Phytic acid added to white-wheat bread inhibits fractional apparent magnesium absorption in humans1,2,3 Torsten Bohn, Lena Davidsson, Thomas Walczyk and Richard F Hurrell
1 From the Laboratory for Human Nutrition, Institute of Food Science and Nutrition, Swiss Federal Institute of Technology, Zurich.
Background: Phytic acid has been reported to impair the absorption of minerals and trace elements such as calcium, zinc, and iron in humans.
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