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Effect of water-soluble oxalates in Amaranthus spp. leaves on the absorption of milk calcium

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  09 March 2007

Urmila Pingle  and
B. V. Ramasastri
Urmila Pingle
Affiliation:
National Institute of Nutrition, Indian Council of Medical Research, Hyderabad - 500 007, India
B. V. Ramasastri
Affiliation:
National Institute of Nutrition, Indian Council of Medical Research, Hyderabad - 500 007, India
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1. Amaranthus spp. leaves contain high amounts of oxalates which affect the calcium absorption. This study was done to determine whether removal of the water-soluble oxalates from the leaves by cooking would reduce this deleterious effect.

2. Experimental work done with two types of basal diets on six adult male subjects has shown that the milk Ca absorption was low when leaves cooked without draining away the water were included in the diet. However when the soluble oxalates were removed by throwing away the water after cooking the leaves, the absorption of milk Ca was unaffected.

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Research Article
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British Journal of Nutrition , Volume 40 , Issue 3 , November 1978 , pp. 591 - 594
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Copyright © The Nutrition Society 1978

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