| Antinutrient and Toxicity ID | 241 |
| Crop ID | Swamp Taro |
| Part | Leaf |
| Reported Factor | Oxalate |
| Effect | Studies show that eating large quantities of a high oxalate containing foodmay contribute to the formation of kidney stones in susceptible people. |
| Cause Toxicity | |
| Cause Allergic Reaction | |
| Reduction Method | Boiling taro leads to leaching of water soluble oxalates into the cooking water and some loss of soluble oxalates also occurred during baking |
| Notes | NULL |
| Metadata Id | 8,927 |