Digestion Time of Foods

[Tito235]

Sorry if this is a repost but I thought it to be pretty informative.

Link to source below.

1 1/4 Hours
parsley

1 1/2 Hours
lemon
Irish moss

1 3/4 Hours
avocado
grapes
mango
olive, ripe
raspberry

2 Hours
blueberry
sweet cherry
grapefruit
orange
raisin
coconut milk
artichoke
beet greens
garlic
potato
tomato
brown rice

2 1/4 Hours
fig, fresh
pear, fresh
pineapple
strawberry
asparagus
carrot
cauliflower
lettuce: cos, loose leaf, iceberg

2 1/2 Hours
blackberry
date
fig, dried
gooseberry
peach, fresh
almond
dandelion
greens
leek
mushroom
okra
lima
bean
white rice
basmati rice
Note: Foods beyond this time should not
be eaten 3 hours prior to bedtime.

2 3/4 Hours
apple, fresh
apricot, fresh
currant
peach, dried
plum
watermelon
chestnut
coconut meat, fresh
pecan
pignolia
beet
summer squash
wheat bran

3 Hours
lime
prune, dried
filbert nut
walnut
broccoli
cabbage
Swiss chard
sweet corn
endive (escarole)
kohlrabi
rhubarb
spinach
winter squash
white bean
lentil
soybean
wheat germ

3 1/4 Hours
cranberry
cantaloupe
casaba melon
honeydew melon
olive oil
pomegranate
cashew nut
coconut meat, dried
celery
cucumber
onion
sweet green pepper
pumpkin
radish
rutabaga
sweet potato
turnip greens
watercress
snap bean
peas, fresh
peanut
millet

3 1/2 Hours
safflower oil
sesame seed oil
eggplant
mustard
greens peas, dried
soybean oil
rye

3 3/4 Hours
persimmon
quince
red cabbage
barley
wheat

4 Hours
Brussels sprouts
horseradish
turnip


Unani (http://www.unani.com/digestion_time_of_foods.htm)

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Also check out Newstarget's (Mike Adam) article today about "What's in an Apple." Excellent Read.

[tinystrawberry]

I love newstarget! thanks for posting this, it is interesting. I didn't see banana on that list tho, wonder how long they take to go down:confused: :rolleyes:

[trinity082482]

Wow. All this time I have been living this "6 hour" rule. I once heard it takes the human body 6 hours to fully digest a meal, perhaps that was with cooked foods. Good to know though, thanks for the post! :D

[EmJo]

Wow. All this time I have been living this "6 hour" rule. I once heard it takes the human body 6 hours to fully digest a meal, perhaps that was with cooked foods. Good to know though, thanks for the post! :D


I think the 6 hours refers to improperly combined cooked meals, like meat and potatoes, etc.

[CaliRaw]

Is 'digestion' the point at which the food gets to the large intestine?

[EZ rider]

I have heard that juices digest (make it out of the stomach) in 10 to 20 minutes, fruits take about 45 min to an hour, vegetables 1 1/2 to 2 hours, and meat over 6 hours. Has anyone else heard this ?

[CaliRaw]

I have heard that juices digest (make it out of the stomach) in 10 to 20 minutes, fruits take about 45 min to an hour, vegetables 1 1/2 to 2 hours, and meat over 6 hours. Has anyone else heard this ?

Yes, and also melons are out of the stomach in 15-45 minutes. The chart above has them at 3+ hours. I think the term 'digestion' actually includes the intestines too. Digestion starts in the mouth and finishes in the large intestine. There is still some absorption of water and nutrients in the large intestine. I don't think the times of less than an hour are an accurate time for DIGESTION. Perhaps leaving the stomach, but not for full digestion. I believe Natalia Rose's books give times for foods leaving the stomach. I don't know how they can really give useful full digestion times because SAD people generally don't eat enough fiber and the times can vary greatly.

[rande]

Yes, and also melons are out of the stomach in 15-45 minutes. The chart above has them at 3+ hours. I think the term 'digestion' actually includes the intestines too. Digestion starts in the mouth and finishes in the large intestine. There is still some absorption of water and nutrients in the large intestine. I don't think the times of less than an hour are an accurate time for DIGESTION. Perhaps leaving the stomach, but not for full digestion. I believe Natalia Rose's books give times for foods leaving the stomach. I don't know how they can really give useful full digestion times because SAD people generally don't eat enough fiber and the times can vary greatly.


i go with natalia's book as well and everything she says seems to be true as far as i can tell. fruit about 30 minutes, juices 20, melons 20, meals like salads and stuff 3-ish hours. i find it takes about that long for me to be hungry again and feel like my stomach is empty

[beppa66]

Thanks for posting. I hadn't seen this but have wondered about it.