What kinds of foods are high in Oxalic Acid?
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Madkins007 said:This is my favorite link about oxalic acid- http://oxalicacidinfo.com/
When we look at the levels of oxalates in foods, it is unfortunate that we often do not know what part of the plant was measured, or if the food was cooked or prepared in some way since cooking seems to activate or amplify the effects.
Watercress has 0.31 in some studies, which is moderate, or 0.01 in another, which is really low. Spinach runs 0.97 to 0.66, Lambsquarters run 30.0!
It is worth mentioning that in the wild, tortoises routinely eat foods so high in oxalates that they are listed as toxic to humans.
There are some risks with foods high in oxalates (especially bladder stones), but many experts feel that they are not a big deal as long as they are only a part of a varied diet, and the tortoise is properly hydrated.
-EJ said:Oxalilates and Oxcalic acid are very different. Oxalilates are the binded results... Oxalic acid is the component that binds to form Oxalilates.
Opuntia cactus is very high in Oxalilates but is said to be a good form of calcium for tortoises... it is.
Make sure you can see the difference.
jackportd said:Hi,
Is it really oxalic acid? I would not be surprised, but I always thought it was poisonous. This is why one is not supposed to eat rhubarb leaves, because they contain it.
Neutralising an acid is very difficult in cooking. The only alkaline foodstuff that I have heard of is egg white, but that would coagulate in the soup and have to be drained off. You could try it, though.