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Breakfast cereals

Are corn flakes high in oxalate?

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No. Very low, <1 mg per 1 1/2 cups

Range <1 to <1 mg across 1 study, 42 g serving

0 mg50 mg = a day60 mg+

Corn flakes are low in oxalate: about <1 mg per 1 1/2 cups, which is 2% of the 50 mg a day many stone clinics aim for.

Where this number comes from

Each row is one published measurement, converted to a 42 g serving (1 1/2 cups). The grade and the range use the rows prepared the way the serving is eaten, and take the middle. How the grades work.

Per servingPer 100 gPreparationSource
<1 mg 1.9 mg Ready to eat Harvard T.H, 2023

By Oliver Silen · Data checked November 2, 2026 · Not medical advice

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