Most grains are acid-forming, except millet and buckwheat, which are considered to be alkaline. Sprouted seeds and grains become more alkaline in the process of sprouting. All foods are burned in the body--more commonly called digested-- leaving an ash as the result of the burning, or the digestion.This food ash can be neutral, acid or alkaline, depending largely on the mineral composition of the foods. Some foods leave an acid residue or ash, some alkaline.ll foods are burned in the body--more commonly called digested-- leaving an ash as the result of the burning, or the digestion. This food ash can be neutral, acid or alkaline, depending largely on the mineral composition of the foods. Some foods leave an acid residue or ash, some alkaline.
How many acres are used for agriculture in Indiana? In 2007 at the most recent USDA census of agriculture, there were 14.773 million acres of Indiana being farmed on a total of nearly 61,000 individual farms. This represents a â¦drop of 2% from the 2002 census, and is about 63% of the state's total land area.
1 Farmland accounts for 54 percent of total acreage in the state. 2  Tied with Tennessee, it ranks fourth in the number of farms behind Texas, Missouri and Iowa. 3  Its broiler industry has expanded with several new processing plants in recent years. 4  Per farm 1997 average of products sold is $37,247.