the alkalinity of acidity of a food depends on what is presented to the kidneys and liver as the end product of digestion thus the alkalinity and acidity of an individual's diet does play an important role in homeostasis umeboshi plums appear to contain a good deal of sodium and potassium additionally many pickling agents are in the end once organic acids have been burned alkaline this article is a total mess the sections of health benefits and alkalinity need to be completely deleted or rewritten this is not cool not cool at all someone needs to actually try a delicious umeboshi and then complain the japanese eat them and they seem pretty on the ball