This essay sheds light on what are antinutrients, demystifies the dangers and health effects of consuming foods that are high in antinutrients, elucidates how to minimize your antinutrient intake when eating antinutrient-rich foods, and reveals the different types of food groups that are high in antinutrients. Unbeknownst to most people, there are an exorbitant amount of disparate types of foods that are replete with antinutrients. The pervasive presence of antinutrients in foods that are replete with antinutrients debases the nutritional values of foods that are high in antinutrients. If foods that are replete with antinutrients were devoid of antinutrients, then it would ameliorate their nutritional values. Antinutrients are plant compounds which are able to severely undermine the vessel's ability to absorb nutrients. In other words, the absorption of certain nutrients is significantly undermined in the vessel when you devour foods that are replete with antinutrients. The pervasive presence of antinutrients in foods can significantly undermine the nutritional value of a meal since it culminates in far less nutrients being assimilated into the vessel than they otherwise would be if the antinutrients did not pervade the foods that are replete with antinutrients. There are a myriad of different types of antinutrients. Some of the disparate types of antinutrients encompass "phytic acid, tannins, lectins, protease inhibitors, saponins, and oxalates". Some of the additional types of antinutrients encompass "trypsin inhibitors and goitrogens". Some of the surfeit of food groups that antinutrients are pervasive in encompass whole grains, legumes, nuts, unfermented soy products, and seeds. Whole grains, legumes, nuts, unfermented soy products, and seeds are not subsumed under a longevity-promoting, salubrious, wholesome, heart-healthy, brain-healthy, kidney-healthy, anticancer, antidiabetic, nutrient-dense, alkaline, antioxidant-rich, anti-glycation, anti-inflammatory, raw fruitarian diet. Whole grains, legumes, unfermented soy products, seeds, and nuts should not be consumed due being replete with antinutrients. The pervasive presence of antinutrients in certain food groups serves as a deterrent to consume certain types of food groups that are replete with antinutrients. It is an act of prudence to abstain from consuming whole grains, legumes, seeds, unfermented soy products, and nuts since they are replete with antinutrients. Fruits and vegetables are deemed to be the only healthy food groups. Fruits and vegetables are the only food groups that are subsumed under a longevity-promoting, salubrious, wholesome, heart-healthy, brain-healthy, kidney-healthy, anticancer, antidiabetic, nutrient-dense, alkaline, antioxidant-rich, anti-glycation, anti-inflammatory, raw fruitarian diet. The pervasive presence of antinutrients in foods can significantly degrade the nutritional value of a meal since consuming a meal that is replete with antinutrients culminates in far less nutrients being assimilated into the vessel than there otherwise would be if the antinutrients did not pervade foods. The pervasive presence of phytic acid in certain foods can, for instance, render certain essential minerals bio-unavailable in the vessel since "phytic acid binds to certain essential minerals", such as "iron, zinc, magnesium, manganese, and calcium", which thereby significantly reduces their absorption in the vessel. The pervasive presence of lectins in certain foods can, for instance, also render certain essential minerals bio-unavailable in the vessel since "lectins bind to certain essential minerals", such as "iron, zinc, phosphorus, and calcium", and thereby significantly decrease their absorption in the vessel. The pervasive presence of protease inhibitors in certain foods can, for instance, "interfere with protein digestion by inhibiting digestive enzymes". The vessel needs to be able to access its digestive enzymes in order to dismantle polymeric macromolecules. The inhibition of digestive enzymes in the vessel can adversely impinge on the vessel's ability to break down foods. If the vessel is unable to efficaciously break down foods, then the assimilation of nutrients in the vessel will be severely undermined. The inhibition of digestive enzymes in the vessel can be calamitous. Oxalates are another type of antinutrient. Oxalates can interfere with the absorption of calcium and iron in the vessel. "The calcium bound to oxalate is poorly absorbed" in the vessel. Moreover, oxalates can also bind to iron which can reduce iron absorption in the vessel. Tannins are another type of antinutrient. The tannins in foods are able to "impair the digestion of various nutrients". Tannins are able to form insoluble antinutritional-mineral complexes. The pervasive presence of tannins in foods can, for instance, decrease iron absorption in the vessel.