“…Phytates are components of soy-based infant formula and, in general, have a negative effect on mineral, and especially zinc, absorption. This effect has been observed in human infants (Golden and Golden, 1981;Craig et al, 1984) and adults (Sandström et al, 1983;Lönnerdal et al, 1984), in suckling rats (Lönnerdal et al, 1994) and in in vitro assays of dialyzability (Shen et al, 1994;García et al, 1998;Jovaní et al, 2000b). It has been suggested that the dephytinization of infant formula has a greater enhancer effect on zinc bioavailability than an increase in the element content.…”