Is vinegar an acidic food or an alkaline food?

Vinegar is a condiment in our daily life and is of course an acidic food. Generally speaking, foods that contain more non-metallic elements such as nitrogen, sulfur, and phosphorus are acidic foods. However, the metabolites produced by vinegar after being metabolized by the human body are indeed alkaline, so we must pay attention to our correct understanding of them.

1. Vinegar is acidic, but the metabolites produced after internal metabolism are alkaline. As we all know, food can be divided into two categories: alkaline food and acidic food. People must eat a combination of acidic and alkaline foods to maintain the balance of blood acidity, that is, pH value. The so-called acidic and alkaline foods are not identified by taste or taste, but mainly by the chemical elements contained in the food after being absorbed and oxidized by the body.

2. Generally speaking, foods that contain more non-metallic elements such as nitrogen, sulfur, and phosphorus are acidic foods, while foods that contain more metallic elements such as sodium, potassium, calcium, and magnesium are alkaline foods. Not all foods that taste sour are acidic foods. For example, vinegar is sour, and so are fruits such as tangerines, plums, and apricots. However, they are not acidic foods. On the contrary, they are typical alkaline foods. For example, grains, candies, cakes, fish, pork and other animal meats are not alkaline foods, they are all acidic foods. Under normal circumstances, the acidity and alkalinity of human blood is balanced, and it is better to be slightly alkaline.

3. After intense physical labor and vigorous physical exercise, the sugar, fat and protein in the body will decompose in large quantities to produce more acid, causing people to feel sore muscles in the waist, legs or whole body, and making people feel tired and exhausted. If you drink a lot of Coca-Cola in this situation, which has a high sugar content and is an acidic food, and then eat chocolate candies, which are also acidic foods. After eating these things, they will inevitably "add fuel to the fire" and increase the acidity in the blood, thereby aggravating the soreness of the muscles in the human body and making it more difficult to eliminate fatigue in time. So, what should you eat after working or exercising? You should eat alkaline foods. Among animal foods, only milk and animal blood are alkaline foods, while the others are acidic foods. In terms of beverages, it is best to drink milk, soy milk, tea, fruit juice (without sugar), mineral water or boiled water.