About Phytase
Enzyme that hydrolyzes phytic acid, the main phosphorus store in seeds and grains that also chelates minerals. May improve mineral bioavailability from plant foods. Found in multi-enzyme blends; potency expressed in FTU, not mg.
What Phytase supports
- Releases minerals bound by phytic acid in plant foods
How much Phytase to take
The RDA prevents deficiency. The effective range is what clinical trials used to actually move the outcome.
Effective
1–20
mg
Dosed in FTU/PU (phytase units), not mg. mg range is nominal for resolution; activity-unit dosing is not captured by the mg curve.
Clinical evidence
Limited clinical evidence. May improve mineral bioavailability; potency in FTU activity units
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