Here are some important points to remember:

• Oxalates are found in a wide variety of foods.
• Foods that come from animals usually have little or no oxalate.
• Drink plenty of fluids. Drink more than 8 cups of fluid every day. Your urine should be as clear as water. If it isn’t, drink more fluids.
• To help prevent oxalate stones from forming, limit oxalates to 40 to 50 mg per day. Use the chart below as a guide.
• Low-oxalate foods have less than 2 mg of oxalate per serving. You can eat as much of these foods as you like.
• Moderate-oxalate foods have 2 to 6 mg of oxalate per serving. You should eat no more than three of these foods per day.
• High-oxalate foods have more than 7 mg of oxalate per serving. Avoid these foods.

Drinks

Low Oxalate	Moderate Oxalate	High Oxalate
apple juice	coffee (limit to 8 oz/day)	any juice made from high oxalatefruits
beer, bottled or canned	cola (limit to 12 oz/day)	beer, draft
cider	cranberry juice	chocolate, plain*
distilled alcohol	grape juice	chocolate milk
ginger ale	orange juice	cocoa*
grapefruit juice	orangeade	coffee powder (instant)*
lemon juice		Ovaltine
lemonade/limeade (made without peel)		tea, brewed*
lime juice
milk (skim, 2%, whole)
orange soda
pineapple
root beer
tea, instant
water
wine

* This food is extremely high in oxalates, 7 to 700 mg per serving

Dairy

Low Oxalate	Moderate Oxalate	High Oxalate
milk (skim, 2%, whole)	none	chocolate milk
buttermilk
yogurt with allowed fruit
cheese
For calcium restrictions, limit above to one serving per day.

Meat

Low Oxalate	Moderate Oxalate	High Oxalate
beef, lamb, pork	beef kidney	none
eggs	liver
fish/shellfish
poultry

Meat Substitutes, Beans, Nuts, and Seeds

Low Oxalate	Moderate Oxalate	High Oxalate
eggs	garbanzo beans, canned	almonds
lentils	lima beans	baked beans canned in tomato sauce
water chestnuts	split peas, cooked	cashews
		green beans, waxed and dried
		peanut butter*
		peanuts*
		pecans*
		sesame seeds
		sunflower seeds
		tofu (soybean curd)*
		walnuts

* This food is extremely high in oxalates, 7 to 700 mg per serving

Fruit

Low Oxalate	Moderate Oxalate	High Oxalate
apples, peeled	apples with skin	blackberries
avocado	apricots	black raspberries*
bananas	black currants	blueberries
cantaloupe	cranberries, dried	red currants
casaba	grapefruit	dewberries
cherries, bing	oranges	figs, dried
coconut	peaches	grapes, purple
cranberries, canned	pears	gooseberries
grapes, green	pineapple	kiwi
honeydew	plums	lemon peel*
mangoes	prunes	lime peel*
nectarines		orange peel
papaya		red raspberries
raisins		rhubarb*
watermelon		strawberries
		tangerines
		any juice made from above fruits

* This food is extremely high in oxalates, 7 to 700 mg per serving

Breads and Starches

Low Oxalate	Moderate Oxalate	High Oxalate
bread	barley, cooked	Fig Newtons
breakfast cereals	corn bread	fruit cake
noodles, egg or macaroni	corn tortilla	graham crackers
ice, white or wild	cornmeal	grits, white corn
	cornstarch	kamut
	flour, white or wheat	marmalade
	oatmeal	soybean crackers*
	rice, brown	wheat germ*
	unsalted saltine or soda crackers
	spaghetti in tomato sauce
	sponge cake

* This food is extremely high in oxalates, 7 to 700 mg per serving

Vegetables

Low Oxalate	Moderate Oxalate	High Oxalate
acorn squash	asparagus	beans (green, wax, dried)
alfalfa sprouts	artichokes	beets (tops, roots, greens)
cabbage	brussels sprouts	celery
cauliflower	broccoli	chives
peas, frozen and fresh	carrots	collards
peppers, red	corn	dandelion
radishes	cucumbers, peeled	eggplant
turnips, roots	kohlrabi	escarole
zucchini	lettuce	kale
squash	lima beans	leeks*
	mushrooms	mustard greens
	onions	okra*
	potatoes, white	parsley
	peas, canned	parsnips
	snow peas	peppers, green
	tomato, fresh	pokeweed*
	tomato sauce	rutabagas
		sorrel
		spinach*
		summer squash
		sweet potatoes*
		Swiss chard*
		tomato soup
		vegetable soup
		watercress
		yams

* This food is extremely high in oxalates, 7 to 700 mg per serving

Condiments

Low Oxalate	Moderate Oxalate	High Oxalate
any not listed	basil, fresh	cinnamon, ground
	malt, powder	parsley, raw*
	pepper	pepper, more than 1 tsp/day*
		ginger
		soy sauce

* This food is extremely high in oxalates, 7 to 700 mg per serving