Table 3.

Digestion time, length of small intestine and small bowel advancement rate of nutrient semi-solid paste in the GIT in mice.

Digestion time (min)	Length of small intestine (cm)	Small bowel advancement rate (%)				Surplus in stomach
		First stage	Second stage	Third stage	Fourth stage
10	34.75 ± 1.48	20.27 ± 2.60	–	–	–	+
20	32.27 ± 7.18	9.70 ± 6.43	31.86 ± 9.76	–	–	+
30	35.83 ± 4.80	11.77 ± 8.11	44.05 ± 16.66	–	–	+
40	38.90 ± 1.98	15.93 ± 5.55	47.77 ± 12.11	–	–	+
50	37.10 ± 1.41	18.74 ± 6.91	56.01 ± 16.93	–	–	+
60	36.45 ± 2.76	48.47 ± 3.18	89.59 ± 7.56	–	–	+
70	41.60 ± 5.60	38.76 ± 5.11	59.20 ± 8.80	88.20 ± 8.45	–	+
80	40.85 ± 4.88	47.53 ± 3.50	72.33 ± 7.62	88.70 ± 5.40	–	+
90	45.10 ± 2.40	31.68 ± 5.22	63.44 ± 5.11	89.51 ± 5.55	–	+
120	45.70 ± 1.70	–	–	79.09 ± 0.78	100	+
150	52.95 ± 1.91	30.18 ± 12.93	72.37 ± 11.21	97.10 ± 4.11	100	+
180	57.25 ± 4.45	44.59 ± 6.72	65.58 ± 7.00	85.83 ± 8.58	98.99 ± 1.44	+
360	36.25 ± 2.75	–	56.12 ± 8.66	87.61 ± 12.39	100	−
420	36.03 ± 2.66	–	–	81.44 ± 10.42	100	−
510	45.45 ± 3.18	–	–	67.18 ± 2.69	100	−
540	43.55 ± 5.30	–	–	–	100	−
570	38.40 ± 0.57	–	–	–	100	−

“+” Surplus in stomach. “–” None remaining in stomach.