TIL that Oxalic Acid is in many vegetables too!

[Doug Black 18]

RawforLife Blog: Spinach And The Oxalic Acid Thing

"Oxalic acid is contained in many foods eaten by raw fooders, and 'significant' amounts have been found in spinach, kale, Swiss Chard, 'fat hen' (lambsquarters), watercress, purslane, parsley, beets, bell peppers, tomatoes, sweet potatoes, cabbage, cacao, nuts (eg almonds, cashews), seeds (particularly whole sesame seeds), buckwheat, some fruits (eg plum, starfruit, mango, most berries), some pulses, ginger. Wow - all those! So do we need to rule all those foods out of our diet? In most cases, no."

Here's another neat article. This article says it's in almost anything (ok, I'm exaggerating but it's a lot) Oxalates In Spinach – Is Oxalic Acid A Green Smoothie Health Concern? | Incredible Smoothies

Kinda cool. Calcium, naturally present in many plants, neutralizes it, according to the articles...

The second article says our own bodies produce oxalic acid too!

Edited January 2, 2012 by Doug Black