Re: Weird Question about Oxalates

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There is a very informative article about oxalic acid at:

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Oxalic_acid

However oxalates are formed by combining oxalic acid with calcium (usually).

They are found in many vegetables, fruit and nuts.

One thing I noticed in the article was that when eating rhubarb with milk it

leaves a gritty feeling in the mouth. I thought that was interesting because it

might indicate that the oxalates in the rhubarb are combining with the calcium

in milk and producing grit in the mouth. That " grit " could conceivably lead to

irritation of the mucous membranes in the mouth and cause tiny bits of blood to

be visible.

Ora