Term:
Phytate
Definition:
It is the storage form of phosphorus in plants and is found in high concentrations in seeds, cereals and pulses to allow the future germ to sprout adequately using its own nutrients – including the stored phosphorus.
Domain:
Agriculture
Source:
Global food composition database for phytate version 1.0 - PhyFoodComp1.0, User guide, FAO/INFOODS/International Zinc Nutrition Consultative Group, 2018 (http://www.fao.org/3/i8542en/I8542EN.pdf).
