Which of the following is a +4 alkalizing food?

• A. Wheatgrass
• B. Candy
• C. Soda
• D. Fried potatoes

Answer: (A)

Alkalizing foods are those that, after digestion and metabolism, leave alkaline minerals that help raise the body’s pH toward the alkaline side. Wheatgrass fits this well because it’s a dense green source rich in minerals like potassium, calcium, and magnesium, which contribute to alkaline ash when metabolized. That mineral content supports a strong alkaline effect, often described as a +4 alkalizing potential.

Candy provides mostly sugar and little mineral content, which tends to contribute to acid load rather than alkalinity. Soda adds acids from carbonic and phosphoric acids and lots of sugar, again leaning acid-forming. Fried potatoes are starchy and fatty, and their digestion tends to produce acidic metabolites, not alkaline ones.