Interesting factoids – several foods and how long does it take to digest them? This list shows how long it takes for your stomach to digest the item of food..
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Below is the digestion time of various foods
Note: It is best for foods that take more than 2 3/4 hours, eat them no later than 15 minutes plus the digestion time
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Food
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Time To Digest
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Almond
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2 1/2 Hours
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Apple, Fresh
|
2 3/4 Hours
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Apricot, Fresh
|
2 3/4 Hours
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Artichoke
|
2 Hours
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Asparagus
|
2 1/4 Hours
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Avocado
|
1 3/4 Hours
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Barley
|
3 3/4 Hours
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Basmati Rice
|
2 1/2 Hours
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Bean
|
2 1/2 Hours
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Beet
|
2 3/4 Hours
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Beet Greens
|
2 Hours
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Blackberry
|
2 1/2 Hours
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Blueberry
|
2 Hours
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Broccoli
|
3 Hours
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Brown Rice
|
2 Hours
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Brussels Sprouts
|
4 Hours
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Cabbage
|
3 Hours
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Cantaloupe
|
3 1/4 Hours
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Carrot
|
2 1/4 Hours
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Casaba Melon
|
3 1/4 Hours
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Cashew Nut
|
3 1/4 Hours
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Cauliflower
|
2 1/4 Hours
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Celery
|
3 1/4 Hours
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Chestnut
|
2 3/4 Hours
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Coconut Meat, Dried
|
3 1/4 Hours
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Coconut Meat, Fresh
|
2 3/4 Hours
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Coconut Milk
|
2 Hours
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Cranberry
|
3 1/4 Hours
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Cucumber
|
3 1/4 Hours
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Currant
|
2 3/4 Hours
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Dandelion
|
2 1/2 Hours
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Date
|
2 1/2 Hours
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Eggplant
|
3 1/2 Hours
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Endive (Escarole)
|
3 Hours
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Fig, Dried
|
2 1/2 Hours
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Fig, Fresh
|
2 1/4 Hours
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Filbert Nut
|
3 Hours
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Garlic
|
2 Hours
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Gooseberry
|
2 1/2 Hours
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Grapefruit
|
2 Hours
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Grapes
|
1 3/4 Hours
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Greens
|
2 1/2 Hours
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Greens Peas, Dried
|
3 1/2 Hours
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Honeydew Melon
|
3 1/4 Hours
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Horseradish
|
4 Hours
|
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Irish Moss
|
1 1/2 Hours
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Kohlrabi
|
3 Hours
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Leek
|
2 1/2 Hours
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Lemon
|
1 1/2 Hours
|
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Lentil
|
3 Hours
|
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Lettuce: Cos, Loose Leaf, Iceberg
|
2 1/4 Hours
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Lima
|
2 1/2 Hours
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Lime
|
3 Hours
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Millet
|
3 1/4 Hours
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Mango
|
1 3/4 Hours
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Mushroom
|
2 1/2 Hours
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Mustard
|
3 1/2 Hours
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Okra
|
2 1/2 Hours
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Olive Oil
|
3 1/4 Hours
|
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Olive, Ripe
|
1 3/4 Hours
|
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Onion
|
3 1/4 Hours
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Orange
|
2 Hours
|
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Parsley
|
1 1/4 Hours
|
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Peach, Dried
|
2 3/4 Hours
|
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Peach, Fresh
|
2 1/2 Hours
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Peanut
|
3 1/4 Hours
|
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Pear, Fresh
|
2 1/4 Hours
|
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Peas, Fresh
|
3 1/4 Hours
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Pecan
|
2 3/4 Hours
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Persimmon
|
3 3/4 Hours
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Pignolia
|
2 3/4 Hours
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Pineapple
|
2 1/4 Hours
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Plum
|
2 3/4 Hours
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Pomegranate
|
3 1/4 Hours
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Potato
|
2 Hours
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Prune, Dried
|
3 Hours
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Pumpkin
|
3 1/4 Hours
|
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Quince
|
3 3/4 Hours
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Radish
|
3 1/4 Hours
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Raisin
|
2 Hours
|
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Raspberry
|
1 3/4 Hours
|
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Red Cabbage
|
3 3/4 Hours
|
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Rhubarb
|
3 Hours
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Turnip
|
4 Hours
|
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Rutabaga
|
3 1/4 Hours
|
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Rye
|
3 1/2 Hours
|
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Safflower Oil
|
3 1/2 Hours
|
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Sesame Seed Oil
|
3 1/2 Hours
|
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Snap Bean
|
3 1/4 Hours
|
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Soybean
|
3 Hours
|
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Soybean Oil
|
3 Hours
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Spinach
|
3 Hours
|
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Strawberry
|
2 1/4 Hours
|
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Summer Squash
|
2 3/4 Hours
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Sweet Cherry
|
2 Hours
|
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Sweet Corn
|
3 Hours
|
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Sweet Green Pepper
|
3 1/4 Hours
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Sweet Potato
|
3 1/4 Hours
|
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Swiss Chard
|
3 Hours
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Tomato
|
2 Hours
|
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Turnip Greens
|
3 1/4 Hours
|
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Walnut
|
3 Hours
|
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Watercress
|
3 1/4 Hours
|
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Watermelon
|
2 3/4 Hours
|
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Wheat
|
3 3/4 Hours
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Wheat Bran
|
2 3/4 Hours
|
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Wheat Germ
|
3 Hours
|
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White Bean
|
3 Hours
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White Rice
|
2 1/2 Hours
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Winter Squash
|
3 Hours
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* Source: Ford Heritage, Composition and Facts about Foods (Mokelumne Hill, Calif.: Health
Research).
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the good work!
WOW!
that was very interesting!
This will help me tremendously with Sam…he sometimes doesn’t go right to sleep at night…I often wondered if it was something he ATE!
Thanks for this!