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Re:You can’t eat just any leaf (2018) by mulvya on Thursday July 14, 2022 @12:32AM (#32092041)
> oxalic acid is just not good for you even small quantities. We’ve managed to get oxalic acid out of everything we’ve domesticated

Doesn't sound right. WP has this table: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Oxalic_acid#Content_in_food_it.... I see a lot of commonly eaten foods with at least a small amount of it.

Re:You can’t eat just any leaf (2018) by bergenty on Thursday July 14, 2022 @12:44AM (#32092110)
By not good for you I don’t mean it will have immediate effects but you will have to deal with kidney stones down the line.
Re:You can’t eat just any leaf (2018) by mulvya on Thursday July 14, 2022 @03:11AM (#32092937)
"deal with kidney stones down the line" isn't compatible with "not good for you even small quantities"

Some of those vegetables are staples in vegetarian cuisines like here in India. There would have to be a huge epidemic of kidney stones if the latter claim was true.

Re:You can’t eat just any leaf (2018) by tetromino_ on Thursday July 14, 2022 @06:13AM (#32094065)
Cooking greatly reduces oxalate content. In Indian cuisine, greens are generally cooked, not served raw.
Re:You can’t eat just any leaf (2018) by citizenpaul on Thursday July 14, 2022 @02:26PM (#32099727)
Also it seems there is a huge oxalate absorption difference from person to person. Some people may not be affected at all.