QUOTE FOR WEDNESDAY:

“Phytic acid is a natural plant antioxidant constituting 1–5% of most cereals, nuts, legumes, oil seeds, pollen and spores. By virtue of forming a unique iron chelate it suppresses iron-catalyzed oxidative reactions and may serve a potent antioxidant function in the preservation of seeds.”

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