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. 2019 Dec 16;2:11–19. doi: 10.1016/j.crfs.2019.11.007

Table 1.

Established parameters of GI digestion in the TIM-1 for simulating digestive conditions of a healthy adult after meal intake.

Gastric phase Small intestinal phase
Duodenum Jejunum Ileum
Start residue Gastric enzyme solution: 5 g Small intestinal electrolyte solution (SIES): 15 g
Pancreatin solution: 15 g
Bile: 30 g
Trypsin solution (2 mg/cup): 1 cup
SIES: 40 g
Pancreatin solution: 40 g
Bile: 80 g
SIES: 160 g
pH/time (min) 6/0, 5.7/15, 4.5/45, 2.9/90, 2.3/120, 1.8/240 maintained at 6.4 maintained at 6.9 maintained at 7.2
Enzyme andfluid secretion 0.25 ml/min pepsin
0.25 ml/min lipase
0.25 ml/min of 1.5 M HCl if necessary
0.5 ml/min bile salts (4% during the first 30 min of digestion then 2%)
0.25 ml/min pancreatic solution
0.25 ml/min SIES
0.25 ml/min 1 M NaHCO3 if necessary
10 ml/min jejunal fluid solution
0.25 ml/min 1 M NaHCO3 if necessary
10 mL/min ileal fluid solution
0.25 ml/min 1 M NaHCO3 if necessary