The article gives an overview of phytic acid in food and of its significance for human nutrition.
It summarises phytate sources in foods and discusses problems of phytic acid/phytate …

The major subsistence food systems of the world that feed resource‐poor populations are
identified and their capacity to supply essential nutrients in reasonable balance to the …

The functions of iron, manganese, copper, zinc, nickel, molybdenum, boron, and chlorine in
plants are discussed. Iron (Fe) plays a crucial role in redox systems in cells and various …

This new edition provides current information on the nutritional requirements of world crops.
It presents research on the acquisition, accumulation, transport, and functions of chemical …

A very important mineral storage compound in seeds is phytate, a mixed cation salt of phytic
acid (myo-inositol hexakis phosphoric acid). This compound is important for several …

Protein–phytate interactions are fundamental to the detrimental impact of phytate on
protein/amino acid availability. The inclusion of exogenous phytase in pig and poultry diets …

Phytic acid is a compound found in cereal grains, legumes, nuts and oilseeds. It is
considered to be an antinutrient due to its ability to bind minerals, proteins and starch at …

Seeds of twenty wheat cultivars grown with (+ Zn= 23 kg Zn ha− 1) and without zinc (Zn)
fertilization in a Zn-deficient calcareous soil in Central Anatolia were analyzed for the levels …

Plant foods can be improved as sources of essential micronutrients either by increasing the
concentrations of nutrients in the food, increasing the bioavailability of micronutrients in the …

Microbial phytase (Natuphos 5000G) was supplemented into barley, canola meal, wheat
and wheat middlings at 500 FTU kg–1 diet to test the effectiveness of the phytase on …