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Oxalic Acid

Does Cacao Contain Harmful Oxalic Acid?

Cacao contains somewhere between 1,520 and 5,000 parts per million (ppm) oxalic acid. Is this harmful? When considering more common foods that are much higher in oxalic acid such as spinach, the answer is clearly no. Also keep in mind that once oxalic acid is cooked it binds with calcium in the body and settles in the kidneys. Another reason to eat raw chocolate.

Oxalic Acid Content of Selected Vegetables and Cacao
Category: Nutritional Characteristics
Posted: Sunday, February 14, 2010 03:02:00 PM
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Comments: 2 [Read/Post]
Synopsis: Cacao contains somewhere between 1,520 and 5,000 parts per million (ppm) oxalic acid. Is this harmful? When considering more common foods that are much higher in oxalic acid such as spinach, the answer is clearly no. Also keep in mind that once oxalic acid is cooked it binds with calcium in the body and settles in the kidneys. Another reason to eat raw chocolate.



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Elizabeth Schultz Tuesday, August 2, 2011 07:58:25 AM
You are a rockstar David! I was just going to ask this question and here it is! Please come to Charlotte, NC in your conference travels! I am a student at IIN and have so loved your contributions to the course! Thank you! Much Love! Namaste'!

~ Elizabeth
angela Wednesday, May 5, 2010 10:15:24 PM
This paragraph states that in the cooking process oxalic acid binds with calcium and settles in the kidney, which is all good but i thought that the cocoa in sacred chocolate is raw, thus doesnt get heated and therefore would behave differently in the body!!

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