{"id":61849,"date":"2020-12-01T06:55:32","date_gmt":"2020-12-01T06:55:32","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.healthbenefitstimes.com\/glossary\/?p=61849"},"modified":"2023-09-20T08:04:41","modified_gmt":"2023-09-20T08:04:41","slug":"gastric-juice","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.healthbenefitstimes.com\/glossary\/gastric-juice\/","title":{"rendered":"Gastric juice"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>A mixture of hydrochloric acid and digestive enzymes secreted by the glands in the lining of the stomach.<\/p>\n<hr \/>\n<p>The mixture of hydrochloric acid, pepsin, intrinsic factor and mucus secreted by the cells of the lining membrane of the stomach to help the digestion of food.<\/p>\n<hr \/>\n<p>Secretions given off by the gastric glands of the stomach and consisting chiefly of hydrochloric acid, the lubricant mucin, and the enzymes pepsin and lipase.<\/p>\n<hr \/>\n<p>The liquid secreted by the gastric glands of the stomach. Its main digestive constituents are hydrochloric acid, mucin, rennin, and pepsinogen. The acid acts on pepsinogen to produce pepsin, which functions best in an acid medium. The acidity of the stomach contents also kills unwanted bacteria and other organisms that have been ingested with the food. Gastric juice also contains intrinsic factor, which is necessary for the absorption of vitamin 12.<\/p>\n<hr \/>\n<p>The digestive secretion of the gastric glands of the stomach. It is a thin, colorless fluid; is mostly water; and contains mucus, intrinsic factor, hydrochloric acid, the enzyme pepsin, and the enzyme lipase. The pH is 1-2, strongly acidic, which destroys pathogens and changes pepsinogen to the active pepsin. Pepsin begins the digestion of proteins. Gastric lipase has little effect on un-emulsified fats; most fat digestion takes place in the small intestine. The amount of gastric juice secreted in 24 hr varies with food intake.<\/p>\n<hr \/>\n<div class=\"group w-full text-token-text-primary border-b border-black\/10 dark:border-gray-900\/50 bg-gray-50 dark:bg-[#444654] sm:AIPRM__conversation__response\" data-testid=\"conversation-turn-29\">\n<div class=\"p-4 justify-center text-base md:gap-6 md:py-6 m-auto\">\n<div class=\"flex flex-1 gap-4 text-base mx-auto md:gap-6 md:max-w-2xl lg:max-w-[38rem] xl:max-w-3xl }\">\n<div class=\"relative flex w-[calc(100%-50px)] flex-col gap-1 md:gap-3 lg:w-[calc(100%-115px)]\">\n<div class=\"flex flex-grow flex-col gap-3 max-w-full\">\n<div class=\"min-h-[20px] flex flex-col items-start gap-3 overflow-x-auto whitespace-pre-wrap break-words\">\n<div class=\"markdown prose w-full break-words dark:prose-invert light AIPRM__conversation__response\">\n<p>The discharge from stomach glands; a digestive fluid.<\/p>\n<hr \/>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>A mixture of hydrochloric acid and digestive enzymes secreted by the glands in the lining of the stomach. The mixture of hydrochloric acid, pepsin, intrinsic factor and mucus secreted by the cells of the lining membrane of the stomach to help the digestion of food. 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