How Much Oxalate Is in Mango (Dried)?
mg oxalate
per serving
Serving: 1/4 cup (40 g)
Verdict: 🟢 Safe
Per 100g: 5 mg
Data: Harvard T.H. Chan SPH (2024)
The bottom line for Mango (Dried): Safe (🟢), with 2 mg oxalate per serving — comfortably below the 25 mg safe cutoff. There's no need to limit it. Just keep your usual kidney stone basics in place: water throughout the day and calcium-rich foods at meals.
Putting Mango (Dried) in context: it lands well below the category average of 21 mg. In the database, 89% of fruits (101 of 113) fall in the 🟢 Safe group (under 25 mg oxalate/serving). The typical fruits here averages 21 mg oxalate per serving, so Mango (Dried) runs 91% 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 fruits 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. Applied to Mango (Dried): 2 mg oxalate per 1/4 cup — Safe per Harvard (2024).
How accurate is the oxalate measurement?
Harvard's 2024 analysis used ion chromatography — the gold standard for oxalate measurement. These are direct lab values, not estimates or database calculations. Variability exists between samples, but this is the most reliable reference available. For Mango (Dried), the measured oxalate value is 2 mg per 1/4 cup (Safe).
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. Applied to Mango (Dried): 2 mg oxalate per 1/4 cup — Safe per Harvard (2024).