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DIGESTION TIME OF VARIOUS FOODS

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2005/12/30, 08:26 PM
bb1fit posted this ages ago... was wondering about some info on this and finally
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DIGESTION TIME OF VARIOUS FOODS

(approx. time spent in stomach before emptying). ........
Water
when stomach is empty, leaves immediately and goes into intestines,
Juices
Fruit vegetables, vegetable broth - 15 to 20 minutes.
Semi-liquid
(blended salad, vegetables or fruits) - 20 to 30 min.

Fruits

Watermelon - 20 min.digestion time.

Other melons - Canteloupe, Cranshaw, Honeydew etc. - 30 min.
Oranges, grapefruit, grapes - 30 min.
Apples, pears, peaches, cherries etc. - digest in 40 min.

Vegetables

Raw tossed salad vegetables - tomato, lettuces, cucumber, celery, red or green
pepper, other succulent vegetables - 30 to 40 min. digestion. -
Steamed or cooked vegetables
Leafy vegetables - escarole, spinach, kale, collards etc. - 40 min. - Zucchini,
broccoli, cauliflower, string beans, yellow squash, corn on cob - all 45 min.
digestion time
Root vegetables - carrots, beets, parsnips, turnips etc. - 50 min.
Semi-Concentrated Carbohydrates - Starches
Jerusalem artichokes & leafy, acorn & butternut squashes, corn, potatoes, sweet
potatoes, yam, chestnuts - all 60 min. digestion.

Concentrated Carbohydrates - Grains

Brown rice, millet, buckwheat, cornmeal, oats (first 3 vegetables best) - 90 min.
Legumes & Beans - (Concentrated Carbohydrate & Protein)
Lentils, limas, chick peas, peas, pigeon peas, kidney beans, etc. - 90 min.
digestion time
soy beans -120 min. digestion time
Seeds & Nuts
Seeds - Sunflower, pumpkin, pepita, sesame - Digestive time approx. 2 hours.
Nuts - Almonds, filberts, peanuts (raw), cashews, brazil, walnuts, pecans etc. - 2
1/2 to 3 hours to digest.
Dairy

Skim milk, cottage or low fat pot cheese or ricotta - approx. 90 min. digestion
time
whole milk cottage cheese - 120 min. digestion
whole milk hard cheese - 4 to 5 hours digestion time

Animal proteins

Egg yolk - 30 min. digestion time

Whole egg - 45 min.
Fish - cod, scrod, flounder, sole seafood - 30 min. digestion time
Fish - salmon, salmon trout, herring, (more fatty fish) - 45 min. to 60 digestion
time
Chicken - 11/2 to 2 hours digestion time (without skin)
Turkey - 2 to 2 1/4 hours digestion time (without skin)
Beef, lamb - 3 to 4 hours digestion time
Pork - 41/2 to 5 hours digestion time

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SUSAN BATSFORD, GRAPHICS EDITOR
Thursday, May 24, 2012 10:45:56 EDT AM
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Digestion time varies depending on the individual. For most healthy adults, it's
usually between
24 and 72 hours. After you eat, it takes about six to eight hours for food to pass
through your
stomach and small intestine. Food then enters your large intestine (colon) for
further digestion
and absorption of water. Elimination of undigested food residue through the large
intestine
usually begins after a total of 24 hours. Complete elimination from the body may
take several
days.
The pancreas, liver, and gallbladder all aid in digesting food.
If you stretched out an adult's small intestine, it would be about 22 feet long
Food moves about 2" per second in the esophagus
Carbohydrates spend the least amount of time in the stomach, while protein stays in
the stomach
longer, and fats the longest.
1. Food goes into mouth.
2. Chewing breaks food into smaller pieces; provides more surface area. (Increased
surface area
helps the enzymes in the small intestine absorb the nutrients in our food better.)
3. Food is swallowed. It travels down the esophagus to the stomach.
4. Food enters the stomach.
5. Stomach breaks down food even more. When food has been through the stomach, it
becomes
chyme; an acidic mixture of hydrochloric acid from our stomach, pepsinogen, lipase
and
amylase.
6. Chyme enters the first part of the small intestine, called the duodenum. it
neutralizes the acidic
chyme before being released into the rest of the intestine.
7. The food then enters the jejunum (the part of the small intestine that is
responsible for the
majority of nutrient absorption).
The digested nutrients are absorbed through the intestinal walls and transported
throughout the
body.
8. Any leftover waste (parts of the food that your body can't use) -goes on to the
large intestine
and is later expelled. Elimination of undigested food residue through the large
intestine usually
begins after a total of 24 hours.
HOW LONG DOES FOOD SPEND IN THE STOMACH?
Liquids
Water: when stomach is empty, leaves immediately and goes into intestines.
Juices: 15-20 minutes
Fruits
Watermelon: 20 minutes
Cantaloupe: 30 minutes
Oranges/grapes: 30 minutes
Apples: 40 minutes
Vegetables
Raw/salads: 30-40 minutes
Cooked: 45-50 minutes
Potatoes: 60 minutes
Grains
Brown rice: 90 minutes
Seeds/Nuts
2-3 hours
Dairy
Skim milk/cottage cheese: 90 minutes
whole milk/hard cheese: 4-5 hours
Meats
Fish: 30-60 minutes
Chicken: 1.5-2 hours
Beef/lamb: 3-4 hours
Pork: 4.5-5 hours
Illustration: infographic by Lindsay Ouellette/QMI Agency