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phytate

Noun

Meaning

phytate (plural phytates)

(organic chemistry) Any salt or ester of phytic acid

Source: en.wiktionary.org

Examples

Coconut has phytic acid, but mainly in the form of a salt, i.e., sodium phytate, potassium phytate, etc. Phytic acid salt, aka phytate, does not have the chelating power of free phytic acid. Source: Internet

I think phytate can quite possibly supply inositol if gut microbes like bifidus are able to dephosphorylate it. Source: Internet

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