2006-10-03 09:33:40 · 5 answers · asked by tim g 1 in Health ➔ General Health Care ➔ Other - General Health Care
A corn kernel has a tough outer covering. If it is eaten without sufficient mastication (chewing), it will be excreted in the same appearance as when it was eaten.
2006-10-03 09:38:49 · answer #1 · answered by tranquil 6 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Corn has a lot of fiber in it. The pepsin in the stomach and the small intestine are incapable of digeting these fibers. So, the digestive system has no choice but to leave the corn in your stomach; just as they came in. The best way to digest corn is to chew it very well, using your teeth. I hope this answers your question.
2006-10-03 16:50:11 · answer #2 · answered by hi five 1 · 0⤊ 0⤋
your digestive system does not keep it long enough to break it down properly
2006-10-03 16:41:53 · answer #3 · answered by tweak 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
corn is composed primarily of cellulose, we as human beings do not digest cellulose.
2006-10-03 16:42:00 · answer #4 · answered by essentiallysolo 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Thats why you eat it off the cob....if not......cob would be rough on you....but you'd get cleaned out.......
2006-10-03 16:42:48 · answer #5 · answered by ? 6 · 0⤊ 0⤋