Sprouting

What is Phytic Acid Phytic acid is known as a food inhibitor.  It binds micronutrients and prevents them from being bioavailable.  (Gupta, Gangoliya, & Singh, 2015) This happens because we, humans, lack the enzyme phytase in our digestive tract.  Soaking these foods high in phytic acid can help reduce the phytic acid content in foods to improve the nutritional…