Oxalic Acid Content of Selected Vegetables

This table was originally published in Agriculture Handbook No. 8-11, Vegetables and Vegetable Products, 1984.


Sorted Alphabetically
VegetablesOxalic Acid (g/100g)
Amaranth1.09
Asparagus.13
Beans, snap.36
Beet leaves.61
Broccoli.19
Brussels sprouts.36
Cabbage.10
Carrot.50
Cassava1.26
Cauliflower.15
Celery.19
Chicory.21
Chives1.48
Collards.45
Coriander.01
Corn, sweet.01
Cucumbers.02
Eggplant.19
Endive.11
Garlic.36
Kale.02
Lettuce.33
Okra.05
Onion.05
Parsley1.70
Parsnip.04
Pea.05
Pepper.04
Potato.05
Purslane1.31
Radish.48
Rutabaga.03
Spinach.97
Squash.02
Sweet potato.24
Tomato.05
Turnip.21
Turnip greens.05
Watercress.31
Sorted By Oxalate Content
VegetablesOxalic Acid (g/100g)
Parsley1.70
Chives1.48
Purslane1.31
Cassava1.26
Amaranth1.09
Spinach.97
Beet leaves.61
Carrot.50
Radish.48
Collards.45
Garlic.36
Beans, snap.36
Brussels sprouts.36
Lettuce.33
Watercress.31
Sweet potato.24
Turnip.21
Chicory.21
Eggplant.19
Celery.19
Broccoli.19
Cauliflower.15
Asparagus.13
Endive.11
Cabbage.10
Turnip greens.05
Tomato.05
Potato.05
Pea.05
Onion.05
Okra.05
Pepper.04
Parsnip.04
Rutabaga.03
Squash.02
Kale.02
Cucumbers.02
Corn, sweet.01
Coriander.01