How Much Oxalate Is in Greens Turnip?
mg oxalate
per serving
Serving: 1/2 cup, chopped (72 g)
Verdict: 🟢 Safe
Per 100g: 7 mg
Data: Harvard T.H. Chan SPH (2024)
What this means: Greens Turnip is rated Safe (🟢). At 5 mg oxalate per serving, it's well under the 25 mg safety threshold. You can include it regularly in a kidney stone diet. Pair it with calcium-rich foods (dairy, fortified plant milks) for additional protection, and drink plenty of water throughout the day.
Among vegetables, Greens Turnip sits well below the category average of 27 mg. For context, 219 out of 271 vegetables (80%) are rated 🟢 Safe (under 25 mg oxalate/serving). The average vegetables in our database has 27 mg oxalate per serving — which means Greens Turnip is 82% below the category norm. Within its specific category, Greens Turnip ranks among the lower-oxalate options. This context matters because two 'Safe' foods can have very different oxalate levels — one might have 5 mg while another has 24 mg. Both are Safe, but the first gives you more dietary flexibility. Browse all vegetables rated Safe to compare within the same verdict level.
Why does oxalate per 100g matter?
The per-100g number lets you compare foods on an equal-weight basis, regardless of serving size. It's useful when two foods have very different typical serving sizes, or when you eat more or less than a standard serving. For Greens Turnip, the measured oxalate value is 5 mg per 1/2 cup, chopped (Safe).
How accurate is the oxalate measurement?
The measurements use ion chromatography, the accepted reference method for oxalate. That means real lab values for each food rather than inferred numbers. Some natural variation exists between samples, but this is the strongest published data set. Applied to Greens Turnip: 5 mg oxalate per 1/2 cup, chopped — Safe per Harvard (2024).
How does this compare to other foods?
Foods under 25 mg per serving are rated Safe. Foods between 25-99 mg are Caution. 100+ mg is Avoid. Check the food's category page on OxalateWatch to see how it compares to similar foods. Greens Turnip comes in at 5 mg oxalate per 1/2 cup, chopped (Safe) in the measured database.