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If this is for a Basic Nutrition chapter assignment, the choices are as follows:

a. vitamins

b. minerals

c. water

d. carbohydrates

The answer that you are looking for is carbohydrates. Proteins, lipids, and carbohydrates must be digested before they are absorbed.

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Carbohydrates by salivary amylase in mouth

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Carbohydrates are broken down by amylase in the mouth.

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the organ that absorbs nutrients during digestion is the small intestine. the walls of the small intestines will absorb digested nutrients into the blood stream

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Digestion of food starts from Saliva

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Do lipids need to be digested before they can be absorbed?

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