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Breakfast cereals

Is Special K high in oxalate?

B

No. Low, 7.3 mg per 1 1/4 cups

Range 7.3 to 7.3 mg across 1 study, 39 g serving

0 mg50 mg = a day60 mg+

Special K is low in oxalate: about 7.3 mg per 1 1/4 cups, which is 15% 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 39 g serving (1 1/4 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
7.3 mg 18.72 mg Ready to eat Harvard T.H, 2023

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

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