: the percentage of a foodstuff taken into the digestive tract that is absorbed into the body
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Its fermentation process improves digestibility and breaks down gluten, a protein in grains like wheat that is resistant to digestion.—Jillian Kubala, Rd, Health, 11 Mar. 2025 Although chicken contains more protein than eggs, studies show that eggs have a higher digestibility value than chicken.—Jillian Kubala, Health, 4 Nov. 2024 Use this as a basis for a newsletter piece, with suggestions on how to format it for easy digestibility.—Jodie Cook, Forbes, 2 Dec. 2024 Eggs have a digestibility rate of 97% compared to chicken’s 94%, meaning your body is more able to digest and use the amino acids in eggs than chicken.4
Nonetheless, chicken and eggs are packed with highly bioavailable protein and both are excellent options for increasing your protein intake.—Jillian Kubala, Health, 4 Nov. 2024 See All Example Sentences for digestibility
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