When you turn over a tub of tofu or a carton of soy milk and marvel at the amount of magnesium in that bean curd, beware that precious little of it will make it into your brain cells. Likewise, little of the native calcium, zinc, or iron will nourish your body. Soy is high in…
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Phytic acid in rice: Soak it?
Many people interested in reducing phytic acid in their food do not soak rice because they are under the impression that rice does not have phytic acid / phytates. Simply, it depends on the rice. The white rice in your sushi order does not have phytic acid. Phytic acid is in the "brown part" of…
Soaking beans
Beans will cook more quickly if they are soaked and you will better digest them. However, the devil's in the details: How long do you soak beans? Do you add something to the water? What is a proper water temperature? Food science actually has answers to these questions and I examine them in great detail…
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Amanda Rose, Ph.D., is a political scientist and author of "Rebuild from Depression," on the link between nutrient deficiencies and depression. Her own zinc deficiency led to a keen interest in phytic acid, a component in grains, legumes, nuts, and seeds that inhibits our digestion of zinc and other minerals. A thorough examination of kitchen remedies for phytic acid is in the Phytic Acid White Paper. -
