Digesta

Digesta refers to the material found within the digestive tract, including food that has been ingested, broken down, and is in various stages of digestion and absorption. It encompasses everything from recent food intake to partially digested matter moving through the stomach and intestines. In scientific and veterinary contexts, analyzing digesta helps understand how well an organism is digesting and absorbing nutrients, as well as assessing digestion efficiency and gut health. Essentially, digesta is the mixture of food, digestive juices, and cellular debris present inside the digestive system during the process of breaking down food and extracting nutrients.