Re: Spinach & Oxalic Acid (Was Iron)

[Guest guest]

Another iron question. I made some spinach juice, and put 5 teaspoons

into a half and half mixture of orange juice and water. It tasted

pretty good, which was a bit surprising. However, when I was looking

for nutritional information on spinach juice, I found many sites that

said the oxalic acid in it leaches iron and calcium from your system.

Totally not good! I did find one site that said the oxalic acid was

only a problem when the spinach was cooked, but that was only one site

against many.

So what are your thoughts? Is spinach juice a good or bad choice for

increasing my iron levels?

Holly

Crohn's

SCD 12/01/08