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Do you soak brown rice? If you don’t, you might want to start. Why? Because brown rice contains phytic acid. In fact, brown rice contains more phytic acid than any other grain, even oats.

Phytic acid is a food inhibitor that blocks the absorption of certain healthy minerals into your body. Learn which 4 phytic acid foods to avoid.

If you eat grains and follow an ancestral diet, you’ll probably have heard that we should soak our grains (or flour) in water and an acidic medium before cooking. This process not only softens and hydrates the grain, but it

This article is all about the so-called 'anti-nutrient' phytic acid or phytate. Know what foods are high in phytic acid and why they are beneficial for us.

FYI phytic acid and soaking grains

Traditional techniques of soaking, souring, or sprouting grains, beans, and nuts before consuming them, mimics the process found in nature.

Phytic acid, or phytate, is a substance found in plant seeds. It can reduce absorption of nutrients from the diet, but also has antioxidant effects.