digestibility

American  

[dahy-jest-uh-bi-li-tee, di-] / daɪˌdʒɛst əˈbɪ lɪ ti, dɪ- /

noun

• digestibilities
  plural

1. the quality of being easy or possible to digest.

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Other Word Forms

Derived Forms

• indigestibility
  noun

Inflected Forms

Nouns

• digestibilities
  plural

Example Sentences

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digestibility digestibilities

Precision fermentation can efficiently adjust the aesthetics, aroma or flavour of a food, but also its digestibility.

From BBC ● Jun. 4, 2026

"In humans, a low fecal pH indicates poor absorption of carbohydrates and fat. Our findings correlate with this, as reduced fecal pH aligned with higher food intake and reduced digestibility," Swanson said.

From Science Daily ● Nov. 1, 2023

These findings show just how important it is for us to understand the digestibility of the food we eat and not simply the concentration of different compounds within it.

From Salon ● Sep. 7, 2023

Suffice to say, mushrooms come in many shapes, colors and digestibility levels, and they require different media or substrate in which to grow.

From Los Angeles Times ● Feb. 1, 2023

Pereira says, "By drying, salting, smoking, and pickling, the digestibility of fish is greatly impaired;" and this, except as regards drying, is but the common doctrine.

From Vegetable Diet: As Sanctioned by Medical Men, and by Experience in All Ages Including a System of Vegetable Cookery by William A. (William Andrus) Alcott

We must say, however, that the method one employs in determining these digestibilities takes from them a part of their value, and renders difficult the comparison of results obtained.

From The Healthy Life, Vol. V, Nos. 24-28 The Independent Health Magazine by Charles William Daniel