Protein is an essential nutrient in muscle, bone, and other tissue. It breaks down into individual amino acids as you eat it. The protein digestion period is calculated by, among other factors, the metabolic process in each human gastrointestinal tract. Protein synthesis takes time due to chemical degradation in the stomach and small intestine. Based on the type of protein consumed, your body could digest as little as 3 g or 10 g per hour. Protein digestion starts in the mouth, where chewing breaks down food into smaller parts. From there, food reaches the stomach where gastric juices, containing hydrochloric acid and pepsin, further break down protein. Stomach contractions turn the protein into a mixture called chyme. Protein digestion takes longer in the stomach than carbohydrates, but shorter time relative to fat. Chyme reaches the stomach’s small intestine, where most protein absorption happens. Pancreas-released enzymes, called chymotrypsin and trypsin, continue the digestion process. Additional enzymes from cells lining the small intestine break up the protein into individual amino acids. The muscles in the small intestine combine and propel the digested proteins to absorption sites. Very little protein can enter the large intestine unless you eat excessive quantities. So in this article, let us explore more on how protein works its magic around our body.