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Zucchini also contains oxalates, which are naturally occurring plant compounds that can bind to minerals like calcium and, in some people, contribute to kidney stone formation.
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Daryl Austin, USA Today, 16 Oct. 2025
Soaking steel-cut oats overnight can cut back on cooking time and reduce antinutrients found in oats, like phytates, tannins, and oxalates.
—Jillian Kubala, Health, 6 Oct. 2025
Williams brought the information to a nutritionist, who crafted a diet based on the oxalate content of foods.
—Dhruv Khullar, New Yorker, 22 Sep. 2025
The most common type of stone forms when calcium binds with oxalate, an antinutrient that is found in plant foods.
—Claire Bugos, Verywell Health, 22 Aug. 2025
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Daryl Austin, USA Today, 16 Oct. 2025
Soaking steel-cut oats overnight can cut back on cooking time and reduce antinutrients found in oats, like phytates, tannins, and oxalates.
—Jillian Kubala, Health, 6 Oct. 2025
Williams brought the information to a nutritionist, who crafted a diet based on the oxalate content of foods.
—Dhruv Khullar, New Yorker, 22 Sep. 2025
The most common type of stone forms when calcium binds with oxalate, an antinutrient that is found in plant foods.
—Claire Bugos, Verywell Health, 22 Aug. 2025
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“Oxalate.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/oxalate. Accessed 25 Oct. 2025.
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oxalate
1 of 2 noun
ox·a·late
ˈäk-sə-ˌlāt 
: a salt or ester of oxalic acid
oxalate
2 of 2 transitive verb
oxalated; oxalating
: to add an oxalate to (blood or plasma) to prevent coagulation
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