What is Chyme?
Chyme is the partially digested mass of food that is forced into the small intestine. It has a low Ph balance that is countered by the production of bile, helping to further digest food. Chyme combined with bile ultimately is secreted from the body in the form of bowel movements. Chyme is part liquid, and part mass. It does not resemble the actual food from which it derives, because the stomach has long since broken the food down into its components, like proteins and fats. These components are then made use of by the body, so essentially chyme represents the left over components of food, along with watery substances that allow the leftover material to pass from the body. However, before the chyme is passed into the large intestine, the small intestine will actually strip the chyme of some of its liquids and salts. It may also take minerals, and other microscopic elements of chyme to further add needed nutrients to the body. When chyme enters the small intestine, it actually stimulates
