๐ŸŸข 5-10 mg Oxalate in Grains & Pasta โ€” 30 Foods

Not all 'Safe' or 'Avoid' foods are equal โ€” the exact oxalate number matters. Here are 30 Grains & Pasta foods clustered by their specific oxalate range, so you can compare within a narrow bracket.
๐Ÿ“Š 30 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.

Grains occupy the low-to-moderate oxalate range, and within the group the pattern is consistent: refined grains (white rice, white bread, most pasta) are low, while bran-concentrated products are the highest-oxalate items on the shelf. Oatmeal, barley, and quinoa sit between the two. The practical takeaway for stone patients is that the heart-healthy whole-grain message does not require bran cereal โ€” oats, brown rice, and whole-wheat bread deliver fiber and nutrition at a fraction of the oxalate. Pairing grains with dairy (milk on oatmeal, cheese on toast) is an easy calcium-plus-oxalate combination.

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 5-10 mg Oxalate bracket for Grains & Pasta: the 30 foods span from 6.0 mg to 10.0 mg per serving, with Flour at the top end. Leading entries: Whole grain, Bread, Corn and 27 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.

Think of this bracket as the daily-driver tier: foods solidly inside the safe zone with enough oxalate to matter on paper, but not enough to constrain a normal day. Someone eating three or four items from this range still spends well under a third of a typical daily oxalate budget, leaving generous headroom for whatever else the day brings. Most of the foods here are everyday staples โ€” the kind of produce, drinks, and pantry items that show up weekly โ€” which is what makes this bracket the practical backbone of a stone-aware shopping list.

One nuance worth knowing: serving size is defined per the database's standard portion, and some foods in this range are easy to eat two or three standard servings of in one sitting โ€” a bunch of grapes, a large pour of a beverage. Doubling a 9 mg item to 18 mg still lands comfortably low, so no special discipline is required. The habit worth building is simply noticing which of your regular foods sit here, because they are the ones that tolerate improvisation.

Majority safe: 30/30 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 8 mg/serving โ€” right in the middle of this range. Use individual food pages for exact numbers.
Safe options within range: 30 foods (100%) are rated Safe despite being in this bracket. Even within a higher range, some foods remain in the safe zone.
Average oxalate: 8 mg/serving across all 30 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 Grains
6 mg / serving
Safe
๐ŸŸข Swiss Hero
6 mg / serving
Safe
๐ŸŸข Ovaltine
6 mg / serving
Safe
๐ŸŸข Bars
6 mg / serving
Safe
๐ŸŸข Cookies
6 mg / serving
Safe
๐ŸŸข Crackers
6 mg / serving
Safe
๐ŸŸข Bread
7 mg / serving
Safe
๐ŸŸข Corn
7 mg / serving
Safe
๐ŸŸข Flour
7 mg / serving
Safe
๐ŸŸข Flour
7 mg / serving
Safe
๐ŸŸข Grains
7 mg / serving
Safe
๐ŸŸข Pasta
7 mg / serving
Safe
๐ŸŸข Pancake Mix
7 mg / serving
Safe
๐ŸŸข Whole grain
8 mg / serving
Safe
๐ŸŸข Flour
8 mg / serving
Safe
๐ŸŸข Rice
8 mg / serving
Safe
๐ŸŸข Flour
9 mg / serving
Safe
๐ŸŸข Grain
9 mg / serving
Safe
๐ŸŸข Grains
9 mg / serving
Safe
๐ŸŸข Pasta
9 mg / serving
Safe
๐ŸŸข Rice
9 mg / serving
Safe
๐ŸŸข Chips
9 mg / serving
Safe
๐ŸŸข wild rice
9 mg / serving
Safe
๐ŸŸข Flour
10 mg / serving
Safe
๐ŸŸข Flour
10 mg / serving
Safe
๐ŸŸข Flour
10 mg / serving
Safe
๐ŸŸข Grains
10 mg / serving
Safe
๐ŸŸข Pasta
10 mg / serving
Safe
๐ŸŸข Breakfast Biscuits
10 mg / serving
Safe
๐ŸŸข Chips
10 mg / serving
Safe

โ“ Frequently Asked Questions

Is this bracket safe to eat every day?

Yes โ€” that is the role this tier plays in a stone-aware pattern. Daily rotation through these foods keeps a large share of the diet natural and varied while spending only a small slice of the oxalate budget. Consistency here is what buys flexibility elsewhere.

How much does a serving here count against a daily target?

Very little: even the top of this bracket is roughly a tenth to a quarter of a conservative daily allowance. The practical habit is noticing which staples sit here, because those are the foods that tolerate portion improvisation without consequence.

Why do some grains & pasta foods here differ from their relatives in other brackets?

Form and preparation. Fresh versus dried, raw versus boiled, whole versus juiced โ€” each can move a food a bracket or more. The 30 foods below are measured as served; individual food pages show the prepared-form values worth knowing.

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.