How Much Oxalate Is in Turmeric Herbs and Spices?
mg oxalate
per serving
Serving: 1 serving (100 g)
Verdict: 🟡 Caution
Per 100g: 2107 mg
Data: Harvard T.H. Chan SPH (2024)
What this means: Turmeric Herbs and Spices is rated Caution (🟡). At 46 mg oxalate per serving, it's in the moderate zone (25-99 mg). It's manageable with portion awareness — try smaller servings, less frequent consumption, and pairing with calcium-rich foods. Track total daily oxalate to stay under ~100 mg.
Among vegetables, Turmeric Herbs and Spices sits well above 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 Turmeric Herbs and Spices is 70% above the category norm. Within its specific category, Turmeric Herbs and Spices ranks on the higher end for oxalate. 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 Caution to compare within the same verdict level.
Why does oxalate per 100g matter?
Normalizing to 100 grams removes serving-size differences, so you can judge which food is genuinely denser in oxalate. It matters most when you eat a bigger or smaller portion than the listed serving. Applied to Turmeric Herbs and Spices: 46 mg oxalate per 1 serving — Caution per Harvard (2024).
How accurate is the oxalate measurement?
These values come from Harvard's 2024 ion-chromatography analysis — the gold-standard method for oxalate. Real measured data rather than estimates. Sample-to-sample variation exists, but no published source is more dependable for food oxalate. Turmeric Herbs and Spices comes in at 46 mg oxalate per 1 serving (Caution) in the measured database.
How does this compare to other foods?
The ratings split at 25 mg (Safe) and 100 mg (Avoid), with 25-99 mg in the Caution band. For context against similar foods, the category pages on OxalateWatch rank every item in that group by oxalate. Turmeric Herbs and Spices comes in at 46 mg oxalate per 1 serving (Caution) in the measured database.