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This is due to a poor dietary iron density and low iron absorption resulting from the high inhibitory phytic acid content in cereal and millet-based diets. Here, we report that a naturally occurring low phytic acid finger millet accession (571 mg 100 g\n                    <jats:sup>\u22121<\/jats:sup>\n                    ), stable across three growing seasons with normal iron content (3.6 mg 100 g\n                    <jats:sup>\u22121<\/jats:sup>\n                    ), increases iron absorption by 3-folds in normal Indian women. The accessions differing in grain phytic acid content, GE 2358 (low), and GE1004 (high) were selected from a core collection of 623 accessions. Whole genome re-sequencing of the accessions revealed significant single nucleotide variations segregating them into distinct clades. A non-synonymous mutation in the\n                    <jats:italic>EcABCC<\/jats:italic>\n                    phytic acid transporter gene between high and low accessions could affect gene function and result in phytic acid differences. The highly sensitive dual stable-isotope erythrocyte incorporation method was adopted to assess the fractional iron absorption. The low phytic acid accession resulted in a significantly higher iron absorption compared with the high phytic acid accession (3.7 vs. 1.3%,\n                    <jats:italic>p<\/jats:italic>\n                    &amp;lt; 0.05). The low phytic acid accession could be effective in preventing iron deficiency in regions where finger millet is habitually eaten. 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