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Beans and legumes

Are green peas high in oxalate?

B

No. Low, 5 mg per 1/2 cup

Range 5 to 5 mg across 1 study, 80 g serving

0 mg50 mg = a day60 mg+

Green peas are low in oxalate: about 5 mg per 1/2 cup, which is 10% of the 50 mg a day many stone clinics aim for.

Boiling and draining lowers oxalate, because the soluble part leaches into the water. Compare the raw and boiled rows below.

Where this number comes from

Each row is one published measurement, converted to a 80 g serving (1/2 cup). 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 0.2 mg Boiled (n=1) Hönow R., Hesse A, 2002via Foods 2023;12:3201, Table 5 (CC BY 4.0)
<1 mg 0.62 mg Boiled Harvard T.H, 2023
5 mg 6.2 mg Canned (n=1) Hönow R., Hesse A, 2002via Foods 2023;12:3201, Table 5 (CC BY 4.0)

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

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