( ( ( Almost ( all ( chemical ( ( digestion and ) absorption ) ) ) ) ( of nutrients ) ) ( ( takes ( place ( in ( the ( small intestine ) ) ) ) ) . ) )
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Almost all chemical digestion and absorption of nutrients takes place in the small intestine.
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In the body, chemical digestion mainly takes place in the small intestine.