“Do marcona almonds phytic acid in them?” I was asked recently. “Yes,” I answered, not actually having a specific study on marcona almonds. There actually is not a huge literature on phytic acid in nuts and seeds, as there is for grains. I assume the biggest reason for the lack of research is that most…

Do nuts have high levels of phytic acid / phytates? Should we care? Nuts and seeds as a class tend to be high in phytates which reduce your ability to absorb the minerals in the mineral-rich nuts and seeds. The only exception I have seen is chestnuts. From a 1987 review article by Harland and…