Phytic acid is a natural substance found in plant seeds, nuts, and grains, and serves as the plant's principal storage form of phosphorus. In human nutrition, it is often termed an "anti-nutrient" because it acts as a strong chelator.

Bulk Fermentation is the first rise of the dough, occurring after the starter is mixed in and before the dough is divided and shaped. It is named "bulk" because the entire batch of dough ferments as one mass.