, ©1998, 2002, by Carrie L'Esperance. Reprinted with permission of the publisher, Healing Arts Press, a division of Inner Traditions International.
http://www.innerself.com/Health/lesperance03273.htm
Trans 4Mind List, Principles:
http://www.trans4mind.com/nutrition/pH.html
Sandy Simmons Connective Tissue Disorder Site:
http://www.ctds.info/acidic-foods.html
From the Care2 site:
http://www.care2.com/channels/solutions/self/1371
There are more general lists and info from this Alkaline Food List search, not included here