{"id":31798,"date":"2020-07-24T08:16:03","date_gmt":"2020-07-24T08:16:03","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.healthbenefitstimes.com\/glossary\/?p=31798"},"modified":"2022-11-08T05:11:25","modified_gmt":"2022-11-08T05:11:25","slug":"phytase","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.healthbenefitstimes.com\/glossary\/phytase\/","title":{"rendered":"Phytase"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>An enzyme (a phosphatase) that hydrolyses phytate to inositol and phosphate.<\/p>\n<hr \/>\n<p>A digestive enzyme which is present in the digestive systems of many plant-eating animals to enable breakdown of phytate (also known as &#8220;phytic acid&#8221;). Phytase is sometimes present within the plant material consumed by animals. 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