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Phytic Acid Reduction Woes- What’s an Oatmeal Lover To Do?

March 18, 2011 by KerryAnn 1 Comment

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I have been doing a little research on the nutritional profiles of the different grains that traditional foodists consume on a regular basis.  In the course of that project, I came upon this blog post by Amanda Rose, the author of the book Rebuild from Depression:

“Below is a graphic display of a study from the food science literature  comparing the reduction of phytic acid in various grains. Notice that  the phytic acid content of wheat, rye, and barley decrease rapidly with soaking. It is apparently the same with buckwheat, kamut and spelt…  Phytic acid in oats and corn decreases very little over the same  12-hour period. These grains are both noted exceptions in the food  science literature.”

Since finding Amanda’s research (and her handy dandy little phytic acid reduction chart, go take a look at it at the link),  I am now adding one tablespoon of freshly-ground buckwheat flour to every cup of steel-cut oats that I soak.  If you aren’t gluten-free, you can use any of those grains.  But since we don’t consume gluten, I now have placed buckwheat on an even more honored place on my pantry shelf.  My kids haven’t noticed the change and I don’t taste any difference since we usually flavor our oatmeal with something like molasses or cinnamon.  And now any time I am making a soaked baked good that contains oat flour, I am sure to include some buckwheat in the soak.

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Filed Under: Breakfast, Grains, Kitchen Tips Tagged With: Amanda Rose, barley, buckwheat, grains, oatmeal, phytic acid, rye, soaking grains, wheat

I'm KerryAnn Foster, a crazy vibrant Jesus Freak with a heart full of hope. I'm not afraid to love on the least of these or get my hands dirty. This blog is my journey from ineffective, uptight, obese wallflower to a woman on fire for God and living the most vibrant, passionate life possible!

I live in the mountains of Western North Carolina with my husband, Jeff, and our two teens. I blog about self-confidence, health and home, homeschooling and living a vibrant, wide-open Jesus-centered lifestyle. I have over seventeen years of real food, natural lifestyle and health experience. We have homeschooled our children since birth and both Jeff and I run home-based businesses. We're crazy, we know it, and we love every second of it!

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  1. KC says

    December 14, 2018 at 1:13 am

    Thank you for this post. While researching, Dr. Rose’s link no longer exists as given, but found her .pdf:
    https://www.functionalmedicineuniversity.com/phyticacid.pdf
    You are inspirational!

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