Scientists have found that ways like soaking, fermenting, or heating plant foods can help remove natural substances that make it harder for our bodies to absorb nutrients.

From: Antinutritional characterization in plant foods; health consequences and reduction strategies

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Scientists have found that ways like soaking, fermenting, or heating plant foods can help remove natural substances that make it harder for our bodies to absorb nutrients.

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Multiple food processing techniques—including soaking, fermentation, sprouting, extrusion, heat treatment, enzyme treatment, steam precooking, dielectric heating, infrared heating, and bioprocessing—are reported in the literature as effective for reducing levels of antinutritional factors in plant foods.

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Study: Antinutritional characterization in plant foods; health consequences and reduction strategies

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