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Do minerals vitamins and water need to be digested?
No, minerals, vitamins and water do not need to be digested. The foods that contain them need to be. However, minerals, vitamins and water need to be absorbed by the body into the bloodstream.
What food does not need to be digested by the stomach?
vitamins and minerals
Which nutrient is digested by your body protein water minerals or vitamins?
== == Vitamin c and d.
What are 2 things absorbed in the body with out being digested?
Liquids Such as Water& Vitamins (Medicine)
Which nutrients do not need to be digested?
Starches
Why do Minerals vitamins and water not need to be digested?
Because they are not complex organic compounds that need to be "split" into their component to be absorbed by the gut.
Why don't vitamins and minerals need to be digested before they are absorbed?
Vitamins are used in their original form by the cells. They do not require digestion. They are absorbed directly from the digestive tract, transported by the blood to the cells, and the cells absorb and use what they need.Because vitamins are absorbed by the body 'as is' - not broken down and digested.
What are vitamins stored by the body?
Fats
Honey is so easy to digest is that its already been digested by a bee?
No. It is because it consists of readily metabolized components such as sugars, vitamins etc.
Why is vitamin D and A added to margarine by law?
i think it is added to make it healthier as it can't be digested properly by your body without vitamins a and d
What vitamins are synthesized by bacteria in the human intestines?
The colonic microflora in the large intestine help to synthesize certain vitamins. The primary function of the large intestine is to salvage energy from carbohydrate not digested in the upper gut.
How are water soluble vitamins digested in the body?
Intestinal villi absorb them and send them straight to the bloodstream. Anything that isn't used is excreted via urination.
