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Digestion Times Of Various Foods by 6june: 6:10am On Oct 01, 2014 |
DIGESTION TIMES OF VARIOUS FOODS Digestion times of various foods are approximate time of food spent in stomach after eating before it gets to the intestine. FRUITS Watermelon: digest in 20mins. Oranges, Grapefruit, Grapes: digests in 30mins. Apples, Pears, Peaches, Cherries etc: digest in 40mins. VEGETABLES A Raw Tossed Salad Vegetables such as Tomato, Lettuces, Cucumber, Celery, Red or Green Pepper: digests btw 30 to 40mins. B Leafy Vegetables such as Escarole, Spinach, Kale, Collards etc. : digest in 40mins. Others such as Zucchini, Broccoli, Cauliflower, String Beans, Yellow Squash, Corn on Cob :digest in 45mins. C Root Vegetables such as Carrots, Beets, Parsnips, Turnips etc.– :digest in 50mins CARBOHYDRATES - STARCHES A Semi-Concentrated such as Jerusalem Artichokes & Leafy, Acorn & Butternut Squashes, Corn, Potatoes, Sweet Potatoes, Yam, Chestnuts : digest in 60mins B Concentrated Carbohydrates such as Grains, Brown Rice, Millet, Buckwheat, Cornmeal, Oats : digest in 90 min. LEGUMES & BEANS - Concentrated Carbohydrate & Protein such as Lentils, Limas, Chick Peas, Peas, Pigeon Peas, Kidney Beans etc :Digest in 90mins Soy Beans: Digest in 120mins. SEEDS AND NUTS A Seeds such as Sunflower, Pumpkin, Peptina, Sesame: Digest in 2 hrs B Nuts such as Almonds, Filberts, Peanuts, Cashew, Walnuts: Digest btw 2-3hrs DAIRY Skim Milk, Cottage: Digest in 90mins Whole Milk Hard Cheese: Digest btw 4-5hrs Whole Milk Cottage Cheese: Digest in120mins ANIMAL PROTEINS –Egg yolk: Digest in 3omins –Whole egg: Digest in 45mins –Fish: Cod, Scrod, Flounder, Sole seafood - Digest in 30mins –Fish: Salmon, Salmon trout, Herring, (more fatty fish) - Digest btw 45-60mins –Chicken: Digest btw 1½ to 2 hours (without skin) –Turkey: Digest btw 2 to 2¼ hours (without skin) –Beef, Lamb: Digest btw 3 to 4 hours –Pork: Digest btw 4½ to 5 hours for more info, like us on facebook- foodsciencetalk foodsciencecareertalk@yahoo.com Thanks. 1 Like |
Re: Digestion Times Of Various Foods by Visocrate(m): 6:43am On Oct 01, 2014 |
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