Oxalic acid, or oxalate, is a compound in many plant foods. In large quantities, it can inhibit the absorption of some nutrients. Learn more.

Oxalic acid and oxalates are produced and present in plants in different amounts. Insoluble calcium oxalate plays a key role in regulating calcium concentration, which is important in the functioning ...

Medically reviewed by Mary Choy, PharmD Oxalic acid, or oxalate, is a naturally occurring organic compound in plant foods like vegetables, fruits, grains, and nuts. Your body also produces small ...

Erman Munir, Jeong Jun Yoon, Toshiaki Tokimatsu, Takefumi Hattori, Mikio Shimada, A Physiological Role for Oxalic Acid Biosynthesis in the Wood-Rotting Basidiomycete Fomitopsis palustris, Proceedings ...