Abstract
Digested food is absorbed into the blood and transported as the following soluble nutrients:, glucose and other monosaccharides, amino acids, fatty (alkanoic) acids, glycerine (propanetriol), vitamins, mineral ions, water and possibly ethanol.
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Kilgour, O.F.G. (1987). Human Diet. In: Mastering Biology. Macmillan Master Series. Palgrave, London. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-1-349-09692-3_8
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