The nutrients in sunflower seeds become active after soaking them at least one hour in purified water, which
deactivates the phytic acid and enables the absorption of nutrients within the body's cells.
The fermentation
deactivates phytic acid making this bread more nutrient dense than unfermented breads.
The preparation method Sally Fallon suggests does nothing to reduce the phytic acid content of the oats, as the phytase needed to
deactivate the phytic acid has been destroyed by pasteurization.
If you get a copy of Sally Fallons wonderful Nourishing Traditions you will see that in history people have soaked and sprouted grains and beans for hours or days to
deactivate phytic acid and then cooked the soup out of them for digestability - all to miic what a ruminant does with its 4 stomach chambers.
Not exact matches
This
deactivates the enzyme inhibitors and lessens the
phytic acid.
Another bonus: Sprouting helps
deactivate «anti-nutrients» such as
phytic acid, making the protein and minerals easier to absorb.
It is the fermentation process of soy which removes
phytic acid and
deactivates those enzyme inhibitors, which is why fermented soy products are good for you (such as tamari soy sauce, miso and tempeh)!
Effect on phytate: If the grain contains phytase, some of the mineral - binding
phytic acid will be
deactivated, but not much.
Pressure cooking does seem to
deactivate certain properties in food like
phytic acid.
This grain is also high in
phytic acid which blocks absorption of vitamins and minerals if not properly
deactivated.
When almonds and other nuts are soaked the
phytic acid is
deactivated.
Traditional societies used these methods in order to
deactivate the enzyme inhibitors, and anti-nutrients, such as
phytic acid, contained in whole grains, nuts, seeds and legumes.
It results in more digestible rice by
deactivating anti-nutrients like
phytic acid.
Cooking also
deactivates anti-nutrients which include lectins,
phytic acid, trypsin and α - amylase inhibitors.
Cooking
deactivates these anti-nutrients which include lectins,
phytic acid, trypsin and α - amylase inhibitors.This is fairly well established nutritional knowledge.
Firstly, Dr. Mercola argues that soy beans have many antinutirents, such as protein inhibitors and
phytic acid, and that cooking does not completely
deactivate these.
The lectins and
phytic acid we worry about, it turns out, are mostly
deactivated by heat and proper preparation.