Digestion Times of Foods
Time that it takes food to leave the stomach
Water when stomach is empty, leaves immediately and goes into the intestines
Juices
Fruit, vegetables 15 to 20 minutes
Vegetable broth 15 to 20 minutes
Semi-liquid
Blended salad,
Vegetables or fruits 20 to 30 minutes
Fruits:
Watermelon 20 minutes
Other melons 30 minutes
Oranges 30 minutes
Grapefruit, grapes 30 minutes
Apples, pears, etc 30 minutes
Peaches, cherries 40 minutes
Vegetables:
Raw tossed salad 30 to 40 minutes
Tomatoes, lettuce 30 to 40 minutes
Cucumber, celery 30 to 40 minutes
Red or green pepper 30 to 40 minutes
Succulent vegetables 30 to 40 minutes
Steamed or cooked vegetables:
Leafy vegetables 40 minutes
Zucchini, broccoli 45 minutes
Cauliflower 45 minutes
String beans 45 minutes
Yellow squash 45 minutes
Corn on the cob 45 minutes
Root vegetables:
Carrots, beets 50 minutes
Parsnips, turnips 50 minutes
Semi-concentrated Carbohydrates – Starches:
Jerusalem artichokes 60 minutes
Acorn squash 60 minutes
Butternut squash 60 minutes
Corn, potatoes 60 minutes
Sweet potatoes, yam 60 minutes
Chestnuts 60 minutes
Concentrated Carbohydrates – Grains:
Brown rice, millet 90 minutes
Buckwheat, cornmeal, oats 90 minutes
Legumes & Beans – Concentrated Carbohydrate & Protein:
Lentils, limas, chick peas 90 minutes
Peas, pigeon peas 90 minutes
Kidney Beans 90 minutes
Soy beans 2 hours
Seeds & Nuts:
Sunflower, pumpkin (pepita) 2 hours
Sesame 2 hours
Almonds, filberts 2 hours
Peanuts (raw), cashews 2 hours
Brazil, walnuts, pecans 2.5 to 3 hours
Dairy:
Skim Milk 90 minutes
Cottage, low fat cheese 90 minutes
Ricotta 90 minutes
Whole milk cottage cheese 2 hours
Whole milk hard cheese 4 to 5 hours
Animal Proteins:
Egg yolk 30 minutes
Whole egg 45 minutes
Fish: cod, scrod, flounder 30 minutes
Fish: salmon, trout,
herring (more fatty fish) 45 to 60 minutes
Chicken 1.5 to 2 hours (without skin)
Turkey 2 to 2.25 hours (without skin)
Beef, lamb 3 to 4 hours
Pork 4.5 to 5 hours