How Much Oxalate Is in Herbs and Spices, Pepper, ground, Black?
mg oxalate
per serving
Serving: 1 serving (100 g)
Verdict: 🟢 Safe
Per 100g: 572 mg
Data: Harvard T.H. Chan SPH (2024)
Here's the takeaway: Herbs and Spices, Pepper, ground, Black earns a Safe rating (🟢) at 12 mg oxalate per serving. Being under 25 mg means it fits comfortably in everyday eating. Keep your usual habits — adequate fluids and calcium in meals — and Herbs and Spices, Pepper, ground, Black poses no special concern.
Putting Herbs and Spices, Pepper, ground, Black in context: it lands well below the category average of 27 mg. In the database, 80% of vegetables (219 of 271) fall in the 🟢 Safe group (under 25 mg oxalate/serving). The typical vegetables here averages 27 mg oxalate per serving, so Herbs and Spices, Pepper, ground, Black runs 56% below that baseline. That places it among the lower-oxalate options in its category. Why this matters: the gap between two Safe foods can be wide — one may hold 5 mg oxalate while another sits at 24 mg. The lower one leaves more room in your day. See all vegetables rated Safe for a full side-by-side.
Why does oxalate per 100g matter?
Per-100g values put every food on the same scale, which is handy when serving sizes differ a lot between foods — or when your portion doesn't match the standard serving. It lets you compare apples to apples on oxalate density. For Herbs and Spices, Pepper, ground, Black, the measured oxalate value is 12 mg per 1 serving (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. Herbs and Spices, Pepper, ground, Black comes in at 12 mg oxalate per 1 serving (Safe) in the measured database.
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. Applied to Herbs and Spices, Pepper, ground, Black: 12 mg oxalate per 1 serving — Safe per Harvard (2024).