Vibrant does not have a test for oxalate sensitivity, but does offer tests which measure oxalate metabolism and microbes involved in oxalate degradation, both of which may influence a person's tolerance to high oxalate foods.
Vibrant's Organic Acids test measures the oxalate metabolites glyceric acid, glycolic acid, and oxalic acid, thus the Organic Acids test can provide insight into oxalate metabolism. Urinary oxalates are attributed to ascorbate (33-50%), glycine (40%) and from minor metabolic pathways and dietary oxalate intake (6-33%). High levels of oxalate metabolites may reflect high dietary oxalate intake, high intake of glycine or serine which can be converted to oxalate, lack of oxalate degrading gut commensals, endogenous synthesis from high vitamin C, lack of vitamin B6 which is a cofactor for oxalate degradation, genetic hyperoxaluria type 1 and type 2, or less commonly, antifreeze (ethylene glycol) poisoning.
Vibrant's Gut Zoomer measures Bifidobacterium animalis subspecies lactis and Lactobacillus animalis; these gut commensals play a role in oxalate degradation. Low levels of these species may lead to a build up of oxalates.
