what is phytic acid
Phytic acid (or phytate when in salt form) is an substance found in many foods, but especially soybeans and soy products, oatmeal, corn, peanuts, kidney beans, whole wheat and rye.In the human gut, it acts as an chelater and an anti-nutrient.oaking, fermenting or sprouting beans and grains will neutralize much of the phytic acid, except in soybeans, which must be cooked for more than 10 hours at very high temperatures to remove the anti-nutrients.