Digestibility Scale
Not all foods are equal when it comes to digestibility. Foods fall along a spectrum of nutrient accessibility, as in how easy it is for the body to break down and incorporate those nutrients into its systems. The spectrum of digestibility will look somewhat different for each species, and will depend on things like native gut microbiome, gut morphology, and even age.
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