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Impaul , if you trust me ( with background of Chemistry/Chemical engineering ) . I really encourage you to place more focus on Human Essential nutrients rather than locking yourself up to the PH values of the food in question. When you eat a piece of processed / non-organic vegetarian donut added with lemon for the sake of "alkalinity", does it contain the following nutrients in adequate level to sustain life ?

Essential nutrient - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia

Essential fatty acids:
Linolenic acid (the shortest chain omega-3 fatty acid)
Linoleic acid (the shortest chain omega-6 fatty acid)

Essential amino acids necessary for all humans:
Histidine
Isoleucine
Lysine
Leucine
Methionine
Phenylalanine
Threonine
Tryptophan
Valine

Essential amino acids necessary for human children and not adults:
Arginine

Vitamins:
Biotin (vitamin B7, vitamin H)
Choline (vitamin Bp)
Folate (folic acid, vitamin B9, vitamin M)
Niacin (vitamin B3, vitamin P, vitamin PP)
Pantothenic acid (vitamin B5)
Riboflavin (vitamin B2, vitamin G)
Thiamine (vitamin B1)
Vitamin A (retinol)
Vitamin B6 (pyridoxine, pyridoxamine, or pyridoxal)
Vitamin B12 (cobalamin)
Vitamin C (ascorbic acid)
Vitamin D (Cholecalciferol, Ergocalciferol, Calcitriol)
Vitamin E (tocopherol)
Vitamin K (naphthoquinoids)

Dietary minerals: Biochemical studies reported in 2006 indicate that the following elements (aside from H, C, N, and O) are required for human health:[2]
Calcium (Ca)
Chloride (Cl-)
Cobalt (Co)
Copper (Cu) [3]
Iodine (I)
Iron (Fe)
Magnesium (Mg)
Manganese (Mn) [4]
Molybdenum (Mo)
Phosphorus (P) [5]
Potassium (K)
Selenium (Se) [6]
Sodium (Na)
Sulfur (S)
Zinc (Zn) [7]

Many elements have been implicated at various times to have a role in human health. For none of these elements has the specific protein or complex been identified:


Bismuth (Bi) (suspect)
Boron (B)
Bromine (Br)
Chromium (Cr)[9]
Fluorine (F) (necessity unknown in humans)
Germanium (Ge)[dubious – discuss]
Rubidium (Rb) (suspect)
Nickel (Ni)[9] common in unicellular organisms
Silicon (Si)[9]
Strontium (Sr) (suspect)
Tellurium (Te) (suspect)
Tin (Sn)[9] (may depend on definition of essential -- see reference)
Titanium (Ti) (suspect)
Tungsten (W) (some organisms use tungsten rather than molybdenum)

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