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The “good” bacteria strain Bifidobacterium may reduce levels of phytate and phytic acid, compounds which are thought to be behind fiber’s impairment of mineral absorption.
Phytase enzymes produced by strains of bifidobacteria could reduce phytate and phytic acid levels in food.