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Rhubarb
Rhubarb
Also known as: rhubarbs
Low concern
Rhubarb stalks are a conventional food. Rhubarb leaves contain toxic levels of oxalic acid and anthraquinone glycosides and are not consumed.
Found in
243 products
What it is
Edible stalks of Rheum rhabarbarum; leaves are toxic and not consumed.
Tart fruit-like ingredient.
Why it's flagged
- leaves are toxic (not eaten)
- oxalate content
What regulators actually say
"Rhubarb stalks raw nutrient composition."
"Rhubarb leaves contain toxic levels of oxalate and should not be consumed."
Regulatory status
United States — FDA
stalks GRAS conventional food; leaves not for consumption
European Union — EFSA
conventional food (stalks only)
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