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While in the_food is broken down by powerful acids and turned into chyme.

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while in the stomach food is broken down by powerful acids and turned into chyme

The stomach is a muscular organ located on the left side of the upper abdomen. The stomach receives food from the esophagus. As food reaches the end of the esophagus, it enters the stomach through a muscular valve called the lower esophageal sphincter. The stomach secretes acid and enzymes that digest foo

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The answer is, stomach. While in the STOMACH, food is broken down by powerful acids and turned into chyme. A chyme is an acidic fluid that is formed from digested food and other digestive juices. The digestive juices contain the enzyme pepsin, and hydrochloric acid.
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