noun
alkaline food
A food that produces an alkaline ash when metabolized; used in dietary contexts, especially in alternative health discussions.
アルカリ性食品を多く摂ると健康に良いと言われる。
It is said that eating a lot of alkaline foods is good for your health.
Acidic food, the opposite category in the acid-alkaline diet theory.
Compound of アルカリ (alkali, from Dutch alkali or English alkali) + 性 (-sei, 'nature') + 食品 (shokuhin, 'food').