The relative density of inositol hexaphosphate is 1.58, which is a pale yellow to pale brown pulpy liquid, easily soluble in water, ethanol and acetone, almost insoluble in ether, benzene and chloroform, and often exists in plant bud and rice bran with calcium and magnesium compound salts.

　　(1) the phytic acid as a chelating agent, antioxidant, preservative, stabilizer.color-protecting, water softener, fermentation promoter, metal corrosion inhibitor etc. Widely used in food, medicine, paint coating, daily chemical, metal processing, textile industry, plastics industry and polymer industry fields such as industry, also used as food additives and pharmaceutical raw materials.

　　(2) phytic acid, in the form of calcium and magnesium phytate, is widely found in plant seeds and animal nucleated red cells, which can promote the release of oxygen in oxyhemoglobin, improve the function of red blood cells and extend the survival period of red blood cells.Phytic acid has a strong complexing ability for most metal ions. The complexing force is similar to EDTA, but has a wider range than the value of EDTA.All metal salts above bivalent phytic acid can be precipitated qualitatively.

　　(3) phytic acid itself is beneficial to the human body nutrients, phytic acid hydrolysis products in the human body for inositol and phospholipids, the former has anti-aging effect, the latter is an important part of human cells.