“We have tried to have Huel tested for oxalates before, we have been told by labs this is not possible because Huel doesn’t contain any. So don’t worry!”
@Deron - sorry, I cannot believe that. Chocoloate or cocoa powder is quite high in oxalate, so I expect there would be a non-trivial quantity of oxalate in the chocolate-flavored huel. Some berries (raspberries in particular) are high in oxalate, but I don’t know what’s in the berry flavor.
The berry flavor 1.0 and 3.0 both contain beetroot concentrate from beets, which all sources agree are extremely high in oxalate, similar to spinach.
Huel also contains coconut, tapioca, and carrots, and those could be high in oxalate although various tests from reliable sources don’t seem to agree about those.
Also, looking at the ingredients from Huel 1.0, it contains brown rice flour, which is also high in oxalate and forbidden (along with spinach, almonds, and cranberries) by most urologists for their kidney stone patients to consume. Fortunately Huel 3.0 has eliminated that and now has rice protein.
Keep in mind that a kidney stone former needs to keep to a budget of less than 100mg of oxalate per day, for the whole day. A lot of little things add up. Just the brown rice flour in 4 servings of Huel 1.0 can blow that budget.
So if your lab is telling you that measuring oxalate isn’t possible because Huel doesn’t contain any, I say that’s bull****. Ingredients in Huel clearly contain oxalates, possibly less in 3.0. The lab is saying it isn’t possible because they don’t know how to test for it. Oxalate testing is probably nontrivial. Find a different lab.
Don’t worry, you say? After my second kidney stone operation in 4 years, yes I worry. Darn right I worry, because Huel is a significant part of my diet and has been so for 3 years.