digestibility

noun

di·​gest·​ibil·​i·​ty dī-ˌje-stə-ˈbi-lə-tē 

də-

plural digestibilities

1

: the fitness of something for digestion

2

: the percentage of a foodstuff taken into the digestive tract that is absorbed into the body

Examples of digestibility in a Sentence

Recent Examples on the Web

Chicken had the highest digestibility, followed by goat milk and egg.12 Here is the tryptophan content of some poultry per 100 grams of food: Turkey breast: 252 mg13 Chicken breast: 237 mg14 Duck: 144 mg15 4. —Merve Ceylan, Health, 12 May 2025

Fermentation microbes can also help to break these down, increasing digestibility. —Michael Allen, JSTOR Daily, 20 Mar. 2025

Its fermentation process improves digestibility and breaks down gluten, a protein in grains like wheat that is resistant to digestion. —Jillian Kubala, Rd, Health, 11 Mar. 2025

Some scientists have tried to develop tools, such as the protein digestibility corrected amino acid score (PDCAAS), to figure out how to combine multiple plant foods in specific ways to reproduce the amino acid profile of animal proteins in one meal. —Jonathan Purtell, Verywell Health, 10 Mar. 2025

Word History

First Known Use

1740, in the meaning defined at sense 1

Rhymes for digestibility

• acceptability
• accessibility
• adaptability
• admissibility
• advisability
• affordability
• allowability
• amenability
• amiability
• appealability
• applicability
• availability

Medical Definition

digestibility

noun

di·​gest·​ibil·​i·​ty -ˌjes-tə-ˈbil-ət-ē 

plural digestibilities

1

: the fitness of something for digestion

2

: the percentage of a foodstuff taken into the digestive tract that is absorbed into the body