Citations:alkaline ash

English citations of alkaline ash

Noun

• 1921, Dean Alfred Vivian, “The fruit crop in its relation to the national diet”, in Proceedings of the 54th Annual Meeting of the Ohio State Horticultural Society, Columbus, Ohio: The F.J. Heer Printing Co., page 42:

  Now it happens that when some foods are burned to ash, the ash has an excess of alkaline materials, and our recent studies show very clearly that unless the foods as we eat them contain an excess of alkaline ash they will bring about a condition in the body known as acidosis, which is dangerous to health.

• 2004, M. Ted Morter, Health and Wellness, Pustak Mahal, →ISBN, page 58:

  Most digested foods leave a residue called ash. This ash is either acid, alkaline, or neutral. High-protein foods like meat, that make up such a large portion of our diets, leave acid ash. Fruits and vegetables (with a few exceptions) leave alkaline ash.

Adjective

• 1991, Marine E. Vlok, Manual of Nursing, revised ninth edition, volume 1, Juta and Company, →ISBN, page 309:

  Food is prepared and served without salt; acid ash foods are balanced with alkaline ash foods; plenty of fluids are given —3 600 to 4 800 ml per day; acid medicines are sometimes prescribed with the diet, viz. HCl.