๐ŸŸข 0-5 mg Oxalate in Nuts & Seeds โ€” 15 Foods

Not all 'Safe' or 'Avoid' foods are equal โ€” the exact oxalate number matters. Here are 15 Nuts & Seeds foods clustered by their specific oxalate range, so you can compare within a narrow bracket.
๐Ÿ“Š 15 foods
โœ“ Lab-Verified Data Oxalate values from Harvard T.H. Chan SPH Oxalate Database (2024), measured via ion chromatography. This site is a dietary reference tool, not a medical resource.

Nuts and seeds are the highest-oxalate snack category in the database. Almonds measure around 107 mg per quarter-cup โ€” above the avoid threshold โ€” while walnuts and cashews sit in the moderate range, and chia, sesame, and poppy seeds climb higher still. The trap is that nuts read as 'healthy food,' which makes the oxalate load easy to overlook. The stone-aware pattern: treat nuts as a measured treat rather than a free snack, keep servings to a small handful, and pair them with dairy or another calcium source in the same sitting.

Browsing by oxalate range adds precision that a broad verdict cannot. Two foods can both be rated Safe, yet one sits at 3 mg and the other at 24 mg โ€” a meaningful difference when you are tracking a daily oxalate budget. This view groups foods by their exact milligram bracket, which makes daily tracking and meal planning more accurate. Use it alongside the verdict for a go/no-go signal plus the number for fine-tuning.

Inside this 0-5 mg Oxalate bracket for Nuts & Seeds: the 15 foods span from 0.0 mg to 4.0 mg per serving, with Seeds at the top end. Leading entries: Flour, Seeds, Herbs and Spices and 12 more. This is the precision layer that a broad verdict cannot show โ€” two foods in this range can sit several milligrams apart, which matters when you track a daily total.

A bracket this low functions as a free pass in daily tracking. At this level, even generous portions and second helpings barely register against a conservative daily oxalate budget โ€” patients commonly aim somewhere in the 40-50 mg/day zone โ€” so a food at the very top of this bracket still leaves nearly the whole day's allowance untouched. These are the items that make a low-oxalate pattern feel like normal eating instead of an exercise in restriction, and they are the first place to look when rebuilding a plate after a stone diagnosis.

How to deploy this bracket: anchor meals with it. Breakfasts, side dishes, and snack bases drawn from this list need no mental arithmetic whatsoever. The real value shows up elsewhere on the plate โ€” when a genuinely high-oxalate food is worth including on taste or nutrition grounds, filling the rest of the day with near-zero options is precisely what creates the room. Water-rich produce and refined staples dominate here; on packaged items, glance at sodium and sugar labels since oxalate is not the only column that matters.

Majority safe: 15/15 foods (100%) are in the safe range. The odds are in your favor with this intersection.
Range midpoint: The average oxalate in this intersection is 2 mg/serving โ€” right in the middle of this range. Use individual food pages for exact numbers.
Safe options within range: 15 foods (100%) are rated Safe despite being in this bracket. Even within a higher range, some foods remain in the safe zone.
Average oxalate: 2 mg/serving across all 15 foods. Check individual food pages for precise numbers per serving size.
Data source: All oxalate values from Harvard T.H. Chan SPH (2024) via OHF. Nutrition data from USDA FoodData Central where available.

๐Ÿฝ๏ธ Foods in This Category

๐ŸŸข Herbs and Spices
0 mg / serving
Safe
๐ŸŸข Sesame oil
0 mg / serving
Safe
๐ŸŸข Peanut oil
0 mg / serving
Safe
๐ŸŸข Pine nuts
1 mg / serving
Safe
๐ŸŸข Chestnuts
1 mg / serving
Safe
๐ŸŸข Poppy seed
1 mg / serving
Safe
๐ŸŸข Flour
2 mg / serving
Safe
๐ŸŸข Seeds
2 mg / serving
Safe
๐ŸŸข Brazil nuts
2 mg / serving
Safe
๐ŸŸข Tahini sauce
2 mg / serving
Safe
๐ŸŸข Sunflower seed butter
2 mg / serving
Safe
๐ŸŸข Tahini (sesame seed paste)
2 mg / serving
Safe
๐ŸŸข Black Walnut Hull Extract
3 mg / serving
Safe
๐ŸŸข Seeds
4 mg / serving
Safe
๐ŸŸข Bars
4 mg / serving
Safe

โ“ Frequently Asked Questions

Do foods this low in oxalate even need tracking?

Practically, no. At a few milligrams per serving, the accounting error on a cup of coffee outweighs the oxalate in the food itself. Items in this bracket are the ones a stone diet is built on precisely because they remove tracking burden โ€” count the mid-range and high foods, and let this tier be the background.

Can I eat large portions of these foods?

Yes, with the usual caveats about overall diet quality. Even doubling or tripling a serving keeps the oxalate load minimal. The exceptions to watch are packaged items, where sodium or sugar โ€” not oxalate โ€” can be the column that matters for stone risk.

Which nuts & seeds foods land in this lowest bracket?

The list below shows the 15 measured entries with exact values โ€” typically water-rich produce, refined staples, and clear beverages. Values come from Harvard T.H. Chan (2024) lab data, per standard serving.

This is dietary reference information, NOT medical advice. Talk to your doctor or a registered dietitian before changing your diet. Oxalate tolerance varies by person, stone type, and medication.