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    Comparison of oxalate content of food and beverages available in gujranwala
    (UMT, Lhr, 2016) IQRA MALIK
    Diet is very important in the pathogenesis of kidney stones. the metabolism of dietary factors, as calcium, alter with the passage of time, there is direct link between diet and kidney stones which ultimately due to the presence of by product oxalic acid or oxalate. The research was accomplished to find out the total oxalate content in food and beverages that commonly used as food materials. Each food materials were randomly collected from main market of Gujranwala, Pakistan. Total oxalate content of food stuff was measured by titration method and UV-Visible. The studied food materials showed the normal range of oxalate content but among them the highest concentration was found in tea among beverages and nuts in food stuff. And least amount was found in rice. Both methods show the similar results but little fluctuations. The sample was dried to eliminate the effect of moisture to obtain the extract. Extract for ttitration is done by 0.05M of KMnO4 and oxalate content was measured. The dilution of the sample ranges from 0.2g-1g was made for UV visible analysis.